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Navy explains split LCS contract

Lockheed Martin and Austal Limited will each build ten ships. Rear Admiral David Lewis, the Navy's Program Executive Officer for Ships, explains why that was necessary.

Tags: Federal Drive , DoD Report , LCS , Littoral Combat Ship , David Lewis

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The greening of Navy blue: a progress report

Camelina biofuel has broken the sound barrier. Tom Hicks, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy tells us why that's important.

Tags: Federal Drive , DoD Report , green energy , Tom Hicks , Suzanne Kubota , biofuels

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The Pirate Problem: What's REALLY Happening

Tags: Pirates , John Morgan , Somalia

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Report supports Navy concerns on global warming

Climate change is having implications for the Navy, according to a new assessment by the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences.

Tags: DoD Update , global warming , climate change , environment , New York Times , Dot Earth , National Academy of Sciences , Dorobek Insider

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Sailors, Marines begin training to phase out Don't Ask, Don't Tell

The essions will include a slideshow detailing what has and has not changed.

Tags: DoD Report , Marines , Don't Ask Don't Tell , training , San Diego Tribune , Dorobek Insider

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Navy begins building missile-defense shield

Tags: DoD Report , missile-defense shield , Europe , Dorobek Insider

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Navy starts construction on new carrier

The "first cut of steel" ceremony took place in Newport News and the steel plate will be used in the construction of the yet-to-be named carrier.

Tags: DoD Report , Dorobek Insider , carrier

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Navy bans smoking on submarines

Defense.gov reports on the policy to prevent secondhand smoking's effects on other sailors.

Tags: DoD Report , smoking , secondhand smoke , John Donnelly , Dorobek Insider , Defense.gov

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Navy intel officer accused of leaking classified docs

The Washington Post reports that a Navy intelligence officer is accused of leaking classified documents.

Tags: DoD Report , Washington Post , Bryan Martin , Espionage Act , classified documents

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Navy damns the stovepipes, goes full speed ahead on IT reorganization

The Navy is consolidating its intelligence directorate, communications networks and related information technology capabilities to form a single new organization: the deputy chief of naval operations for information dominance.

Tags: tech , mngt , best practices , stovepipe , director for intelligence , director for command, control and communications , David Dorsett , Naval Intelligence , information dominance

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