nGAP Inc.’s OAS: Delivering a Navy Designed on Purpose

The U.S. Navy faces mounting challenges in shipbuilding despite increased congressional funding.

As one senator noted,

“In the last two decades, we’ve… doubled the amount of money we have given the Navy to build ships. Um we’ve actually had fewer ships today. Because we’ve retired more than we’ve built” (“U.S. Senate Hearing”).

This paradox of higher budgets but fewer assets highlights a systemic problem in planning, coordination, and execution—issues that nGAP Inc. Open Acquisition Software (OAS) is uniquely designed to address.

One critical concern is the slow pace of shipbuilding. Admiral testimony makes clear:

“We were building four or five DGs a year in the mid-90s and we’re building two a year now.” (“U.S. Senate Hearing”).

Despite increased funding, fewer ships are delivered due to ballooning costs and fragmented supply chains. OAS can streamline planning across naval procurement, allowing Navy leadership, private contractors, and congressional committees to maintain synchronized goals. With OAS, shipbuilding schedules can be tracked against budget allocations, giving decision-makers real-time visibility into bottlenecks.

Equally problematic is the lack of industrial coordination. The admiral warned bluntly:

“We cannot [catch up] without our private sector shipyards… Both tier one and tier two shipyards, right? Yes, sir” (“U.S. Senate Hearing”).

OAS can unify Tier 1 and Tier 2 shipyard operations through a collaborative digital platform. By aligning procurement workflows, workforce schedules, and materials tracking, OAS ensures private yards are not only connected to Navy demand signals but also able to anticipate shifts in priorities.

Finally, political dysfunction compounds the Navy’s difficulties. The senator admitted:

“We put together 12 bipartisan bills… and Senator Schumer refused to even put the bill on the floor” (“U.S. Senate Hearing”).

Instead, the military has been forced to rely on stopgap continuing resolutions. While OAS cannot resolve political deadlock, it can mitigate its consequences. By enabling scenario planning within constrained budgets, OAS helps Navy planners

“make do with what the money we get you on reconciliation” (“U.S. Senate Hearing”).

The senator’s closing remark captured the frustration:

“Nothing would please me more… to see the United States Congress put together a budget supporting our military that looks like somebody designed the damn thing on purpose” (“U.S. Senate Hearing”).

nGAP Inc.’s OAS provides exactly that kind of design—an intentional, structured approach to managing resources, coordinating stakeholders, and tracking outcomes. With OAS, naval readiness can move from improvisation toward intentional strategy, ensuring the U.S. Navy is not perpetually

“behind in every ship class” (“U.S. Senate Hearing”),

but instead aligned, prepared, and forward-leaning.

Works Cited

“Admiral: in the last two decades….” YouTube Shorts, uploaded by #conservativeplayground https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Uq8n0KCfHyw?feature=share.