President Trump Signs Memorandum to Rebuild U.S. Navy and Shipbuilding Industrial Base

President Donald J. Trump signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum aimed at addressing critical long-term issues in Navy shipbuilding and repair programs and restoring capacity and competition to the maritime industrial base. The memorandum directs the Secretary of War to establish a fifth Naval shipyard, create a Component Repair Center, and undertake a comprehensive review and reorganization of Naval Sea Systems Command.