October 2, 2017

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Boykin Hosts Business Forum; Unveils NNS FORWARD Strategy A weekly publication of Newport News Shipbuilding

On Sept. 27, Jennifer Boykin hosted her first Business Forum since becoming president of Newport News Shipbuilding. Nearly 200 company leaders were present during the afternoon meeting where Boykin gave an overview of her first 90 days, discussed potential disruptions to the shipbuilding business, and unveiled the new NNS FORWARD strategy. “The strategy focuses on four main strategic objectives – enabling the workforce, executing efficiently, transforming business operations, and growing the business base,” Boykin said. “As a company, we need to focus on these objectives each time we’re... CONTINUED ON PG 2

From left: Sam Fields (X42), Kenneth Powell (X43), Orlando Staton (X31), Christine Mitchell (X42) and Eric Holley (X31) were among nearly 300 to attend Saturday's open house at the HII Family Health Center. Photo by Ben Scott

HII Family Health Center Hosts Open House Nearly 300 employees and their family members attended the HII Family Health Center Open House on Saturday, Sept. 30. The event was held to welcome United Steelworkers to the facility and to showcase services available to eligible Newport News Shipbuilding employees, retirees and dependents. Tours of the health center, food demonstrations, family activities, music and drawings for a variety of giveaways were held throughout the afternoon. “I anticipate the family health center will be good for all of our families and retirees,” said Arnold Outlaw, president of United Steelworkers Local 8888. Operated by QuadMed, a third-party vendor, the health center offers free annual physicals, preventive screenings and wellness coaching, as well as acute visits and an array of additional services for just $15 per visit. Toolkeeper Chuck Green (O43) has worked at NNS for 45 years and is happy to have access to the health center. “It’s convenient and what we need,” he said. “I work midnight to eight so it will be convenient when I get off work in the morning.” Foreman Angela Winnegan (O46) added, “I think it’s wonderful because it’s just a little walk from the gate to get checked if something is wrong, instead of having to go to your doctor.” The health center is located on Washington Avenue and is open Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon. Appointments can be made by calling 327-4200; online at www.myquadmedical.com/hii; or from a smartphone using the “MyQuadMed mobile” app.

Shipbuilders attend a pop-up session to learn about new MyHR features. Photo by Matt Hildreth

Additional Features to Be Added to MyHR Earlier this year, the Human Resources and Administration Division introduced MyHR, an online system that replaced the company’s previous Human Resources Information System (HRIS). When MyHR launched, its main purpose was to eliminate paper forms and to streamline the performance agreement process for salaried employees, as well as to simplify various human resource processes. Since then, the MyHR team has been working diligently to make improvements and to enable additional features to the system that all employees can utilize. These features will become available to employees Nov. 6 and include the ability to view and edit personal information from work or at... CONTINUED ON PG 4


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