All navies have traditions. Some of these traditions involve Neptune, who had a good run as “god of the sea” a few years back, according to an online reference of note. Ask any shellback. Changes to such traditions have stirred up strong emotions throughout the fleet, with terms like “hazing” and “political correctness” often finding their way into the debate — and the debate often finding its way onto the cover of Navy Times (Subscribe now!) But you rarely see a religious leader wade into the fray and call out the Navy for encouraging “dark spiritual powers,” or have a…
Browsing: Edward Snowden
One of the 13 companies splitting the Navy’s latest cyber contract once employed the man at the center of a global secrecy scandal. The Wall Street Journal’s Washington Wire blog, citing this Defense Department release, reported late Tuesday that Booz Allen Hamilton has landed its first major military contract since the start of the Edward Snowden saga. The company joins 12 others to provide cyber support to Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic in Charleston, S.C. The overall deal could be worth $900 million. A number of well-known military contractors are among the 13 companies, including divisions of General…
