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Enterprise services help Navy increase ‘value per user’

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When it comes to shared services, the Navy isn’t taking a “build it and they will come” approach to enterprise services.

Instead, the goal is to find a lead office, build something so good that other offices want to use it, and make the shared service become boring and invisible to the mission.

Justin Fanelli, the Department of the Navy’s chief technology officer, said the service has six enterprise services after having none a year ago.

Justin Fanelli is the CTO for the Department of the Navy.

“We want them, even the ones that are through, to perform at a higher level. On the front end side, we are looking at both Horizon Two to pilot those efforts, as well as here solutions, workarounds, and other activities at the edge at operations. So we’re scouting within that, essentially deployment across all of our different sites for what are the highest performing activities,” Fanelli said on Ask the CIO after speaking at the West 2025 conference, sponsored by AFCEA and the U.S. Naval Institute. “Between private sector offerings and existing capabilities, where do we scale them? That scaling process has been essentially updated in a pretty significant way where we say we are making choices based on how much better the solution is versus how we’re doing this.”

The Navy’s enterprise services run the gamut of capabilities that every command or organization would need from identity, credentialing and access management (ICAM) services — which the chief information officer designated in May 2024 — to the most recent one for messaging and collaboration.

Fanelli said the goal of enterprise services is simple: stop building certain services or functions many times over and offer a single instance that is so good the users don’t even know it’s there.

“As you go through convincing people to trust that service when you build something like that, and it will be there when they need it, is a big part of this job. I’ve spent a lot of time over the first few months connecting with those stakeholders, understanding their needs, understanding their concerns, and then going back to the people executing that I know from my former life, and saying, ‘Hey, we need to take this into account,’” he said. “We need to understand how it’s going to be resilient, how it’s going to make the user experience better. How are we going to know? How are we going to measure and show these partners that it all really works? So some of that dot connecting, and I guess negotiation in some cases, is really where I think at the DON CIO we’re at our best.”

Users seeing a difference

One of the ways the Navy measures the impact of an enterprise service is based on the simple metric of “value per user.” Fanelli said that is from an operational resilience perspective and overall performance improvements.

“For instance, one through this shoot is the Satellite Terminal (transportable) Non-Geostationary (STtNG) program, a proliferated low Earth orbit. Here is a case where, at very good value, we are using something that is commercial, where we only used to use military. The goal for outcomes is exponential performance improvements on the current budget, and then where we can scale activities,” he said. “I’d be hesitant to put a cap on the amount of positive disruption that we’re looking for, but we have a community of unleashed people and that continues to grow as we find them. We’re looking for 50% or greater improvement. We’re looking for as many of these efforts that we can use to accelerate our key priorities as possible.”

At the same time, Fanelli said some enterprise services have resulted in improvements that are eight or nine times better than the old services.

The potential of modernizing existing capabilities and then offering them to the entire DoN is part of the bigger Operation Cattle Drive effort to turn off old or duplicative systems. Operation Cattle Drive began in 2020 and aims to eliminate redundant systems and applications across the Department of Navy. The focus for 2025 is around the business mission area with a goal of turning off 55 to 60 legacy systems.

“I think we recognize that this is a time for rapid change. This is a time for technology to inform the concept of deployment, so that we can work differently, so that we can support our warfighters in a drastically different way and a better way. I think with that we are recognizing that it is a good time to be comfortable being uncomfortable learning by doing and just expecting outcomes,” Fanelli said.

Breaking down siloes

To manage this rate of change, the DON is employing a portfolio approach to technology services. Fanelli said it’s part of how they are breaking down organizational siloes that have built up over the years.

Fanelli said from an acquisition perspective, the portfolio approach could mean a pilot started by one program executive office could be picked up and brought across the goal line by another program executive office.

“This is the idea of having a more transparent inventory different efforts and then structured pilots in general, so that we can say you are piloting for one use case, this group is piloting for a different use case, but it looks like those are closer than we think. We’re talking to the same vendors. We want it to be based on merit and impact, not based on where it’s invented or who’s working on it,” he said. “The cross-PEO work is really starting to pick up. I’m very excited about that because there are more things that we can do together. The number of opportunities where we can do one plus one equals three for command and control, for network activities, for connectivity and just foundational work as a whole, has really picked up in the last very short period of time.”

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GOP Senator John Thune Quietly BLOCKS Trump Recess Appointments with Sneaky Procedural Maneuver — Launches Series of Pro Forma Sessions to Keep Senate in Fake “Session” During August Recess

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R‑SD) has unveiled a procedural scheme to block President Donald Trump from making any critical appointments during the August recess, effectively aiding the Democrats’ obstructionist agenda.

Under the U.S. Constitution, the president can make “recess appointments,” temporary appointments to federal positions, if the Senate is in recess and not conducting business. These appointments don’t require immediate Senate confirmation and can last until the end of the next session of Congress.

But there’s a loophole: if the Senate holds pro forma sessions, very short, symbolic meetings where no actual business is conducted, then technically, the Senate is still in session. That means the president cannot legally make recess appointments during that time.

John Thune has quietly secured unanimous‑consent for a paper‑thin Senate schedule through the Trump appointee confirmation deadline, ensuring only pro forma sessions on five key dates in early August.

