Document: Report on International Security Environment Shift
The following is the Congressional Research Service report, A Shift in the International Security Environment: Potential Implications for Defense—Issues for Congress released on Dec.…
Defense Committees Start Conference on FY20 Authorization Bill
CAPITOL HILL – With 11 days to go until Fiscal Year 2019 ends, lawmakers from the House and Senate held their first armed services…
Document: Report to Congress on Ford Class Aircraft Carrier Program
The following is the April 5, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Ford Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress.…
Panamanian Official: North Korea ‘Paid Fine in Cash’ to Free Secret Arms Ship
North Korean officials have settled up a fine set by Panamanian authorities incurred after a North Korean ship attempted to transit the Panama Canal…
Document: CBO Report on Cost of U.S. Nuclear Forces from 2014 to 2023
The following is the Dec. 19, 2013 report from the Congressional Budget Office: Projected Costs of U.S. Nuclear Forces, 2014 to 2023. In its…
The Farming of the Sea
Fishing is one of mankind’s oldest organized activities. From the time our earliest ancestors first sorted through tidal pools to the present day, we…
Document: Report to Congress on Ford Class Aircraft Carrier Program
The following is the May 18, 2017 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress.…
Document: Report to Congress on Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Program
The following is the Oct. 25, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and Issues for Congress.…
Document: Navy Laser, Railgun and Hypervelocity Projectile Report
The following is the March 18, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Lasers, Railgun, and Hypervelocity Projectile: Background and Issues for Congress.…
Document: CBO Report on Fiscal Year 2015 Future Defense Program
The following is the recently released Congressional Budget Office report: Long-term Implications of the 2015 Future Years Defense Program.…
Document: Report on Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans
The following is the Feb. 10, 2014 Congressional Research Service report: Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans.…
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 of the balance of…