White House to Nominate DOT&E Head Nickolas Guertin as Navy Acquisition Chief
The Pentagon’s chief weapons tester will be nominated to lead the Navy’s acquisition efforts, the White House announced on Friday.…
Biden To Nominate Senate Staffer Erik Raven for Navy Under Secretary
President Joe Biden on Monday disclosed plans to nominate a Senate staffer to serve as the new under secretary of…
Navy Tries to Cut Four Littoral Combat Ships to Save $186M in FY 22 Budget
This story has been updated to include comments from the Navy’s budget briefing. The Navy wants to cut four Littoral…
Navy to Decommission Littoral Combat Ships USS Freedom, USS Independence Later This Year
The Navy will decommission the service’s first two Littoral Combat Ships later this year, USNI News has learned.…
Defense Department Investigation into Navy COVID-19 Response
The following is the Feb. 4, DoD Inspector General report, Evaluation of the Navy’s Plans and Response to the Coronavirus…
Acting SECNAV Harker’s First Message to the Fleet
The following is the text from the Jan. 20, 2021 message from Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Harker sent…
Department of Navy Comptroller Harker to Serve as Acting SECNAV
This post has been updated to clarify that Thomas Harker was performing the duties of the undersecretary of defense…
Top Stories 2020: COVID-19 Pandemic
This post is part of a series of stories looking back at the top naval news from 2020. The coronavirus pandemic…
Top Stories 2020: U.S. Navy Acquisition
This post is part of a series of stories looking back at the top naval news from 2020. 2020 may be…
USS Gerald R. Ford Making Steady Progress Ahead of Deployment
ABOARD AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS GERALD R. FORD – USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) has been in and out of port…