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.…
Marines’ CIO: Don’t Fear Deception in the Information Warfare Mission
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – In a panel discussion examining how the sea services define information warfare in today’s environment, the…
UPDATED: Financier Philip Bilden Withdraws From SECNAV Nomination
This post has been updated to include a statement from Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Philip Bilden. Financier Philip…
CMC Neller: Final Eval Ahead Before Marine Corps’ Experimental Force Deploys to Japan
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Marine Corps’ infantry battalion designated as the service’s experimental force is gearing up for a…
Dunford: Plan to Defeat Islamic State Needs Input from DoD, Intel Community, Treasury
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in developing the latest plan to defeat the Islamic State needs…
CNO, Commandant Call For Balance, Tight Integration As Fleet Grows To 355 Ships
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – As the Navy looks to grow from its 274 ships today to a new goal of…
CNAS Report: Stabilizing Battlefield Key to Afghan Peace
Stabilizing the battlefield is the first step in convincing the Taliban that the price is too high to continue fighting…
Panel to Senate: Moving U.S. Forces Forward Key to Deterring Russia, China
Stationing more U.S. forces forward is key to reshaping the American military to deter future Russian and Chinese ambitions in…
Trump Calls to F-35 Program Head, Boeing CEO Led to Super Hornet, JSF Review
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two phone calls then President-elect Donald J. Trump made to the military head of the F-35 Joint…
Trio of Studies Predict the U.S. Navy Fleet of 2030
Three congressionally mandated studies outline what the Navy of 2030 could look like and present three very different takes on how the service…
Document: Report to Congress on Overseas Contingency Operations
The following is the Feb. 7, 2017 Congressional Research Service report, Overseas Contingency Operations Funding: Background and Status.…