Naval Sea Systems Command

Each of the military services significantly ramped up their use of direct hiring in 2019. The Air Force Sustainment Center, for instance, is using the authority to fill more than 70 percent of all job openings.

The new position of deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for Sustainment will be up and running as of Oct. 1.

In today’s Federal Newscast, The Coast Guard said it needs upgraded ships, planes, helicopters and drones to compete in the Arctic.

Captain Scott Kraft, commander of Indian Head Explosive Ordinance Disposal Technology center, said there’s a need for investment in energetics to build a more joint, lethal force.

Down the end of a narrow, wooded road, on a sparsely populated peninsula, little-known feds help sharpen the tooth for U.S. warfighters

The Navy is exploring certain ways to speed up the process of building new ships, but it’s going to have to extend the lives of ships it currently has to reach a fleet of 355 ships anytime soon.

Amid “battle for talent” in the military’s maintenance facilities, officials press for a relaxation of restrictions on hiring civilians

Defense saw a slew of changes in 2017 aimed to increase competitiveness, inspire growth and address shortfalls in funding and healthcare realms.

Sarkis Tatigian, 94, just marked his 75th anniversary as a Navy employee, but says he has no immediate plans to retire.

An investigation by Naval Sea Systems Command found employees at the nation’s largest Navy shipyard spent 12 years amassing weapons, vehicles and boats, building what amounted to an unauthorized police force.