(NAVY TIMES 29 JUL 13) … Sam Fellman Facing unrest abroad and budget woes at home, the Navy is undertaking some painful choices to preserve as much readiness as possible … More »
(WASHINGTON POST 117 JUL 13) … Craig Whitlock Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Tuesday that he had ordered a 20 percent cut in the number of top brass and senior … More »
The Pentagon’s top civilian and top military leader recently sounded warnings that the nation risks a steep decline in military readiness if spending priorities are not rapidly reset for a … More »
(NORFOLK VIRGINIAN-PILOT 12 JUL 13) Sequestration began to arrive more obviously this week. Thousands of federal employees in Hampton Roads found themselves idle for a day out of five. Next … More »
New York Times July 11, 2013 Pg. 17 By Thom Shanker WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel offered Congress his first formal description of the impact on the Pentagon if … More »
By: JOHN LEHMAN SPECIAL TO THE U-T 12:01 a.m.July 7, 2013 Updated 10:11 p.m.July 5, 2013 John Lehman was secretary of the Navy under President Ronald Reagan, and a member of … More »
By Tony Capaccio | Bloomberg News © June 28, 2013 The Navy should delay the award of a multibillion-dollar contract to Newport News Shipbuilding to build the second aircraft carrier … More »
(DEFENSE DAILY 21 JUN 13) … Emelie Rutherford Senate budget-setters agreed Thursday to seek a $516.6 billion defense budget that is larger than both House Republicans and President Barack Obama … More »