Navy
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The military press obtained what the Navy wanted to remain hidden. But should the big report, put together by a rear admiral, have been kept secret?
February 18, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) is asking the Defense Department which military projects will lose funding due to Donald Trump diverting $3.5 billion from military construction accounts to build a wall on the southern border.
February 18, 2019 -
A vessel that bears the name of Oklahoma's second-largest city has been commissioned as the newest warship in the U.S. Navy's fleet. The USS Tulsa was commissioned on Saturday at a pier in San Francisco.
February 17, 2019 -
The Navy plans to eliminate its office of Assistant Secretary for Installations, Energy and Environment in favor of a new Senate-confirmed position: Assistant Secretary for Information Management.
February 14, 2019 -
In its new Maritime Accelerated Acquisition process, the Navy says coordination, senior-level involvement are keys to speed for high-priority acquisitions. But not every program will qualify.
January 18, 2019 -
On Thursday the Senior Executives Association held its annual Presidential Rank Awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., to recognize "extraordinary public service of senior career professionals" in in civilian leadership. See photos of the night's honorees.
December 14, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a new study by the RAND Corporation analyzes how military pay stacks up against civilian pay over the last 20 years.
December 06, 2018 -
Down the end of a narrow, wooded road, on a sparsely populated peninsula, little-known feds help sharpen the tooth for U.S. warfighters
November 06, 2018 -
Federal civilian employees are delaying retirement until an average age of 61.8 years, continuing a three year trend recorded by the Office of Personnel Management.
October 17, 2018 -
A day after releasing one half of the final NGEN RFP, the Navy releases a draft version of the other, saying it's made several changes.
September 20, 2018 -
The U.S. Navy is finding that its carriers are nearly as costly to decommission and scrap as they are to build and launch.
August 15, 2018 -
NGEN program officials are meeting with Defense acquisition bosses this week, anticipating approvals for a final solicitation on July 31.
July 23, 2018 -
The Navy awards a $100 million contract to operate the government's latest consortium of companies aiming to get in on the military's increasing reliance on other transaction agreements.
July 03, 2018 -
Amid "battle for talent" in the military's maintenance facilities, officials press for a relaxation of restrictions on hiring civilians
June 15, 2018 -
The Fincantieri Frigate is one of five semi-finalists in the US Navy’s FFG(X) (Guided-Missile Fast Frigate) competition.
May 29, 2018