Jay Stefany to Lead Navy’s New Maritime Industrial Base Program Office
The Navy is standing up a new maritime industrial base program office and has tapped one of its career civil servants to take the helm.…
Hagel: Sequestration Could Scuttle Tenth Burke
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel told a Senate panel on Tuesday the ongoing specter of sequestration could prevent the U.S.…
Opinion: Sequestration is Here
The dirty word spreading across the U.S. Navy and the larger defense establishment this year is “sequestration.” It was never…
Senate Panel Rejects New BRAC Round
The Senate Armed Services readiness subcommittee has voted to deny the Pentagon’s request to start a new Base Realignment and…
LCS Program Faces Additional Scrutiny from Congress
At least one Congress member is expected to try and slow development of the Littoral Combat Ship program during debate…
NAVSEA on Flight III Arleigh Burkes
The Navy is confident it has enough space, power and cooling onboard the hull of its planned new line of…
Congress Questions Chinese Involvement in Upcoming U.S. Led Exercise
Members of Congress are calling for increased scrutiny on the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy as part of the Fiscal…
Document: Coast Guard Icebreaker Update
The following is from the May, 24 2013 Congressional Research Service report: Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization. The Coast Guard’s…
Forbes Wants ‘Intensive Oversight’ On LCS, Hearings Likely
Congress will likely hold hearings on the state of the Littoral Combat Ship program, Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) , the…
Document: May CRS Destroyer Report
From the Congressional Research Service May, 14 2013 Navy DDG-51 and DDG-1000 Destroyer Programs: Background and Issues for Congress: As…
Navy Awards $6.1 Billion in Nine Destroyer Deal
The Navy has awarded $6.1 billion in contracts to Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) and General Dynamic Bath Iron Works (BIW)…