WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Supply Chain, Workforce, Advanced Manufacturing Will Help Navy Get Ships Faster The Navy wants to be able to build one Columbia-class and two Virginia-class submarines a year and eventually expand that to 2.33 Virginia-class subs a year. At the same time, the Navy is working on getting more Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers into the fleet. During a hearing yesterday before the Senate Armed Services C  more