SERVICE TO THE FLEET Norfolk Naval Shipyard September 2022We Are America's Shipyard
IN THIS ISSUE Features:COVERHAPPY LABOR DAY GRAPHIC BY COLE FRASER 3 GOLD STAR MOTHER'S AND FAMILY DAY GRAPHIC BY MARISA BERKEY 4 FROM THE COMMANDER: DEOCS OPPORTUNITY AND IG SURVEY ACTIONS UPDATE 5 PATRIOT'S DAY GRAPHIC BY MARISA BERKEY 6 SHIPYARD INSIDER 8 NNSY QUALITY ASSURANCE DEPARTMENT’S (CODE 130) VOICED TEAM ENSURES EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION 10 NEW CODE: CODE 1165 EMERGES FROM CODE 1170 12 SHIPYARD SPOTLIGHT: JEFFREY SHAFFER 14 OUR YARD HISTORY: BUILDING M-32 - MARINE BARRACKS & HEADQUARTERS 16 CAPT. RANDY REID BECOMES NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD DEPUTY COMMANDER 17 HAPPY BIRTHDAY U.S. AIR FORCE GRAPHIC BY COLE 18FRASERNNSY CORPORATE EVENT BRINGS BIG THINGS FOR THE ELECTRICAL COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE 1214 Table of Contents 20 NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH GRAPHIC BY JUSTIN 21DEBRAUXCHART YOUR NAVAL CAREER: GET STARTED TODAY WITH WAYPOINTS 22 NOBODY GETS HURT TODAY: SAFETY FIRST! 23 NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH GRAPHIC BY LORENZO 24RAINESCELEBRATING NNSY'S COMMITMENT TO NAVAL SUSTAINMENT SYSTEM-25SHIPYARDSPOW/MIA RECOGNITION DAY GRAPHIC BY LORENZO 27RAINESBRAVO ZULU 100 28HONOREESCFRAM FRAUD SCHEME AWARENESS: CONTRACT STEERING 8 2 • SERVICE TO THE FLEET • SEPTEMBER 2022
5 Removals: (non-supervisor) Security; revocation of security clearance. Conduct; failure to carry out order of supervisor. Performance; failure to follow proper work procedures. Inability to perform the essential functions of work position.
NNSY DISCIPLINARY CORNER 2 Oral Reprimands: (non-supervisor) Conduct; failure to carry out a direct order. Disrespectful conduct to a branch head. Attendance; leaving and entering shipyard all hours during shift without proper authorization.
During the month of July, the command issued numerous actions. The following are examples and associated behaviors:
VOLUME 85 • NUMBER 09 Service to the FleetSHIPYARD COMMANDER Capt. Dianna Wolfson EXECUTIVE OFFICER Capt. Todd Nichols COMMAND MASTER CHIEF CMDCM Brent Blalock EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (CODE 1100) Brad Crosby PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER Alton Dunham SERVICE TO THE FLEET EDITOR Kristi Britt PUBLIC AFFAIRS STAFF Michael Brayshaw, Troy Miller, Erica Miranda, Marcus Robbins, Curtis Steward VISUAL INFORMATION DIRECTOR Jason Scarborough VISUAL INFORMATION STAFF Marisa Berkey, Danny DeAngelis, Justin Debraux, Cole Fraser, Lorenzo Raines, Shelby West EMAIL THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE nnsy_pao@us.navy.mil EMPLOYEE INFORMATION HOTLINE (757) 396-9551 FRAUD, WASTE & ABUSE HOTLINE (757) 396-7971 SERVICE TO THE FLEET is a Department of Defense publication and is authorized for members of the DoD. Contents of Service to the Fleet are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, the DoD, or Norfolk Naval Shipyard. Service to the Fleet is published monthly. Submissions are due on the 10th of each month. The public affairs staff reserves the right to edit submissions for content and brevity. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/NorfolkNavalShipyard1 FOLLOW US ON TWITTER www.twitter.com/NNSYNews WATCH VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE www.youtube.com/NNSYBroadcast FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM @norfolknavalshipyard READ STTF ONLINE www.issuu.com/nnsy
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10 Suspensions: (supervisor) Attendance; leaving assigned job and shipyard premises during working hours. Performance; failure to carry out zone manager’s instruction. Conduct; having a verbal altercation with a subordinate; (non-supervisor) Performance; failure to follow proper work procedures. Attendance; unauthorized absences. Failure to follow proper leave procedures. Excessive unauthorized absences and failure to have enough leave to support absence. Conduct; disrespectful conduct towards a zone manager with use of insulting, threatening, and abusive language. Use of insulting and derogatory language towards management. Having a verbal altercation with another employee and threatening to inflict bodily injury and communicating that you had a SEPTEMBERgun.2022
7 Letters of Caution: (supervisor) Conduct; failure to properly attest time/attendance for an employee. Performance; failure to input time properly and maintain proper muster sheets; (non-supervisor) Conduct; failure to comply with NNSY COVID-19 mandate of not reporting for duty with signs of COVID. Performance; failure to sign out of ETA at the end of shift, failure to carry out proper instructions. Careless workmanship that caused damage and delay in the execution of a job. Failure to provide medical documentation for absence due to sickness.
