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IT Modernization at NSWCDD: ‘We are light years ahead of where we were’
September 22, 2021 — Glenn Jones came to Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) in late-2019 to serve as the new activity command information officer (ACIO) and IT division director. “Our leadership told me to go out and make great things happen. Not the same things, but different things,” Jones recalled in a recent conversation. “I was delighted to... MORE

IMAGE: Glenn Jones arrived at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) in 2019 and serves as the new activity command information officer (ACIO) and IT division director. Jones is leading an ambitious IT modernization effort as a part of the NSWCDD five-year strategic plan.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Invests In Workforce Education
September 21, 2021 — If someone offered to pay for your education, would you accept it?According to a survey from the International Foundation of Employee Benefits Plans, 92% of US employers offer educational benefits to their employees and 63% of those offer tuition assistance or reimbursement.During fiscal 21, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD)... MORE

IMAGE: Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Academic Programs Manager Pamelyn Maynard discusses how NSWCDD invests in employee education.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity Employee Utilizes CPR Training to Save Neighbor’s Life
September 20, 2021 — For Waterfront Configuration Manager Terry Clouse, who supports Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity (NSWCDD DNA), years of CPR training prepared him to respond quickly to a life-and-death situation.In the late evening hours of a summer night in August, Clouse hurriedly answered the frantic knocks at his front door. His... MORE

IMAGE: NSWCDD Dam Neck Activity Waterfront Configuration Manager Terry Clouse – trained and certified in CPR, AED and first-aid – supports the AEGIS Fleet Support program while onsite in Mayport, Florida.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Partners with Virginia Tech on NEEC Project to Provide Secure Software Solutions
September 17, 2021 — As software systems become more commonplace and increasingly complex, so does the need to ensure they are secure and operating efficiently. A team of student engineers at Virginia Tech are investigating ways to mitigate cyber vulnerabilities and verify that defense measures do not interfere with a system’s functional ability.Professor Binoy... MORE

IMAGE: (From left to right) Cathlyn Stone, Binoy Ravindran and Joshua Bockenek review software solution in development. Led by Professor Ravindran, Stone and Bockenek are doctoral students participating in a three-year NEEC project in partnership with NSWCDD.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Gives Back to Local School Districts with Laptop Computer Donations
September 15, 2021 — Helen Keller once said, “alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” The statement rings true when speaking about community outreach and the importance of providing services and assistance to local areas. Dedicating time, effort and resources can inspire others, advocate for involvement in charitable acts and contribute whenever... MORE

IMAGE: COLONIAL BEACH, Va. – Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) donates 10 laptop computers with carrying cases to Colonial Beach Public Schools. In attendance to present and receive the donation is Colonial Beach Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Dashan Turner, NSWCDD Chief of Staff Terri Gray, NSWCDD Director of Collaborative Innovation Kyle Lackinger, Colonial Beach Interim High School Principal Dan Styer and Colonial Beach Public Schools Director of Technology Sarah Walker. (pictured left to right)

A Continued Promise to ‘Never Forget:’ Dahlgren Holds 20th Anniversary Observance of 9/11
September 14, 2021 — Since the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon 20 years ago, the phrase “Never Forget” synonymously represents the overarching pain, suffering and commonality of the 9/11 attacks. Nearly 3,000 people lost their lives during the terror attack, with hundreds more attributed to resulting illnesses. Yet among the sorrow, heroes light the way... MORE

IMAGE: Ahead of the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, Naval Support Activity South Potomac (NSASP) held an in-person event with a virtual element on the Dahlgren Parade Field. Pins were available for in-person attendees.

‘We’re Providing Sailors With High-Quality Solutions While Safeguarding Taxpayer Resources’ – How Victoria Le Discovered Her Calling in Navy Contracts
September 13, 2021 — “The simple way to explain it is that I buy stuff for the Navy,” said Victoria Le. She expanded further in the next beat, noting that “If I do my job well, then we’re providing Sailors or Marines with high-quality solutions while safeguarding taxpayer resources.”As a contract specialist at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD),... MORE

Victoria Le is a contract specialist at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division.

An Opportunity and an Open Mind Guided Systems Engineer Lindsey Guthrie to an Unexpected Career at NSWC Dahlgren Division
September 9, 2021 — How did a geology major end up working for the Department of Navy as a systems engineer? For Lindsey Guthrie, this question brings to mind an act of happenstance and a willingness to be open to possibilities, which set the course of her career at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD).Guthrie fondly recalls the opportunities... MORE

IMAGE: Lindsey Guthrie, systems engineer and product owner for The Forge Software Factory Ecosystem Program at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, navigates a career pathway, stemming from a chance opportunity and an unexpected passion.

Virginia Tech NEEC Project Investigates Cognitive Assistant with Implications for Naval Engineering
September 8, 2021 — What if you could have a senior colleague give you instantaneous feedback and suggestions on the work you are doing in real-time? Better yet, what if that senior colleague was simply an artificially intelligent computer program?While it may sound like something out of a comic book, it is exactly what associate professor Alejandro Salado has worked... MORE

NSWCDD CAC Office Streamlines Procedures and Minimizes In-Person Waiting
September 7, 2021 — Thanks in part to COVID-19 distancing and mitigation efforts, the time lost sitting idle in a waiting room may be a thing of the past – at least at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Common Access Card (CAC) Office.First announced spring 2021, NSWCDD has adopted the use of a commercial application – QLess Mobile Queuing –... MORE

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