
This week Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced the establishment of a new Department of the Navy Office of Strategic Assessment (DoN OSA) as part of his maritime statecraft initiative. The DoN OSA aims to give the secretary independent data-driven assessments and recommendations that can help inform making the future naval force modernized and more lethal, all the better to deter high-end conflict. The service said the office will “help drive smart choices for the Department of the…