US Navy Secretary John Phelan said the shipbuilding industry needs to up its wages if it's going to attract and retain workers. Phelan, like other Navy officials, experts, and leaders in the shipbuilding sector, has identified pay disparity as a major cause of US shipbuilding problems, as insufficient pay can make it harder to build up a skilled workforce for specialized jobs. At a defense summit at Fort Wayne, Indiana, last week, the Navy's top civilian official talked about US shipbuilding