Russell Rumbaugh said at least two prime contractors have just recently snubbed his team while they attempted to take stock of government property.
By Justin KatzInside the shift: Trump, defense, and the road to 2025
Big changes are coming to defense in 2025, but the specifics remain uncertain. Catch our highlights and predictions from 2024 in Breaking Defense’s year-end reflections.
With the expected nomination of the next Navy Secretary lost at sea, Thomas Modly has taken the wheel, and prepares to meet Congress next month and defend the 2021 Navy budget.
By Paul McLeary
Misunderstandings about the pardon power may also fuel speculation that its exercise is inherently damaging to the long-term interests of the military justice system. Actually, pardons and clemencies are not rogue, extra-legal actions, but rather are integral to the Constitution’s vision of criminal justice writ large.
By Charles Dunlap
On Saturday night, as the White House and Pentagon mulled Richard Spencer’s fate, he chatted with reporters and enjoyed the end of a security conference in Halifax. Things were about to change.
By Paul McLeary
Navy Secretary Richard Spencer continues to lay into aircraft carrier builder Huntington Ingalls, as his acquisition chief tries to smooth things over on Capitol Hill.
By Paul McLeary
Richard Spencer was taking no prisoners in remarks today, accusing Congress of failing to fund his plans and spreading “disinformation” about shipbuilding programs.
By Paul McLeary
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“We’re spending a lot of money in this area right now, but we don’t understand where we’re spending it” says Navy undersecretary Thomas Modly.
By Paul McLeary
A new study points out that the Navy should do better at tracking how many ships it can call on in a pinch.
By Paul McLeary
Presumptive CNO Vice Adm. Mike Gilday is forced to answer for years of Navy problems.
By Paul McLeary
A friendly Senate hearing heated up when Sen. Elizabeth Warren told Acting SecDef Esper “you should not be confirmed as Secretary of Defense.”
By Paul McLeary
“We shouldn’t have to stand for this,” former Navy Secretary Richard Spencer says of industry cost overruns.
By Richard Spencer