Defense Watch

Word to the Wise. In a “National Security Leadership for the 21st Century” speech at the U.S. Naval Academy Friday, Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter tells midshipmen that they would […]

LRASM Flight Test. Lockheed Martin’s Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) achieves another successful flight test, with the missile scoring a direct hit on a moving maritime target, according to a company […]

Runyon Won’t Seek Reelection. Rep. Jon Runyan (R-N.J.), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, announced Nov. 7 he would not seek reelection next year. “Politics shouldn’t be a […]

Nominations Move Forward. The Senate Armed Services Committee on Oct. 31 favorably reported the nominations of 394 uniformed personnel, as well as several key civilians appointed by the president to […]

Little Departing. Top Pentagon spokesman George Little says he will step down from his post after two years to return to the private sector and spend more time with his […]

No Budget Cuts Here. Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.), chairman of the House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee, sent a bipartisan letter to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Oct. […]

No End In Sight. SASC canceled its Oct. 8 hearing to discuss the impact of sequestration on the services, as the government shutdown drags on. HASC continued with its work […]

A Little Self-Restraint. If Congress is able to pass a continuing resolution to avoid a government shutdown on Tuesday, the Defense Department will start the new fiscal year spending at a […]

NAVSEA Standing Up. Naval Sea Systems Command has begun reconstituting its workforce as it recovers from the horrific shooting Sept. 16 that left 12 people dead, the command says. NAVSEA Washington […]

Time to talk OA. Defense Daily’s 6th annual Open Architecture Summit is scheduled to take place Oct. 10 at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, D.C. This year’s themes will be the Pentagon’s […]