“The Navy must align itself with the rest of the Department of Defense,” Gilday said in a letter obtained by Breaking Defense. “I value the need for transparency with the American Public and am grateful for your engagement on this matter.”
By Paul McLeary“Although I appreciate the security concerns and understand the need for all officers to maintain cyber awareness,” Sen. Warren wrote, “the Navy never provided a sufficient justification for restricting public access to this information.”
By Paul McLeary“We’re expediting the process, but there are no shortcuts,” says SASC Ranking Member Jack Reed regarding Mark Esper’s SecDef confirmation hearing.
By Paul McLearyMusical chairs will ensue in the Navy’s top ranks following the surprise resignation of the CNO nominee. Who’s on deck?
By Paul McLearyCNO John Richardson said Monday that, essentially, the Persian Gulf deployment was business as usual. “The Abraham Lincoln Strike Group was planned to deploy for some time now,” he told the SeaAirSpace conference.
By Paul McLearyThe Pentagon and Navy leadership say the USS Harry S. Truman must retire so modernization might live. The White House wants to blow that plan up.
By Paul McLeary“In the ideal world we would want our competitors to respond to our moves instead of us responding to them… We would want to make many of the first moves on our own.”
By Paul McLearyIn future wars, “one of our battles is going to be just getting off of the pier,” the Navy’s top civilian said, because of cyber attacks against Navy forces and infrastructure.
By Paul McLearyThe Navy tells Congress it wants to get more deadly and sail longer. Quickly. Can you say unfunded requirements?
By Paul McLearyThe Navy thinks it will need at least $40 billion a year to maintain its new fleet — but admits that they haven’t actually added it all up yet.
By Paul McLearyThe Navy, unlike the other Armed Services, is hiding the names of its officers from the public in fear they could become targets for Chinese hackers.
By Paul McLearyTwo top congressmen joined Virginia’s Sen. Kaine in rejecting the Pentagon’s proposal to retire the USS Truman two decades early.
By Paul McLearySAN DIEGO: If the Navy ever hopes to reach its goal of a 355-ship fleet, it won’t be by simply building new hulls and launching them. Instead, the admirals have long recognized they’ll have to extend the lives of dozens of ships already long in the tooth — and do so at a time when…
By Paul McLeary