Commandant’s Message to Coast Guard Following U.S. Government Shutdown
The following is the Jan. 26 message to the Coast Guard from commandant Adm. Karl Schultz following the passage of…
Temporary Spending Bill Will Send Back Pay to Coast Guard Personnel
Financial compensation is coming soon to the U.S. Coast Guard active duty and civilian personnel who for weeks either worked…
LCS Mission Package Office Focused On Test, Fielding; IOC Dates Continue to Slip
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Littoral Combat Ship mission package program office considers itself to be out of the technology development…
Report to Congress on Cost of U.S. Nuclear Forces
The following is the Jan. 24, 2019 Congressional Budget Office report, the Projected Costs U.S. Nuclear Forces, 2019 to 2028.…
Paying the Price: The Hidden Cost of the ‘Fat Leonard’ Investigation
This post has been updated to note that USNI News reached out to the Department of Justice for comment prior…
Federal Agents Comb Through Austal USA Shipyard as Part of Apparent Financial Investigation
This post has been updated to include additional information on Austal USA’s financial history with the Littoral Combat Ship program.…
Third Time In Four Months U.S. Warships Transit Tense Taiwan Strait
A U.S. warship and fleet replenishment oiler conducted the third transit through the Taiwan Strait in four months as tensions between Taiwan…
Marines’ 2020 Budget Will Prioritize Near-Term Readiness, Upgrades for High-End Fight
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Marine Corps wants to spend nearly a third of its Fiscal Year 2020 money on modernizing…
Marines’ Next High-End Fight Could Call for Larger Formations, Tougher Amphibs
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Marine Corps is preparing for a high-end distributed fight inside island chains in the Pacific, and…
Military Judge Disqualifies Naval Reactors Director Caldwell from Overseeing Fitzgerald CO Trial
A military judge has disqualified Director of Naval Reactors Adm. Frank Caldwell from overseeing the upcoming negligence trial of the…