Austal USA Breaks Ground on New Steel Assembly Facility
Austal USA broke ground on its planned final steel assembly facility Tuesday, the company announced in a statement.…
Papp: Coast Guard to Preserve Workforce in Face of Cuts
The U.S. Coast Guard will attempt to preserve its workforce in the face of wide-ranging budget cuts, Commandant Admiral Robert…
Chuck Hagel’s First Day
The following is a statement from Department of Defense Spokesman George Little. The Pentagon released the statement after former Nebraska…
Former CNO Roughead: Navy Needs Acquisition Reform
Impending U.S. Navy budget cuts will create a “fundamentally different navy” that is less able to preform its missions, retired…
Mabus on CNN: Sequestration is a ‘Bad Idea’
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus called the mandatory defense sequestration cuts a “bad idea,” on CNN’s Starting Point on Tuesday.…
Defense Cuts Could Increase Piracy, Experts Say
After a six-year low, Somalia-based piracy is likely to grow if international military budget reductions force a reduction in ships…
Poll: Pentagon Should Bear Most Deficit Cuts
The majority of American voters say cutting national debt should come more at the expense of military spending not less…
Hunt: LCS Council Has Had ‘Positive Impact’
The Director of U.S. Navy Staff is recommending to service leadership to extend the life of the council of admirals…
Letter to CNO on LCS Council
Navy Staff director Vice Admiral Rick Hunt’s letter to Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jonathan Greenert on the progress of…
Briefing: ‘Virtually All’ Navy Civilians Face Furlough
In the event of sequestration, U.S. Navy civilians could face a loss 22 days of their income for Fiscal Year…
CNO Brief on Civilian Furloughs
A Feb. 19, 2013 brief from CNO Admiral Jonathan Greenert on the planned U.S. Navy civilians furloughs in the event…