The following is the Aug. 4, 2014 Congressional Research Service (CRS) report, Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
Category Archives: Documents
Document: Commandant’s Message For The U.S. Coast Guard’s 224th Birthday
The following is the message from U.S. Coast Guard commandant Adm. Paul F. Zukunft to the service on the occasion on the Coast Guard’s 224th birthday. Read More
Document: Government Accountability Office Report on LCS Weight Management
USS Freedom (LCS-1), left, and USS Independence (LCS-2) in 2012. US Navy Photo
The following is a July 30, 2014 report from the Government Accountability Office, Littoral Combat Ship: Additional Testing and Improved Weight Management Needed Prior to Further Investments.
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Document: Report to Congress On the Ohio Replacement Program
An undated artist’s rendering of the Ohio Replacement. Naval Sea Systems Command Image
The following is the July 18, 2014 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Ohio Replacement (SSBN[X]) Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
Document: Unrestricted Line Officer Promotions
The following is the July white paper, Unrestricted Line Officer Promotions: Best and Fully Qualified? by Capt. Robert Tortora, USN. Read More
Document: Report to Congress on Coast Guard Icebreaker Modernization
The following is the July 1, 2014 Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization. Read More
Document: Dept. of the Navy Transformation Plan
The following is the July 2, 2014 Department of the Navy Transformation Plan for Fiscal Years 2014 to 2016. Read More
Document: Navy Warning to Congress Over Nuclear Funding Cuts
The following is a July 7, 2014 letter from Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert and head of Naval Reactors Adm. John Richardson to Congress protesting $162 million in funding cuts to the Navy’s reactor program from the Fiscal Year 2015 National Nuclear Security Administration budget. Read More
Document: GAO Report on USS Freedom Deployment
USS Freedom (LCS-1) underway in August 2013. US Navy Photo
The following is a the Government Accountability Office report, Deployment of USS Freedom Revealed Risks in Implementing Operational Concepts and Uncertain Costs. The report was released on July 8, 2014. Read More
Document: Navy’s 30-Year Shipbuilding Plan for Fiscal Year 2015
The following is the U.S. Navy’s: Report to Congress on the Annual Long-Range Plan for Construction of Naval Vessels for FY 2015, or colloquially known as the 30-year shipbuilding plan. The report, usually due with the Navy’s budget submission, was given to Congress on July 1, 2014. Read More
