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Shipbuilders with safety problems winning military contracts

The government is paying billions to shipbuilders with histories of safety lapses.

07/17/2017

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Shipbuilders with safety problems winning military contracts

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The government is paying billions to shipbuilders with histories of safety lapses.

The U.S. shipbuilding industry continues to win billions of dollars in contracts to build Navy and Coast Guard vessels, despite serious safety lapses that have endangered and killed workers. From Reveal at the Center for Investigative Reporting, special correspondent Aubrey Aden-Buie reports.

07/17/2017

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