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Contract with Danger

How the Navy and Coast Guard give billions to dangerous shipbuilders

Posted inContract with Danger

When Lighting the Voids

by Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Kevin Sullivan, Amy Mostafa, Mwende Hinojosa and Jennifer Gollan December 26, 2020July 1, 2021

An investigative audio drama from StoryWorks unravels the mystery of a deadly explosion at a Gulf Coast shipyard.

Posted inContract with Danger

When Lighting the Voids

by Mwende Hinojosa, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Amy Mostafa, Jennifer Gollan and Kevin Sullivan December 21, 2019June 30, 2021

This investigative audio drama from StoryWorks unravels the mystery of a deadly explosion at a Gulf Coast shipyard.

Posted inAccountability, Contract with Danger, Uncategorized

Sen. Warren urges Pentagon to provide stricter oversight of federal contracting

by Jennifer Gollan June 19, 2019June 19, 2019

Warren cited a report that found Pentagon officials do not always consider the safety records of companies when reviewing contracting bids.

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Posted inAccountability, Contract with Danger

Defense contractors cited for endangering workers continue to win big business

by Jennifer Gollan March 5, 2019March 5, 2019

A GAO report inspired by a Reveal investigation says about one-quarter of contractors it reviewed were cited for serious health or safety violations.

Posted inAccountability, Contract with Danger

A Contract with Danger

Aubrey Aden-Buie by Rachel de Leon and Aubrey Aden-Buie July 17, 2017June 30, 2021

Since 2008, major private shipbuilders have earned more than $100 billion in federal contracts despite having been cited for serious safety lapses that have endangered, injured and killed workers.

Posted inAccountability, Contract with Danger

Congress kills rule forcing contractors to disclose safety problems

by Jennifer Gollan March 6, 2017March 7, 2017

Companies vying for federal contracts will not be required to disclose serious workplace safety violations after the Senate narrowly voted to overturn one of former President Barack Obama’s executive orders.

Posted inAccountability, Contract with Danger

Sanders, Warren demand criminal investigation into Navy shipbuilder

by Jennifer Gollan March 3, 2017March 7, 2017

VT Halter has reaped hundreds of millions of dollars building vessels for the U.S. Navy even as its workers have been killed and injured.

Posted inContract with Danger, The Trump Era

Shipbuilder that hosted Trump has been fined for endangering workers

by Jennifer Gollan March 2, 2017March 7, 2017

Huntington Ingalls Industries and other shipbuilders stand to benefit from Trump’s planned shipbuilding expansion, and it appears they will continue to face little accountability for putting workers in danger.

Posted inAccountability, Contract with Danger, Inequality, The Trump Era, Worked Over

‘It is unconscionable:’ Officials tell Navy to fire dangerous shipbuilders

by Jennifer Gollan February 16, 2017March 6, 2017

Sharp criticism of the Navy came in response to the recent Reveal investigation, which found private shipbuilders have received more than $100 billion in public money despite serious safety lapses that have endangered, injured and killed workers.

Posted inAccountability, Contract with Danger, The Trump Era

This tool cuts fingers and gashes faces, but shipbuilder still uses it

by Jennifer Gollan February 16, 2017June 30, 2021

At an Austal USA shipyard in Alabama, dozens of workers have been injured by a handheld tool that the company modified from its intended use. They’ve lost fingers and suffered deep gashes on their faces, necks and arms.

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