Valerie Insinna
Articles By Valerie
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BudgetAfter Failed Vote, Senate Leaders Try to Avoid Government Shutdown With ‘Clean’ CR
The Senate on Thursday failed to pass a continuing resolution (CR) that tied the spending needed to keep the government running until mid-December with the withdrawal of federal funds for […]
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Navy/USMCSlow Testing Pace Pushes Back Ford’s Sea Trials
A slower-than-expected testing pace has delayed sea trials of the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the first of the Navy’s newest class of aircraft carriers, by at least six to […]
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BudgetProposed Continuing Resolution Would Allow Pentagon to Avoid Spending Caps
Congressional leaders on Tuesday made their first steps toward approving a funding measure that would keep the federal government running after fiscal year 2016 kicks off on Oct. 1. Senate […]
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Navy/USMCLockheed Martin Goes Solo With New Amphibious Combat Vehicle
QUANTICO, Va.—On Tuesday morning at the Modern Day Marine exposition, Lockheed Martin [LMT] will unveil its new offering for the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) program: an 8×8 wheeled vehicle it […]
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CyberNavy Issues RFI for Next Generation Enterprise Network
The Navy is preparing to compete the next phase of the Next Generation Enterprise Network (NGEN) program and is seeking information from information technology vendors on how to best to […]
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Navy/USMCRichardson Takes Reins as Chief of Naval Operations
Adm. John Richardson on Friday took command as the Navy’s 31st chief of naval operations, relieving outgoing CNO Adm. Jonathan Greenert. Richardson takes the reins of the Navy at a […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Fires SeaRAM Aboard LCS-4
During an exercise on an Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the Navy fired a missile from a Raytheon [RTN] SeaRAM launcher—the first time the anti-ship missile defense system has been […]
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Air ForceAir Force Official Promises to Provide LRS-B Price Information After Source Selection
The Air Force Association’s Air and Space Conference has come to a close with little in the way of new information about one of the its top priorities, the long […]
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Air ForceAir Force Maintenance, Testing Would Lag Under Yearlong Continuing Resolution
A yearlong continuing resolution (CR) would push the Air Force to delay planned maintenance and testing and inhibit the service from moving forward on new programs of record, a top […]
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Yearlong CR Would Force Air Force to Break KC-46A Contract with Boeing
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. —The Air Force has set Sept. 25 as the new first flight date for its KC-46A refueling tanker, but a long-term Continuing Resolution (CR) could spell more […]