The following is Federal Procurement Data System report on the top 100 U.S. contractors in FY 2015 ranked by contract dollar amounts. Read More
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New Navy Long Range Shipbuilding Plan Will Have Short Shelf Life
Ralph Johnson (DDG-114) launching at the Huntington Ingalls Industries shipyard on Dec. 12, 2015. HII Photo
An ongoing force structure assessment and the goals of the next presidential administration will likely give the service’s latest long-range shipbuilding plan an unusually short shelf life. Read More
Document: FY 2017 U.S. Navy 30-Year Shipbuilding Plan
The following is a draft of the U.S. Navy’s Fiscal Year 2017 30-year shipbuilding plan. Read More
UPDATED: U.S. Officials Describe Fight That Killed Navy SEAL Charles Keating IV
Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Charles Keating IV, 31, of San Diego. US Navy Photo
This post has been updated with additional photos and a map of where the fighting occured.
THE PENTAGON – The Navy SEAL who was killed in a Tuesday firefight with Islamic State in Iraq and Syria militants was part of a quick reaction force sent in to assist a U.S. advise-and-assist team and Kurdish Peshmerga forces who were overwhelmed by a surprise ISIS offensive in Northern Iraq, an Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman told reporters on Wednesday. Read More
UPDATED: Navy Confirms SEAL Killed in Tuesday ISIS Attack
A U.S. Navy SEAL was killed during an Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) attack in Iraq on Tuesday, service officials confirmed to USNI News on Wednesday. Read More
Document: Pentagon 2015 Freedom of Navigation Report
The followings is the Fiscal Year 2015 summary of the Department of Defense freedom of navigation operations. Read More
CSIS Panel: Speed, Not Cost, is Key Question in Defense Acquisition Reform
Speed of acquiring new technology – rather than lowering cost – is the driving force behind U.S. military acquisition reform, a panel of defense spending experts said Monday. Read More
Document: Report to Congress on the Fiscal Year 2017 U.S. Defense Budget
The following is the April 12, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Defense: FY2017 Budget Request, Authorization, and Appropriations. Read More
Former Pentagon Leaders Debate Defense Reform at CSIS
DoD Photo
Just how the most comprehensive reform law covering the federal government’s largest department needs to be overhauled should start with eliminating the unintended duplication that the Goldwater-Nichols Act created 30 years ago. But where other changes should be made is subject to sharp debate on Capitol Hill, inside the Pentagon and at think-tanks all over Washington. Read More
Document: Pentagon Inspector General Report on Use of Military UAVs Over the U.S.
The following is the March 2015 Pentagon Inspector General report — released last week — on the use of military unmanned aerial vehicles over U.S. soil. Read More
