Updated: 7:50 p.m. ET.Navy Secretary John Phelan, the service’s top civilian leader, is leaving his role, the Pentagon announced Wednesday. His departure was announced as the Navy takes part in an unprecedented blockade of Iranian ports, and the day after Phelan spoke at the nation’s largest naval-themed conference.“Secretary of the…

As private-sector investment in defense-technology research rises, the Navy’s chief science office is refocusing its efforts on areas that companies are ignoring, but that will be relevant 15 years into the future, the head of the Office of Naval Research says.“It’s our goal to actually help folks see not just…

The Navy is getting its turn this year to get an independent assessment on its future with a congressionally-mandated commission on its future. While the commission’s mandate is wide, there’s one overarching question the group will need to answer: What can Congress do to support the aging fleet as the…

A rapid hiring blitz that added about 12,000 officers to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in less than a year is now drawing scrutiny on Capitol Hill as lawmakers question whether the agency lowered training standards to meet aggressive recruitment targets.ICE, under the authority of the Department of Homeland…

A civil lawsuit has been filed challenging the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI’s) order directing a suspension to multiple large-scale offshore wind projects.Empire Offshore Wind LLC (Empire), one of five leases currently under construction off the Atlantic coast, filed the suit in response to the DOI pausing multiple projects…

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