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NSWCPD Awards its First Contract through the Other Transaction Authority Streamlined Contracting Vehicle
September 9, 2022 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division awarded its first contract under the Other Transaction Authority (OTA) for the design, development, and delivery of a small actuator test stand to evaluate electrohydraulic actuators through the Maritime Sustainment Technology Innovation Consortium (MSTIC) on June 9, 2022.According to the Maritime... MORE

Rendered image of Small Linear Actuator Test Stand (SLATS) prototype designed and built for Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division. (Image Courtesy of Exlar/Curtiss Wright)

Start of Fabrication Begins for Future USS Pittsburgh
September 8, 2022 — PASCAGOULA – The start of fabrication of the future USS Pittsburgh (LPD 31) began at Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Ingalls Shipbuilding division, Sept. 7.This milestone signifies the first 100 tons of steel for the ship having been cut.LPD 31 will be the 15th San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship and the second ship built in the... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren Division Departments Use Unique Facility for Laser Data Collection Event
September 7, 2022 — A blending of the past and present offered the perfect environment for indoor laser testing at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD). In the mid-1940s, the Department of the Navy constructed an above-ground, enclosed multi-compartment concrete tunnel measuring 117 meters in length that supported the former site of an outdoor... MORE

IMAGE: Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Scientist Graham Schattgen from the Integrated Clip-on Advanced Targeting Sight Dual Band Imager team, who support the Precision Sensing Branch, along with Luke Patrick from the Laser Weapon System Optics and Beam Control Branch work together during a laser data collection event in late May.

Federal Painter Wage Grade Standardization at All Four Navy Shipyards
September 6, 2022 — WASHINGTON – Federal painters across all four public shipyards will soon have the same wage potential after the top tier wage grade for the positions was set to WG-10.Previously, federal painter positions at some shipyards had a top tier wage grade of WG-9.The effort to standardize wage potential was led by the Naval Sustainment System – Shipyards... MORE

Video phone kiosks support deaf, hard of hearing employees
September 5, 2022 — The hum of industrial machinery, chimes of moving cranes and honks of transiting vehicles are familiar sounds around Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility. However, for the shipyard’s deaf and hard of hearing employees, their daily auditory experiences are far different than that of their hearing-enabled teammates.In... MORE

Sheila Marks, personnel support technician and Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility employee of 34 years, demonstrates the use of one of the shipyard’s newly installed video phones. The video phones provide deaf and hard-of-hearing employees with convenient access to a live American Sign Language interpreter to assist with making phones calls to hearing-enabled individuals.
(U.S. Navy Photo by Wendy Hallmark)

NAVSEA Tech Refresh Increases Productivity For Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
September 2, 2022 — Naval Sea Systems Command’s (NAVSEA) goal to transform digital capability through the Naval Sustainment System-Shipyards (NSS-SY) program offers an important edge for increased production across the U.S. Navy’s four public shipyards. With the oversight of the Information Technology (IT) pillar of NSS-SY, new and improved laptops are expected to... MORE

Daniel Bumanglag, right, an information technology specialist with Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) Cellular Device Team, uses a newly acquired laptop to update a customer’s government mobile phone. Currently, PHNSY & IMF has received more than 3,800 new and faster desktops and laptops since February 2021 and is scheduled to refresh the remaining 1,200 computers by the end of 2022. (Official U.S. Navy photo by Marc Ayalin)

NSS-SY Spotlight: Material Pillar
September 1, 2022 — Across the waterfront at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, essential tools and materials of all shapes and sizes can be found in the hands of mechanics and operators. Having the right materials at the right time is a key factor in completing maintenance availabilities on time with precision quality.The Naval... MORE

Photo used in photo illustration depicts Brianna Fry, journey mechanic, Shop 31, Machinists, Electroplaters and Toolmakers, stages tools for production at Work Center 35 in Building 431, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Wash. (U.S. Navy photo by Wendy Hallmark)

Navy Commences Construction of First Constellation Class Frigate
August 31, 2022 — WASHINGTON, D.C.--The first Constellation Class Guided Missile Frigate, a highly capable and survivable multi-mission warship, will begin construction Aug. 31 at Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard in Marinette, Wisconsin. The start of construction follows a detailed Navy assessment of the maturity of the design and readiness of the shipyard to... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren Division Hosts Fourth Annual Modeling and Simulation Summit
August 31, 2022 — Cutting-edge technologies. Leading technical experts. Instantaneous question and answer sessions and panel discussions – the fourth annual Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Community of Interest (CoI) Summit is in the books.Since 2019, the M&S CoI at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) has exceeded expectations with their annual... MORE

IMAGE: From left to right, Dr. Chris Wilson, Ryan Bosely, Greg Ryan and Mike Hopson discussed internal investments and advancing capabilities during the second day of Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division’s fourth annual Modeling and Simulation Summit at the Dahlgren Campus of the University of Mary Washington.

Thomas Shifflett Got Off the Mat and Is Now Thriving in Career at NSWC Dahlgren Division
August 30, 2022 — After Thomas Shifflett graduated from high school in Central Virginia, he embarked on a wrestling career at Messiah College in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.Shifflett admitted wrestling was more of a priority for him than academics, but that all changed after he suffered a back injury while lifting weights.“I hurt my back and I went on for about six... MORE

IMAGE: Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division employee Thomas Shifflett has risen from an intern to the Topside Engineering – Digital Engineering Lead in the Electromagnetic and Sensor Systems Department in a little more than two years.

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