Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is facing a $65 million funding shortfall that is impeding the facility's critical maintenance work, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) said Thursday during a Senate Appropriations committee hearing. According to Shaheen, $30 million of this shortfall is the result of an initiative directed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that calls for bonuses to be paid to randomly selected shipyard employees. The Pentagon, however, has not appropriated funds to make these payments, she said. “The idea of recognizing workers,...