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Thank, you for the post. It isn't surprising that we are having budget problems. We are caring a huge national debt of about 7 trillion dollars, and current budgetary debt of, current CBO numbers, 368 billion which isn't to bad. Including all other budgetary priorities, it is hard to get money to build new subs. I hear that 44 billion is spent on black projects, so called of budget items. I really don't have much of point, but when I was in the military every time the brass said we were zero out for the year, they seem to find the money some where. I guess if I have a point it is that in Washington math is fuzzy and no one really knows where money is going.

Here is the nugget of information that will help you ascertain what is crucial from the above article, which is germane to your earlier question...what are they doing?

A decision to build only one ship per year would result in the present force level of about 54 SSNs (down from 98 in 1990) steadily diminishing to a low of 28 before leveling out at 33—the expected life of a Virginia. This is far below the numbers of submarines that even the most optimistic of Navy and DoD studies show will be required in the future.