The following is the Office of the Director, Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E) 2017 annual report. It was released in late January 2018. Read More

The following is the Office of the Director, Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E) 2017 annual report. It was released in late January 2018. Read More
The ballistic-missile submarine USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN 730) arrives home at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor following a strategic deterrent patrol on May 5, 2015. US Navy photo.
This post has been updated to note that SSGN submarines, not SSBNs, would likely take on the conventional prompt global strike mission, if the Pentagon were to continue with this capability development.
The Navy Strategic Systems Program and the Department of Defense this week tested a conventional prompt strike capability that could one day be fielded from guided-missile submarines. Read More
The following is an Aug. 4, 2017 memo from Secretary of Defense James Mattis on ethics addressed to all Department of Defense employees. Read More
The following is the June 14, 2017 Congressional Research Service Report, Defining Readiness: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
The following is the May 19, 2017 Congressional Research Service report, Additional Troops for Afghanistan? Considerations for Congress. Read More
The following is the April 28, 2017 Congressional Research Service report, Department of Defense Contractor and Troop Levels in Iraq and Afghanistan: 2007-2017. Read More
The following is the May 1, 2017 Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2016 Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military and the Department of Navy enclosure. Read More
The followings is the Fiscal Year 2016 summary of the Department of Defense freedom of navigation operations. Read More
The following is a Feb. 1, 2017 memo from Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work that includes a list of Defense Department jobs that are exempt from President Donald Trump’s Jan. 23 federal government hiring freeze. Read More
The following is a white paper that was issued on Jan. 16 from Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on defense spending recommendations for fiscal years 2018 to 2022. Read More