Seven teams picked for infrastructure build task orders in military's wider Pacific refocus to counter China's influence in the region.

Dragados-Hawaiian Dredging will execute upgrades for the U.S. Navy as part of its 20-year Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program.

Bid protest by losing firm SLSCO Ltd. was upheld by federal claims court judge, but Naval Facilities Engineering Command response to further contract execution remains unclear. 

U.S. Defense Dept. officials have said they will spend about $11 billion on military construction projects over five years.

Work will modernize aging shipyards in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and Washington state's Puget Sound.

Portsmouth project is part of 20-year, $21-billion Navy shipyard modernization program.

The defendant is Micheline Pollock, who was CEO of construction company Dover Vantage.

Damage was limited in Ridgecrest, but earthquake research institute reports two red-tagged buildings.