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12 | 8 | 2014

NNS to Assist with Maintenance Work on USS Harry S. Truman

A weekly publication of Newport News Shipbuilding

The Navy has awarded a $7.9M contract to Newport News Shipbuilding for work on USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). The aircraft carrier is currently docked at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, where the repair and maintenance work will be performed. Work on CVN 75 is expected to be complete by March 2015. Truman is expected to deploy late next year.

Shipbuilders Exceed United Way Campaign Goal Pictured (L to R): Curtis G Hull, senior vice president, The S.M. Stoller Corp.; Barry Fletcher, vice president, Nuclear Propulsion, Newport News Shipbuilding; John Morgan, chief executive, Morgan Sindall Group; Simon Smith, Managing Director Utility Services, Morgan Sindall.

Morgan Sindall Joins Forces with S.M. Stoller and NNN On Dec. 4, Huntington Ingalls Industries announced that construction and infrastructure company Morgan Sindall, along with The S.M. Stoller Corp. and Newport News Nuclear (NNN), both subsidiary companies of HII, have signed a long term agreement to work together to offer a combined delivery capability to the United Kingdom (UK) nuclear market. Given UK government investment in the nuclear industry, this agreement will enable these three companies to bring innovative processes and systems to market and collaboratively target nuclear new build and decommissioning projects across the UK. It will achieve this by using the complementary strengths of each organization: Stoller and

NNN bring extensive experience of nuclear waste handling and programme controls from managing the majority of licensed nuclear sites within the U.S., whilst Morgan Sindall brings design, construction and project management delivery capability within the UK nuclear market. Simon Smith, managing director of Utility Services at Morgan Sindall, said, “The signing of this agreement demonstrates our commitment to significantly expand our UK nuclear presence. We have a clear understanding of the UK’s future nuclear requirements and a proven construction and infrastructure capability within this sector. Through our collaboration with Stoller and NNN we are further... CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

X33 Craftsmen Recognized for Process Improvements. ... SEE PG 2

Battleship Texas Foundation Presents NNS with a Piece from USS Texas. ... SEE PG 3

Last week, Newport News Shipbuilding announced that it had exceeded the goal of this year’s United Way of the Virginia Peninsula Campaign by raising a total of more than $1.6M or 107 percent of the goal. CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

NNS Appoints Amin to VP and CIO On Dec. 2, Newport News Shipbuilding announced that Bharat Amin has been appointed vice president and chief information officer (CIO) for the company. Amin joins Newport News after serving as CIO for BAE’s Land and Armaments division. He is a mechanical engineer with master’s degrees in industrial engineering and business administration. Amin also has experience in business processes, technology development, cyber security and large information technology project implementation. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

Holiday Food Drive to Support the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank Ends Friday, Dec. 12. ... SEE PG 4


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