GAO Report on DoD Aquisition Reform
The following is the Dec. 12, 2024, Government Accountability Office report DoD Aquisition Reform, Military Departments Should Take Steps to Facilitate Speed and Innovation.…
Defense Forum Washington Keynote: William Lynn
Peter H. Daly, CEO of the U.S. Naval Institute delivers opening remarks and William J. Lynn III gives the opening…
Gordon Adams: Sequestration Will Not Happen
Gordon Adams is a former Clinton administration defense budget analyst and has written extensively on the current “fiscal cliff” crisis.…
Biofuels in Congress
It’s been a little more than six months since two prominent Senate Armed Services Committee Republicans took aim at efforts…
J. Randy Forbes Talks Sequestration
Rep. J. Randy Forbes is chairman of the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee. The Virginia Republican has held several hearings…
Admiral Greenert: Year One
Cid Standifer is a freelance reporter, web designer and translator based in Arlington, Va. She has written for Military Times,…
Short List: Top Picks for the Next CIA Director
The unexpected departure of David Petraeus as head of the top U.S. spy agency has opened up an opportunity for…
National Security Issues Take Center Stage During Lame-Duck Session
Despite billions of dollars being raised and spent during the 2012 election cycle, last Tuesday changed very little in terms…
Book Review: The Generals by Tom Ricks
Thomas E. Ricks, The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today. New York: Penguin, 2012. 558 pp.…
History of the USS Enterprise
On Sunday USS Enterprise, the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, arrived at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. after its final deployment.…
Combat Fleets: Sweden
On 3 September the first of Sweden’s newly upgraded Visby-class guided-missile patrol craft was turned over to the Swedish military…