Updated: Navy Unfunded Request for Carrier Refueling Removed
The headline and post have been updated to reflect comments from the Office of the Secretary of Defense. A $796…
Document: Flag Officer Annoucements
The following is a list of U.S. Navy flag officer announcements from the Pentagon, released this afternoon. The bulk of…
Opinion: How James Schlesinger Changed the Pentagon for the Better
James Schlesinger was at once a lifelong Washington creature and a man who rose above politics, achieving the heights of…
NATO Selects Next Secretary General
NATO has selected former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg as its next secretary general.…
Former Secretary of Defense James Schlesinger Dies at 85
James Schlesinger — the former head of the Pentagon, the CIA and the first Secretary of Energy — died on…
Hagel Taps Navy Admiral As New Ethics Advisor
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has appointed Rear Adm. Margaret “Peg” Klein to become his senior advisor for military professionalism.…
Document: Hagel Memo Directing New Evaluation of Combat and Valor Awards
The following is a March, 20 2014 memo from Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel directing a comprehensive review of valor…
U.S. Navy Pays Austal, Lockheed $1.38 Billion for Four More Littoral Combat Ships
The Navy has issued $1.38 billion in contract modifications for four Littoral Combat Ships split between shipbuilders Lockheed Martin and…
Document: Congressional Report on Navy Littoral Combat Ship Program
The following is the Feb. 25, 2014 update on the Littoral Combat Ship program from the Congressional Research Service. On…
What’s Next After LCS?
On Monday the Pentagon capped the Littoral Combat Ship program at 32 ships and the Navy has been tasked with…