MONTHLY JOURNALISM AWARD

...THE WASHINGTON MONTHLY Journalism Award for September 1986 is presented to Patrick E. Tyler The Washington Post Tyler combines the skills of historian and journalist to show how the Navy under the late Admiral Hyman Rickover sacrificed the ability of its 688-class nuclear attack submarine to dive deep to avoid detection and enemy fire in a failed attempt to match the speed of Soviet subs...

...Nominations will close December 15...

...Nominations for any newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station in the country are welcome...

...The subject can be government in its federal, state, or municipal manifestation...

...He describes how General Dynamics Chairman David Lewis, cowed by Rickover's power and dazzled by the prospect of winning the lion's share of a massive submarine procurement contract, purposely slashed cost projections and then blamed the Navy for the inevitable cost overruns...

...Nominations should be accompanied by two copies of the story or stories...

...Tyler also describes the power struggles between Lewis, the Navy, and Congress that ultimately resulted in the government picking up the tab for General Dynamics's mistakes...

...The award for stories published or aired in October will be announced in the February issue...

...The Monthly Journalism Award is presented each month to the best newspaper, magazine, television, or radio story (or series of stories) on our political system...