CNO Richardson Reflects on Massive Technology, Readiness Changes as Tenure Ends
THE PENTAGON – The U.S. Navy and the world it operates in are a far cry from what they were…
Next Chief of Naval Operations Will Lead a Navy Facing Readiness, Personnel, Technology Challenges
When Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson took charge of the Navy in 2015, the service was still largely…
New Defense Strategy, Commitment to Readiness Drove Major Shifts in Navy Budget
THE PENTAGON – The Navy’s Fiscal Year 2020 budget request includes tectonic shifts in how the Navy does business –…
Top Stories 2017: New Administration
USNI News polled its writers, naval analysts and service members on what they consider the most important military and maritime…
Document: Summary of the Navy’s New Force Structure Assessment
The following is a Dec. 14, 2016 executive summary of the Navy’s 2016 Force Structure Assessment.…
SECNAV Mabus Reflects on Time in the Pentagon
The biggest surprise Navy Secretary Ray Mabus had when he took office was how slowly the bureaucracy moves and the…
Navy Adds Transparency, Strategy Provisions to Budget Process
Navy leadership will change how it crafts its budget in an effort to focus on strategic needs rather than starting the process…
Kicking off Farewell Tour, SECNAV Ray Mabus Defends Record
CAMP PENDLETON MARINE CORPS BASE, Calif. — On a self-described “sort of a thank-you tour,” Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus told…
Navy, Marines Hail Mega Solar Farm Powering 14 Bases, Stations
Navy and Marine Corps officials gathered in the Arizona desert at midday Friday to dedicate a solar farm that will…
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…