Attracting Quality Workforce Biggest Issue Facing Shipyards, Experts Tell Congress
The largest issue facing the nation’s private shipyards is the ability to attract and retain a quality workforce with a single…
Navy, Marine Corps Rate ‘Marginal’ in New Military Strength Survey
The Navy’s and Marine Corps’ capability, capacity and readiness to counter major powers like China and Russia or regional threats…
SECNAV Modly Says Nation Needs Larger, Distributed Fleet of 390 Hulls
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A pending force structure analysis calls for bigger and more spread out Navy than previously thought, Acting…
Wicker Bill Prioritizes Funding to Reach 355-Ship Navy Fleet
Ahead of next week’s release of a Fiscal Year 2021 budget request that is widely feared to cut Navy spending,…
Heritage Index Rates Navy, Marines ‘Marginal’ In Ability to Counter Current Threats
The Navy and the Marine Corps have been assessed as “marginal” in their ability to meet the challenges from rival…
CBO Analysis of U.S. Navy FY 2020 Shipbuilding Plan
The following is the Congressional Budget Office report, An Analysis of the Navy’s Fiscal Year 2020 Shipbuilding Plan.…
SECNAV Spencer: FY 2020 Budget Outlook Could Hurt Fleet Readiness
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer is preparing for what could be a tight Pentagon budget…
CBO Analysis of U.S. Navy FY 2019 Shipbuilding Plan
The following is the Congressional Budget Office report, An Analysis of the Navy’s Fiscal Year 2019 Shipbuilding Plan.…
New Pentagon Report Points to Problems in the U.S. Shipbuilding Industrial Base
The U.S. shipbuilding industry has contracted during the past two decades and is indicative of the financial pressures squeezing the…
Heritage Report: Aging Navy Fleet Complicates Tradeoff Between Buying New Ships, Fixing Old Ones
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Heritage Foundation released its fifth annual Index of U.S. Military Strength that stated the armed services…