The U.S. Navy will be able to keep shipyards open for maintenance as the $287 million needed for ship repairs will not be cut from the budget, reported The Virginian-Pilot. As the government deals with sequestration, the U.S. Navy was facing the possibility of the cancellation of maintenance contracts for 11 warships. The decrease in funding would have resulted in job loss for thousands of shipyard employees. Nine of the projects will be completed within the next few months as planned, and most scheduled maintenance will take place. Two ships are at risk of losing funding for repairs, but are not scheduled to be fixed until September.
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