Navy
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The Maritime Administration may not be the best-known federal agency, but this unit of the Transportation Department has a lot of influence on both civilian and naval shipping.
January 18, 2018 -
Navy could announce 21 weeks of paternity leave as soon as next month, but the boost would require a change in DoD policy.
January 17, 2018 -
Navy officials are talking about how the bridges have become "Frankensteins." So much new gear has been crammed in, the crews can lose track of what's going on.
January 16, 2018 -
The Navy wants sailors to phone home less when it comes to fixing ships, and instead be more self-sufficient.
January 15, 2018 -
The Navy is turning to tech to quicken the pace of its acquisition cycle.
January 12, 2018 -
Although failures of basic seamanship and training were largely to blame for last year's collisions, the Navy says it also needs to fix basic problems with the equipment it's provided to its deck officers.
January 12, 2018 -
The Navy has a few tricks up its sleeve to award contracts in a time when new starts aren't allowed.
January 12, 2018 -
In 2018, the Navy is implementing new sleep and ship deployment schedules for its 7th Fleet after four major accidents in the prior year.
December 29, 2017 -
The Navy will no longer discharge sailors who fail its physical fitness assessment, and is cancelling early-out programs that let sailors leave the military voluntarily, steps officials say are required by a "growing Navy."
December 26, 2017 -
Audit finds more than 250 ways in which DoD's Qatar base violates the department's own safety standards, similar to recent findings at other overseas installations.
December 26, 2017 -
The National Academy of Public Administration has just completed a review of MARAD and has several recommendations for improving management.
December 11, 2017 -
Just days before the expiration of the latest continuing resolution, Navy officials say the last several years of budgeting-by-CR have already wasted $4 billion.
December 05, 2017 -
The Navy is in the midst of changing its wireless coverage policy to provide better service.
November 29, 2017 -
Sarkis Tatigian, 94, just marked his 75th anniversary as a Navy employee, but says he has no immediate plans to retire.
November 09, 2017 -
Lawmakers are authorizing a budget nearly $80 billion above the sequestration caps.
November 08, 2017