Why is there a reluctance to invest in shipbuilding despite record budgets?
There was an interesting exchange at the 2022 Reagan National Defense Forum where Senator Wicker was discussing adding funding for defense and shipbuilding in particular […]
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What’s the proper role of the Chief of Naval Operations?
Here is a good piece on the organizational design of the Navy and the Chief of Naval Operations from Admiral Hyman Rickover’s 1974 speech, The […]
The role of line and technical officers in the Navy
When Congress established that position, it was clearly understood that the Chief of Naval Operations – the Navy’s highest-ranking military officer – was subordinate to […]
There’s no free lunch in DoD organizational design
When Burke became chief of naval operations, the conflict between the Bureau of Ordnance and the Bureau of Aeronautics in the guided missile field, under […]
Podcast: Agents of Innovation with John Kuehn
In this episode of Acquisition Talk, I speak with Dr. John Kuehn. He is a professor of military history at the Army Command and General […]
What Adm. Moran said about bystanders and trust before he withdrew from CNO
Admiral William Moran will not be the next Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) because he maintained a friendship with a Navy Commander who sexually harassed […]