Document: SECNAV’s Response to Congress on UCLASS
The following is a Oct. 17, 2013 letter from Secretary Ray Mabus to Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) in response to…
Document: Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus Sept. 11, 2013 ‘American Seapower Today’ Speech
The value of the Navy and Marine Corps team is as apparent today as it was at the founding of…
Mabus Orders Immediate Review of Navy and Marine Base Security
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus has kicked off two separate reviews of Navy and Marine Corps installation security following…
Report: Obama Pick for Navy Energy Job Has Smooth Hearing
A former Vietnam-era naval aviator and clean energy advocate had a smooth confirmation hearing before the Senate and will likely…
Retired Admiral and Biofuel Fan Nominated to be Navy Energy Chief
The Obama administration has selected a renewable energy advocate and retired admiral to be the Navy’s new energy chief, according…
Opinion: Sequestration is Here
The dirty word spreading across the U.S. Navy and the larger defense establishment this year is “sequestration.” It was never…
Mabus Defends LCS on the Hill
With the USS Freedom (LCS-1) due to arrive in Singapore this week, the Littoral Combat Ship program’s cost received close…
Mabus on CNN: Sequestration is a ‘Bad Idea’
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus called the mandatory defense sequestration cuts a “bad idea,” on CNN’s Starting Point on Tuesday.…
Of Defense and Deficits
Proceedings, November 2012 To maintain their unique capabilities, the Sea Services must master the art of navigating budgets in the…
The Great Green (Pierside?) Fleet
Proceedings, July 2012 On 14 October 2011, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus shared his vision of the “Great Green…