Future Helicopter Designs Could Be Stalled By Tighter Pentagon Budgets
While acknowledging, “we will always have an operational need for vertical lift,” the Pentagon’s tight budget future is keeping the…
U.S. Marines Move Closer to Libya Following Unrest
The Pentagon is moving an amphibious warship closer to Libya following an attack on the prime minister’s home, a defense…
Document: Report to Congress on U.S. Special Operations Forces
The following is the May 8, 2014 Congressional Research Service report, U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for…
Document: Bob Work’s First Message to DoD Workforce as Pentagon’s Number Two
The following is the text of Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work May 14, 2014 message to the Department of Defense workforce. …
Document: Pentagon’s New Joint Concept for Entry Operations
From the April 7, 2014 Joint Concept for Entry Operations: The Joint Concept for Entry Operations describes in broad terms…
Senate Confirms Bob Work As Deputy Secretary of Defense
Bob Work has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the new Deputy Secretary of Defense, according to a late…
Document: Pentagon Report on Sequestration Impact
The following is an April, 2014 report from the Department of Defense on the projected impact of so-called sequestration cuts from…
HII: George Washington ‘Will Not Come In On Time’ If Pentagon Delays Decision on Refueling
The Pentagon’s delay in deciding whether to scrap or refuel nuclear aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) will add almost…
What’s in the Navy’s $10 billion Unfunded List
The U.S. Navy’s $10.023 billion unfunded priorities list for fiscal year 2015 — submitted to Congress on April 1 —…
Lawmakers Question Utility of Pentagon’s Quadrennial Defense Review
Signaling a possible attempt to change the law requiring a periodic review to Capitol Hill of the Defense Department’s long-term…