The following is the Oct. 20, 2022, Department of Defense Annual Report on Suicide in the Military. Read More
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GAO Report on Information Threats to National Security
The following is the recently released Government Accountability Office report, Information Environment: Opportunities and Threats to DOD’s National Security Mission. Read More
U.S., Japanese Defense Chiefs Reaffirm Alliance in Pentagon Meeting
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin hosts Japan’s Minister of Defense Yasukazu Hamada for talks at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 14, 2022. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada reaffirmed their commitment to an alliance on Wednesday during the defense secretaries’ first meeting since Hamada’s appointment in August. Read More
Latest Military Sexual Assault Report Shows ‘Tragic’ Rise in Cases, Pentagon Officials Say
Sailors underway on May 24, 2022. US Navy Photo
THE PENTAGON — One in 10 female sailors experienced unwanted sexual contact in Fiscal Year 2021, one of the worst rates among the service branches, according to the Department of Defense’s annual Sexual Assault and Prevention Report released on Thursday. Read More
GAO’s Open High Priority Recommendations for the Pentagon
The following is the Aug. 22, 2022 open letter from the Government Accountability Office to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Priority Open Recommendations: Department of Defense. Read More
Senate Questions How Pentagon Uses ‘Controlled Unclassified Information’ Label
NASA Photo
The Senate is raising questions about how the Pentagon uses a label for unclassified information that some officials say makes it more difficult to access public information. Read More
GAO’s 2022 Weapons Systems Annual Assessment
The following is the June 8, 2022, Government Accountability Office report Weapon Systems Annual Assessment: Challenges to Fielding Capabilities Faster Persist. Read More
Great Wall of Naval Targets Discovered in Chinese Desert
H I Sutton Illustration for USNI News Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies Used with Permission
China has been honing its ship-killing skills for potential future conflicts on new targets in a remote desert, according to new satellite photos reviewed by USNI News. New analysis shows the People’s Liberation Army is testing the ability to hit ships in port with long-range ballistic missiles. Read More
FY 23 Budget: Navy Wants to Shed 24 Ships for $3.6B in Savings Over Next Five Years
Five cruisers that could be targets for decommissioning this year.
THE PENTAGON – The Navy wants to decommission 24 ships in the upcoming fiscal year to save $3.6 billion over the next five years, the service announced today. Read More
Last Minute FY 22 $728.5B Defense Bill Funds 13 Navy Ships, 12 F/A-18s; Saves 3 LCS From Decommissioning
USS Fort Worth (LCS-3) pier-side at Naval Station San Diego, Calif., on Feb. 15, 2022. USNI News Photo
House appropriators signed out an early morning, all-in-one federal funding bill that pluses up the overall budget Pentagon budget and the Navy shipbuilding account over the initial fiscal year 2022 request. Read More
