WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper on the Navy DDG(X) next-generation destroyer program (No. IF11679) on Dec. 21, 2022, by naval affairs specialist Ronald O'Rourke. Here are excerpts: * * * Navy DDG(X) Next-Generation Destroyer Program: Background and Issues for Congress Introduction The Navy's DDG(X) program envisages procuring a class of next-generation guided-missile destroyers (DDGs) to replace the Navy's Ticonder  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R42567) on Dec. 22, 2022, entitled "Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress" by naval affairs specialist Ronald O'Rourke. Here are excerpts: * * * Summary The Coast Guard's program of record (POR), which dates to 2004, calls for procuring 8 National Security Cutters (NSCs), 25 Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs), and 64 Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) as replacements for 90   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44972) on Dec. 21, 2022, entitled "Navy Constellation (FFG-62) Class Frigate Program: Background and Issues for Congress" by naval affairs specialist Ronald O'Rourke. Here are excerpts: * * * Summary The Navy began procuring Constellation (FFG-62) class frigates (FFGs) in FY2020, and wants to procure a total of 20 FFG-62s. Congress funded the first FFG-62 in FY2020, the second in FY2021, and   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44972) on Dec. 21, 2022, entitled "Navy Constellation (FFG-62) Class Frigate Program: Background and Issues for Congress:" * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 3) Issues for Congress Future SSC Force-Level Goal One issue for Congress concerns the future SSC force-level goal. As noted earlier, the Navy and the Department of Defense (DOD) have been working since 2019 to develop a successor for the  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following weekly case summary for Dec. 12-16, 2022: * * * Summarized Board Decisions American Postal Workers Union, Local 3067 (United States Postal Service) (15-CB-292874; 372 NLRB No. 20) (https://apps.nlrb.gov/link/document.aspx/09031d458392604b) New Iberia, LA, December 12, 2022. The Board granted the General Counsel's Motion for Default Judgment based on the Respondent's failure to file an answer to the complaint. The   more