Document: Report to Congress on U.S. Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding
The following is Feb. 24, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for…
Document: SECDEF Carter’s Welcome Message to Pentagon
The following is Secretary of Defense Ash Carter’s welcome message to Department of Defense personnel on Feb. 17, 2015 —…
Document: Chuck Hagel’s Farewell Message to the Pentagon
The following is Chuck Hagel’s Feb. 13, 2015 farewell message to the Department of Defense.…
Senate Approves Carter for SECDEF
The Senate overwhelmingly voted Thursday to confirm Ash Carter as the next U.S. Secretary of Defense, succeeding Chuck Hagel.…
Document: 2013-2014 Report on Sexual Harassment and Violence at U.S. Service Academies
The following is the Annual Report on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the Military Service Academies Academic Program Year 2013-2014.…
WEST: Bob Work Calls Navy’s Anti-Surface Tomahawk Test ‘Game Changing’
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. - The Pentagon’s number two civilian praised a January test of Raytheon Tomahawk missile that successfully struck…
Pentagon: U.S. Won’t Send Carrier to Mainland China This Year
The Pentagon has no plans to send a nuclear powered aircraft carrier (CVN) to mainland China this year, a Defense…
Nominee Carter Highlights National Security Challenges in Confirmation Hearing
Ashton Carter acknowledged Wednesday that if confirmed as secretary of defense he and the nation “will be confronting some of…
CSBA Predicts Congress will Trim Pentagon Acquisition, Preserve Personnel
In the defense budget to be unveiled Monday, a senior analyst said he didn’t expect Congress to slash manpower in…
Work: 2016 Budget Submission Reverses Five Year Defense Spending Decline
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Pentagon’s number two civilian said the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 budget submission will reverse a five…