Senators Renew Call to Ratify Law of the Sea Treaty to Help Chart Future of the Arctic
Two key senators have renewed a more than 30-year-old United States call to ratify the Law of the Sea Treaty…
Zukunft: Changing Arctic Could Lead to Armed U.S. Icebreakers in Future Fleet
The U.S. Coast Guard has begun work to design and buy three heavy and three medium polar icebreakers, but the…
Omnibus Spending Bill Gives Navy $21B for Shipbuilding, $16B for Aircraft; Additional Aviation Maintenance Spending
House and Senate appropriators reached an agreement to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year that includes…
Navy, Marines Continue to Warn of the Perils of A Continuing Resolution
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Navy and Marine Corps leadership issued full-voiced warnings against extending a continuing resolution funding measure and implored…
HASC Seapower Leaders ‘Optimistic’ Congress Will Avoid a Full-Year CR For Military Services
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Two key lawmakers on the House Armed Services Committee are optimistic Congress can avoid a continuing…
New Continuing Resolution Would Allow Ohio Replacement Program To Move Forward
The chairman of the House Appropriations Committee introduced a continuing resolution today that would fund the government through April 28,…
Congress Set To Extend Continuing Resolution; Puts Ohio Replacement, Shipbuilding Contracts At Risk
Lawmakers will not pass a Fiscal Year 2017 budget before the Trump administration takes office and will instead extend the…
DoN Grapples With Need For Rapid Prototyping Amid Congressional Concerns
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. – The Department of the Navy is working with Congress to gain support and trust…
Navy Draft RfP for Littoral Combat Ship Follow-on Frigate Due to Shipyards this Year
The Navy plans to release a draft request for proposal for its planned new class of frigate – based on…
Mabus: Next Administration Will Have Final Say On Littoral Combat Ship Totals
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus raised the possibility of a restored Littoral Combat Ship /Frigate program, noting for the first time publicly…