How the Transportation Department tries to bolster a little-known piece of infrastructure

Summary: Only a couple of shipyards in the United States can build Navy ships. Hundreds of small shipyards, though, build important pieces of the country's at-home infrastructure: barges, ferries, tugboats. That is why the Transportation Department, through the Maritime Administration, has an ongoing program of grants to small shipyards, to help them stay afloat, so to speak. For an update, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with MARAD Administrator, retired Navy Rear Admiral Ann Phillips. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices