June, 29 2012 memo outlining new requirements to command a U.S. Navy surface ship.

https://www.scribd.com/doc/124051384/Requirements-for-Command-of-Surface-Ships

https://www.scribd.com/doc/124051087/CRS-Report-on-Long-Range-Ballistic-Strike

https://www.scribd.com/doc/124050710/Navy-Instructions-To-Relocate-Several-Elements-of-its-Cyber-Command

Exercise Bold Alligator 2012: 24 May 2012 Final Report (Condensed Version)

https://www.scribd.com/doc/124050204/Bold-Alligator-2012-Final-Report

The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is a relatively inexpensive Navy surface combatant equipped with modular “plug-and-fight” mission packages. The Navy wants to field a force of 55 LCSs. Twelve LCSs have been funded through FY2012, and the FY2013-FY2017 Future Years Defense Plan (FYDP) calls for procuring 16 more, in annual quantities of 4-4-4-2-2.

https://www.scribd.com/doc/124049639/Navy-Littoral-Combat-Ship-LCS-Program-Background-Issues-and-Options-for-Congress

The planned size of the Navy, the rate of Navy ship procurement, and the prospective affordability of the Navy’s shipbuilding plans have been matters of concern for the congressional defense committees for the past several years.

https://www.scribd.com/doc/124049071/Navy-Force-Structure-and-Shipbuilding-Plans-Background-and-Issues-for-Congress

June 5, 2012 U.S. Navy directions dealing with cannibalization of parts onboard ships.

https://www.scribd.com/doc/124048669/New-U-S-Navy-Cannibalization-Instructions

The U.S. Navy’s shipbuilding plan.

https://www.scribd.com/doc/124047910/U-S-Navy-30-year-Shipbuilding-Plan

June 14, 2012 Congressional Research Service report: “Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress,” by Ronald O’Rourke

https://www.scribd.com/doc/124048250/Navy-Force-Structure-and-Shipbuilding-Plans-Background-and-Issues-for-Congress