Under the agreement, the chamber will adjourn after today’s business and reconvene without conducting any votes or business on:

  • Tue, Aug 5 – 1:00 p.m.
  • Fri, Aug 8 – 1:05 p.m.
  • Tue, Aug 12 – 8:00 a.m.
  • Fri, Aug 15 – 10:15 a.m.
  • Tue, Aug 19 – 10:00 a.m.
  • Fri, Aug 22 – 9:00 a.m.
  • Tue, Aug 26 – 12:00 p.m.
  • Fri, Aug 29 – 7:00 a.m.

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Thune’s pro forma blueprint comes amid mounting pressure from Donald Trump, who has demanded the Senate remain open until all 150+ administration nominees are confirmed.

Under the Recess Appointments Clause, a president may only install nominees without Senate approval if both chambers are in formal recess for at least 10 days. By convening the Senate just long enough every few days, Thune blocks the possibility of Trump making unilateral appointees.

The Senate went into its August recess without confirming all of Trump’s pending judicial and district‑level appointments.

By the time lawmakers left town on Saturday evening, no deal had been reached to move dozens of Trump’s nominees, including U.S. district court picks, through final floor votes.

Only a small handful of nominees (such as Jeanine Pirro to be U.S. Attorney in D.C.) had advanced. Otherwise, nominees remained stalled in committees or waiting for cloture roll‑calls on the executive calendar.

Roughly 150–160 executive and judicial nominations, including over a dozen district court judges and U.S. attorney nominations, remained scheduled but unconfirmed.

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‘That’s What I Call Results!’: Trump Admin Saves Jobs, Kicks 1500 Non-English-Speaking Truckers Off the Road

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy revealed that there have been about 1,500 truck drivers who do not speak English taken off the roads as part of a push to ensure foreign truck drivers are not causing accidents.

Back in 2016, the Obama administration stopped enforcing English proficiency requirements for truckers, according to a report from The Daily Signal.

But in May, Duffy issued a guidance making clear that truck drivers who cannot demonstrate a proficiency in English cannot drive.

The 1,500 drivers were taken off the roads within the first 3o days of the rules once more being enforced, according to The Daily Signal.

“Since I took action to enforce language proficiency requirements for truckers, our state partners have put roughly 1,500 unqualified drivers out of service. That’s what I call results!” Duffy posted on X.

“If you can’t read or speak our national language — ENGLISH — we won’t let your truck endanger the driving public.”

He added, “America First = Safety First.”

Duffy’s concerns were far from unfounded.

In January, there was a truck driver involved in a fatal crash that had to use a language interpreter for the post-crash investigation, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Another incident from 2019 involved a truck driver who could not proficiently speak English speeding through signs that warned of steep grades and dangerous curves, all at more than 100 miles per hour.

Four people died in that crash, per the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

President Donald Trump had likewise insisted with an April executive order that the move centered on public safety.

“They should be able to read and understand traffic signs, communicate with traffic safety, border patrol, agricultural checkpoints, and cargo weight-limit station officers,” the order said of truck drivers.

They also “need to provide feedback to their employers and customers and receive related directions in English,” a position the order called “common sense.”

“It is the policy of my Administration to support America’s truckers and safeguard our roadways by enforcing the commonsense English-language requirement for commercial motor vehicle drivers and removing needless regulatory burdens that undermine the working conditions of America’s truck drivers,” the notice added.

“This order will help ensure a safe, secure, and efficient motor carrier industry.”

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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Slovenia Imposes Arms Embargo on Israel, Citing Gaza Conflict

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Slovenia has imposed an arms embargo on Israel, banning the export, import, and transit of weapons to and from the country.

This decision was announced by Prime Minister Robert Golob following a government session on July 31, 2025.

Slovenia claims to be the first European Union member to take such a step, citing the EU’s inability to act due to internal disagreements.

The government stated that no permits for military exports to Israel have been issued since October 2023, when the conflict in Gaza began.

Officials emphasized that the embargo is an independent measure to address the humanitarian situation in Gaza. Slovenia has repeatedly called for a ceasefire and increased aid deliveries to the region.

In early July 2025, Slovenia declared two Israeli ministers, Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir, persona non grata, barring them from entry.

This action was based on their public statements regarding the conflict. Earlier, in June 2024, Slovenia recognized Palestinian statehood, joining countries like Ireland, Norway, and Spain in this move.

The conflict in Gaza started after the October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas on Israeli territory, which resulted in over 1,200 deaths and the taking of hostages.

Israel responded with a military operation aimed at dismantling Hamas infrastructure. Reports from Gaza’s health ministry indicate significant casualties, with ongoing international efforts to negotiate truces and provide aid.

Several other nations have taken similar diplomatic steps, including France, Britain, and Canada announcing potential recognition of a Palestinian state. Australia has also indicated that recognizing Palestinian statehood is under consideration.

Israel has criticized these declarations, arguing they could reward Hamas for its actions.

Israeli officials dismissed Slovenia’s embargo as insignificant, noting that Israel does not procure any defense materials from Slovenia.

An unnamed official stated that the country buys nothing from Slovenia, not even minor items.

Within the EU, there is growing pressure for measures against Israel, with Sweden and the Netherlands advocating for suspending parts of the EU-Israel Association Agreement.

The European Commission has proposed limiting Israel’s participation in the Horizon research program, though Germany opposes such steps.

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul expressed concerns about Israel’s potential diplomatic isolation during a visit to Jerusalem.

The United States remains a key ally to Israel, with President Donald Trump warning that recognizing Palestinian statehood might benefit Hamas.

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff recently met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to advance Gaza truce talks. These efforts aim to address the humanitarian crisis and secure a ceasefire.

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