Close the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard? It almost happened in the 1990s during a Democratic administration, and in 2005 during a Republican administration, so this is not a Democratic/Republican issue.

PORTSMOUTH — The Department of Defense has exempted the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard from the Trump administration’s federal workforce hiring freeze after several weeks of uncertainty.

Some 6,000 federal employees at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery are holding their breath as the shipyard prepares for anticipated layoffs. Metal Trades Council Union President Alana Schaeffer ...

KITTERY, Maine – Portsmouth Naval Shipyard hosted Commander, Naval Submarine Forces Vice Adm. Robert Gaucher, March 27.

WASHINGTON — At least 10 workers were fired from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine this week, a day after a top Navy admiral told lawmakers that the service’s shipyard workforce is exempt ...

Five of the six workers terminated from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery last week have officially returned to their posts, the shipyard said Thursday. The six workers, all entry-level ...

GOOD MORNING I’M ADAM SEXTON. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE WORK BEING DONE AT THE PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD, MAINTAINING THE U.S. SUBMARINE FLEET WOULD APPEAR TO BE SELF-EVIDENT, BUT THAT IS NOT EXEMPTED.

The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard has been exempted from the civilian hiring freeze announced last month, following an updated directive by the Department of Defense. The site, which has so far ...

The shipyard is among the 'readiness-centric facilities' listed in the updated directive from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard has been exempted from the civilian ...

U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen praised President Donald Trump’s Defense Department for agreeing to exempt shipyards, depots and medical treatment sites from an agencywide civilian hiring freeze ...