JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES

NINETY-FIFTH CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

PART 3

MAY 19 AND SEPTEMBER 8, 1978, AND JANUARY 3 AND 4, 1979

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WASHINGTON: 1981

CONTENTS

WITNESSES AND STATEMENTS

FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1978

Proxmire, Hon. William, chairman of the Subcommittee on Priorities and

Economy in Government: Opening statement...

Ballato, Charles J., pipefitter, Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics

Corp., Groton, Conn...

Eno, Stanley W., Jr., independent labor relations consultant and former

industrial relations manager and supervisor of labor relations, Electric

Boat Division, General Dynamics Corp., Groton, Conn...

Camara, Albert, president, Local No. 1871, International Association of

Machinists & Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO, Groton, Conn..

Weicker, Hon. Lowell P., Jr., a U.S. Senator from the State of Connecticut.

Bryan, Vice Adm. C. R., USN, Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command,

accompanied by Rear Adm. F. F. Manganaro, USN, Chairman of Navy

Claims Settlement Board, Naval Material Command; Rear Adm.

J. H. Webber, USN, Deputy Commander, Submarine Directorate,

Naval Sea Systems Command; and Robert Storey, Assistant Division

Director, SCN Appropriation Division, Naval Sea Systems Command___

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1978

Proxmire, Hon. William, chairman of the Subcommittee on Priorities and

Economy in Government: Opening statement.-

Claytor, Hon. W. Graham, Jr., Secretary of the Navy, accompanied by

Assistant Secretary Edward Hidalgo....

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1979

Proxmire, Hon. William, chairman of the Subcommittee on Priorities and
Economy in Government: Opening statement___

Stolarow, Jerome H., Director, Procurement and Systems Acquisition

Division, General Accounting Office, accompanied by Felix E. Asby,

Assistant Director; and John D'Esopo, team leader...

Harvie James, vice president, marketing, Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath,

Maine...

Thursday, JANUARY 4, 1979

Proxmire, Hon. William, chairman of the Subcommittee on Priorities and

Economy in Government: Opening statement---.

Claytor, Hon. W. Graham, Jr., Secretary of the Navy, accompanied by

Edward Hidalgo, Assistant Secretary; Togo D. West, Jr., General

Counsel; and Capt. John D. Beecher, U.S. Navy, Project Manager,

Guided Missile Frigate Project----

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Gilbride, John T., chairman of the board, Todd Shipyards Corp., New

York, N. Y., accompanied by Edwin J. Peterson, FFG program man-

åger, Los Angeles Division; and Ward E. Squires, vice president and

assistant general manager, administration, Todd Pacific Shipyards

Corp...

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Response to Senator Proxmire's request to supply for the record in-

formation regarding Ingalls Shipbuilding's request to the Navy to

set priorities on ship deliveries__

Response to Senator Proxmire's request to supply for the record

figures regarding the overall total, total skilled, and percent of total

skilled employees at Electric Boat's Groton facility from December

1973 to March 1978___.

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Response to Senator Proxmire's query regarding blue-collar layoffs by

Electric Boat in early 1978__.

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Response to Senator Proxmire's query regarding the estimated exces-

sive inflation impact on the FFG-7 class lead ship design and

construction _ _ .

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Response to Senator Proxmire's query regarding the FFG-7 contract

cost, price, and estimates at completion---

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Proxmire, Hon. William:

Article entitled "Destroyer Built on Time, Under Cost," from the

Washington Post, Dec. 5, 1978____

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Stolarow, Jerome H., et al.:

Response to Senator Proxmire's query regarding the total estimated

program costs for the FFG–7 class frigate, including helicopters

and other weapons--

Prepared statement, together with attachments__

Response to Senator Proxmire's request to supply for the record the

estimated costs of the SQS-23 and the SQS-56 sonars.

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1979

Claytor, Hon. W. Graham, Jr., et al.:

Memorandum of decision of Tenneco, Inc., to Newport News Ship-

building and Drydock Co., Newport News, Va., dated Oct. 5, 1978,

together with attachments__

Prepared statement..

Response to written questions posed by Senator Proxmire prior to the

hearing, together with attachments to questions 9, 11, 12, and 17--

Response to Senator Proxmire's request to supply for the record the
estimated total program costs of the FFG-7 class frigate, including
retrofitting with the LAMPS-Mk III helicopter and other weaponry-
Response to Senator Proxmire's query regarding the estimated total
program acquisition cost of the 52-ship FFG-7 class frigate...
Response to Senator Proxmire's request to supply for the record a
sanitized version of a Navy report regarding the use of "Kevlar" to
increase a ship's survivability against fire, together with enclosures--
Response to Senator Proxmire's query regarding the program unit cost
of adding the LAMPS-MK III and other weaponry to the FFG-7
class frigate program..

Gilbride, John T., et al.:

Prepared statement..

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