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.

Built during World War II, the Military Ocean Terminal Concord (MOTCO) is one of only two ship loading and offloading munitions facilities in the country.

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

Major exception is Corps of Engineers' civil works, which would face a cut.

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

Current head of Corps' civil works and emergency programs will succeed Semonite as agency's commander.