GAO 2025 Weapon Systems Annual Assessment
The following is the June 11, 2025, Government Accountability Office report, Weapon Systems Annual Assessment DOD Leaders Should Ensure That Newer Programs Are Structured for Speed and Innovation.…
SECNAV Phelan: Fixing Columbia, Virginia Sub Production Top Priority
Getting the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine program back on schedule and speeding up the delivery of Virginia-class attack boats took…
Report to Congress on Sleep and Fatigue in Military Aviation
The following is the May 13, 2025, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Management of Sleep and Fatigue in Military…
VCNO Kilby Sees ‘Tremendous Opportunity’ in American Shipbuilding
The acting head of the Navy sees “tremendous opportunity” for American shipbuilding with the focused White House, Navy secretariat and…
Coast Guard Shifted Indo-Pacific Resources to Southern Border Mission, Says Admiral
The U.S. Coast Guard responded to President Trump’s U.S. border mission by tripling the number of aircraft, boats and teams…
CSIS Congressional Panel Calls for Changes in Defense Acquisition
A budget reconciliation bill is not the way to “juice” modernization across the services and overhaul Pentagon buying history and…
GAO Report on Coast Guard Recruiting
The following is the May 14, 2025, Government Accountability Office report, Coast Guard: Progress Made to Address Recruiting Challenges but…
White House Puts Forward Former Maersk Executive As New MARAD Nominee
The White House sent the Senate a new nominee to lead the U.S. Maritime Administration, according to a Congressional notification.…
U.K., Italy Wrap Nato Exercise in Ionian Sea; French Navy Kicks Off Polaris 25 Exercise
U.K. Royal Navy and Italian carrier strike groups with other allied ships wrapped up NATO exercise Mediterranean Strike 25 in…
Report to Congress on the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Program
The following is the May 12, 2025, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV).…
Bollinger, Edison Chouest Offshore Team to Pitch Coast Guard Arctic Security Cutter Designs
Two Louisiana-based shipbuilders are teaming up to pitch the Coast Guard on designs for the Arctic Security Cutter, according to…