Biden Signs Continuing Resolution Keeping Government Running Through Dec. 16
President Joe Biden on Friday signed a stopgap funding bill into law, preventing a government shutdown on the last day…
Senate Defense Authorization Bill Halts Half of Navy’s Planned Ship Retirements
Senate authorizers want to stop the Navy from retiring half the ships it planned to decommission next year, according to…
House Appropriators Want Navy to Save 5 Littoral Combat Ships From Decommissioning
House defense appropriators want the Navy to keep five Littoral Combat Ships but will allow the service to decommission four,…
Report to Congress on Defense Spending Under Continuing Resolution
The following is the Aug. 15, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Defense Spending Under an Interim Continuing Resolution: In Brief.…
SECNAV, CNO Update Congress on Columbia SSBNs, New Large Surface Combatant
CAPITOL HILL – Navy leaders told House and Senate appropriators this week that the service is ready to move out…
Document: A Brief Summary of Defense Authorization, Appropriations Bills Since 1961
The following is the Congressional Research Service report, Defense Authorization and Appropriations Bills: FY1961-FY2019.…
Navy Working New Fleet Size Study Following Latest Strategic Reviews
CAPITOL HILL — Following the release of new national security and defense strategies, the Navy is undertaking a new Fleet…
Proposed FY 2017 HAC-D Bill Boosts Navy Shipbuilding, Aviation Funding
The proposed Fiscal Year 2017 spending bill from the House Appropriations defense subcommittee (HAC-D) calls for increases in the Navy’s…
Opinion: Maintaining American Seapower
Facing an increasing array of threats and demands even as our budgetary situation grows more challenging, it is clear that…
Navy Carrier Refueling and More Growlers Funded in House Appropriation Mark
House appropriators side stepped proposed cuts to the Navy’s maritime and aviation fleets on Friday, unanimously approving plans to finance…