The two senior officials overseeing the Navy's shipyard revamp told Breaking Defense that the shipyards one day should return submarines to the fleet 90 days faster than they do today.
Russell Rumbaugh said at least two prime contractors have just recently snubbed his team while they attempted to take stock of government property.
The challenge for Western democratic institutions is not a lack of capability — it is a structural one.
"We shouldn’t have to stand for this," former Navy Secretary Richard Spencer says of industry cost overruns.
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.
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.
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.
Defending a country the size of the US from threats requires advanced sensing, communications and interception capabilities.
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.
Richard Spencer was taking no prisoners in remarks today, accusing Congress of failing to fund his plans and spreading "disinformation" about shipbuilding programs.
"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.
A new study points out that the Navy should do better at tracking how many ships it can call on in a pinch.
From emerging data networks to missile tracking and cyber resilience, Breaking Defense’s latest eBook brings together essential reporting on the evolving role of satellites in national security.
Presumptive CNO Vice Adm. Mike Gilday is forced to answer for years of Navy problems.
A friendly Senate hearing heated up when Sen. Elizabeth Warren told Acting SecDef Esper "you should not be confirmed as Secretary of Defense.”