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NSWCDD Innovation Lab Empowers Innovators to Test Ideas, Solve Naval Warfare Challenges
April 21, 2021 — Dr. John ‘JT’ Rigsby and Tamara Stuart see the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Innovation Laboratory, or “iLab,” as a special place where innovators develop ideas in a creative atmosphere that accelerates problem-solving to meet challenges of all types.The disparate backgrounds of the iLab’s new leaders – Rigsby, a physicist... MORE

IMAGE: Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Technical Director John Fiore interacts with a concept captured in virtual reality that would enable the collection, curation, collaboration and conduction of Next Generation Combat Information Center (CIC) data and missions. Fiore engaged in the immersive experience made possible by the Next Generation CIC Tactical Advancements for the Next Generation Project developed by Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab scientists and sponsored by the Missile Defense Agency to create engagement and awareness around CIC possibilities through speculative design, looking ahead to 20 years in the future.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Selects Nine Contractors for Important Infrastructure Contracts
April 13, 2021 — At the beginning of February 2021, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) entered into a substantial contract award with nine contractors. The nine contractors are part of an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract, designed to help support NSWCDD’s infrastructure. An example of supporting our infrastructure is the... MORE

IMAGE: This conference room in Building 1490 underwent a facelift in 2020. Under Section 233 of the Federal National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2017, Naval Resource and Development (R&D) activities like Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division are able to take care of some internal facility needs.

Women Evolve Into Leadership Roles at NSWC Dahlgren Division
April 12, 2021 — Stephanie Hornbaker, Shellie Clift and Robin Lacy are reflective when they talk about the evolution of women in leadership roles at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD).Women are leading in various capacities at Dahlgren, senior leadership positions include three of seven technical department heads, Chief Technology Officer... MORE

IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. – Robin Lacy assumed duties as the Integrated Combat Systems Department head at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, March 2. The senior scientific technical manager assures the department is meeting the technological needs of the Fleet in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. “The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the ongoing commitment and innovation of our teams to meet current warfighter needs through continued product deliveries and ship installations,” she said. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Embarks on a Collaborative Relationship with the Society of Women Engineers through Corporate Sponsorship
April 9, 2021 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) is excited to announce a new corporate sponsorship and partnership with the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) that will begin July 2021 and run through June 2022.NSWCDD made the decision to invest in this strategic partnership to expand its Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren Division Tests G/ATOR System Capabilities for U.S. Marine Corps
April 8, 2021 — Navy engineer Danny Mudd looked forward to the arrival of a new U.S. Marine Corps radar system after working on the program for years. When the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) system – a mobile unit designed to be stationed anywhere while providing air surveillance and ground weapons locating capabilities – arrived at Naval... MORE

IMAGE:Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Principal Engineer Dr. Terry Foreman, G/ATOR Technical Program Manager Bill Shea and Radar Operations Lead Danny Mudd brief NSWCDD Technical Director John Fiore on the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) system at the Potomac River Test Range. G/ATOR – a mobile unit designed to be stationed anywhere while providing air surveillance and ground weapons locating capabilities – completed five weeks of integrated test evaluations at NSWCDD in support of the U.S. Marine Corps.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Promotes Engaging Recruiting Practices During First NAVSEA Sponsored Virtual Career Fair
April 2, 2021 — Stepping into a crowded exhibit hall, exploring various booths and interacting one-on-one with an engaging recruiter seem like a distant memory. In a time when in-person recruitment fairs are simply not an option, organizations broaden their horizons to attract and engage the best and brightest in a strictly virtual event. Naval recruiters call... MORE

IMAGE: Serving as the Human Resources Division Recruitment Lead at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), Lorna Tebrich plans and executes the organization’s recruitment schedule for university outreach, as well as identifies efficient strategies for journey level and full performance candidates. She participated in the Naval Sea Systems Command sponsored virtual career fair Feb. 25 as a moderator in the sciences and engineering-focused chatrooms on behalf of NSWCDD.

Dam Neck Activity engineer inspires youth to ‘consider STEM’
March 25, 2021 — Tiffany Owens doesn’t remember what first sparked her interest in engineering. It may have been the bulldozers and construction equipment she watched with fascination through the window of her grandparents’ car when they picked her up from elementary school. Perhaps it was the after-school science and technology programs her mother enrolled her and... MORE

Tiffany Owens, a lead system safety engineer in Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Dam Neck Activity’s Technology Integration Safety Branch, gives a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) presentation on glow and luminescence during the “Light Up the Night” event Oct. 31, 2019, in Richmond, Virginia. Owens was recently recognized by the Department of Defense as STEM Advocate of the Quarter for her work with local community youth on behalf of NSWCDD, as well as various STEM outreach efforts she leads through her church and other professional organizations.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Leaders Highlight the Importance of Mentorship
March 8, 2021 — Think of your first mentor. It’s possible this individual still influences you.“The web defines a mentorship as a relationship between two people where the individual with more experience, knowledge, and connections is able to pass along what they have learned to a more junior individual within a certain field. The more senior individual is the... MORE

Women’s History Month Employee Spotlight: NSWC Dahlgren Honors Human Resources Specialist as Mentor to Many, Guide to Shaping Careers
March 8, 2021 — A female CEO. A female vice president. It seems like everywhere we look nowadays, there is a celebration of female achievement. This achievement is well-earned, and at the start of Women’s History Month, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) recognizes one of its female leaders: NSWCDD Human Resources (HR) Specialist Julie... MORE

IMAGE: In honor of Women’s History Month, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Human Resources (HR) Specialist Julie Schneider is recognized as a remarkable Dahlgren leader. “I’ve done a lot of mentoring and helping people grow – both personally and in their careers – during my time here,” said Schneider. “It’s one of my favorite things about the job.”

GigaBiter Machine Brings Time and Cost Savings to NSWC Dahlgren Division
February 26, 2021 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Sparks flew and machinery groaned along the Potomac River in mid-January. The source was not a test firing of a weapon system, but a technical demonstration of the GigaBiter – an electronic media destroyer new to Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD).The GigaBiter is the first machine of its kind procured and used... MORE

IMAGE: Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Industrial Hygienist Keith Hakanen measures sound levels as Information Security Specialist Jason Gray places a hard drive on the GigaBiter’s conveyer belt for its ultimate destruction.

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