Official: Navy far behind in attack sub, ship repairs

The Navy's top maintenance official warned this week that the service is "in a tail-chase" to get submarines and ships the overhauls they need, with some running much longer than foreseen.

Vice Adm. William Hilarides said the shipyards got backed up because of budget cuts and a hiring freeze that left thousands of jobs unfilled at Naval Sea Systems Command, which Hilarides leads.

"We found ourselves almost 2,000 people behind out of a workforce of 30,000, on an increasing workload ... and we fell behind," he said.

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