The Navy must begin to ask "provocative questions" about the adequacy of the service's procurement plans as operations, maintenance and personnel costs continue to drain dwindling budgets, the chief of naval operations said yesterday. "I'm proud of what the Navy has done, but I really do believe that we must do more," Adm. Gary Roughead told attendees of the Current Strategy Forum in Newport, RI. "And there are more provocative questions to be asked." A spokeswoman for the admiral provided...