14 Letters of Reprimand: (supervisor) Conduct; use of insulting language towards a co-worker. Attendance; failure to attend scheduled training that resulted in a no-show; (nonsupervisor) Conduct; inappropriate conduct towards senior managers. Disrespectful conduct and use of abusive language towards a training instructor. Inappropriate conduct, making comments to a female coworker that were demeaning and offensive. Attendance; failure to report to scheduled training. Unauthorized absence and failure to follow proper leave procedures. Performance; sleeping on duty. Failure to achieve a passing score in trade theory course. Failure to turn in fall protection equipment before becoming delinquent.
day. We are stronger together, both in accomplishing our work and identifying the things holding us back. You shine a bright light on the biggest things to go get after. I am so grateful—for what you do every day, and for what you share in these surveys. Not only do you show caring by sharing, you show courage in the belief your opinion matters and will be acted upon. So thank you for that! We know how challenging communication is in a 10,000-plus workforce to include support sites spanning from New York to Georgia, which is why surveys are important to ensure we are capturing your voice.If you haven’t received a link and access code to take the survey, talk to your supervisor so your department’s DEOCS point-of-contact can provide you that info. The results are strictly confidential and your vital input gives us a measure of where we stand as an organization and within our work groups. Make yourself heard by sharing your perspective and continue to shape our ONE TEAM and Build a Better Culture at America’s Shipyard. Your voice, your DEOCS!So, let’s talk about our actions to date on these previous surveys! Because at the end of the day, we are holding ourselves accountable to you. We are continuing to address IG survey concerns. After reviewing 1,800 comments, our Strategic Framework Infrastructure Pillar Team identified the top three concerns as Information Technology (IT) insufficiency; heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment capacity; and restroom conditions. We formed a task group to drive these concerns to resolution, to include verifying paperwork is in place to get the problems fixed. By midAugust, 98 percent of the reported issues were either fixed or in process of being repaired, with 63 percent being fully resolved! We have work to do sharing these good news stories with you, so stay tuned.Regarding IT concerns, a team of technical experts with Naval Information Warfare Center, NAVSEA 03 and contracting partners visited NNSY last month to assess our NMCI network as part of the NSS-SY Infrastructure Pillar initiative. The team toured key locations to include several facilities and projects. While we have a number of issues that are not easily fixable, this was another important Get Real measure so we can Get Better in modernizing our network to meet 21st century needs. Assisting with this goal, Code 109 is working with NAVFAC and Code 980 Facilities teams for a contract to install fiber optics runs to improve NMCI connections and reliability. We’re also directly responding to IT issues raised on the USS TOLEDO (SSN 769) project, shifting the Operations Control Center (OCC) to a different segment of our NMCI environment, and prioritizing TOLEDO team laptop delivery to facilitate work execution. Progress is being made, thanks to you. And although you may not see it happening near you just yet or at a pace you would notice, I want you to know we are taking action. You are helping us move forward and get better every day! We’ve had quite a busy summer and as we enter September I look forward to another exciting season of opportunities in America’s Shipyard! Thank you for all you do for our shipyard, Navy and Nation! #wegotthis Capt. Dianna Wolfson NorfolkCommander,NavalShipyard
Hello, America’s Shipyard! On Aug. 15 we launched our 2022 Defense Organizational Climate Survey (DEOCS) that runs through Sept. 5. I know many of you had the initial thought “why do we need ANOTHER survey?” so soon after the NAVSEA Inspector General (IG) and Naval Sustainment System— Shipyards (NSS-SY) Ready-Willing-Able (R-W-A) surveys. While these surveys have slightly different aims, they work in conjunction with helping us get better and giving you opportunities to share your impressions—both for what’s working well and what needs more attention. To recap, the IG survey prepared the inspection team for an efficient and successful inspection; the R-W-A survey allowed us to check our progress and identify where we can finetune our ongoing NSS-SY efforts. As for DEOCS, this is your chance to share your responses in areas like shipyard culture and leadership, equal opportunity and workforce development. Some of these subjects will be similar to the IG Survey. These topics are so important to our morale and unity as ONE TEAM and have a major impact in achieving our ONE MISSION!If you haven’t participated in the survey yet, please provide candid feedback—the “Get Real” that lights the way to “Get Better.” Because YOU are on the front lines every day, you know best about what stands in the way of achieving superior performance in safety, quality, cost, delivery and building an invested workforce. This survey is specific to our shipyard, relating to things you do and experience every
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From the Commander, Capt. Dianna Wolfson: DEOCS Opportunity and IG Survey Actions Update
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Today we view Gate 3 as an opening between the two very large independent structures (Buildings 19 & 51) that stand guard as a massive two-story brick wall along Lincoln Street but it was not always so. These structures can trace their roots back to the pre-Civil War growth of the Gosport Navy Yard. Building 51 (right in view) began construction in 1849 to support gunners and sail makers. It was closely followed in 185152 by the completion of Building 19 (left in view) which housed a rigging loft, armory, offices. The main entrance gateway with its formal bell tower and clock presented an imposing formal look. This rare oversize stereoview card shows Marines inside of the main gate next to Trophy Park, circa 1874. The main entrance structure was removed circa 1918.
The Occupational Safety Health and Environment (OSHE) Department (Code 106) recognizes Shop 89 Toni N. JonesHolloway and Mechanic Denise Bowman as the July 2022 recipients of the OSHE Honor roll for their hard work and dedication to occupational safety, health, and the environment. Her outstanding performance contributes to furthering the mission of the shipyard and the OSHE Department. If you know someone who helps to further the mission of the OSHE Department (e.g., works safely, promotes a safe and healthy environment, complies with environmental regulations, etc.), please send an email to Robert Garnett in Code 106.21 detailing who is being recognized, the individual's shop/code, and a brief description of the achievement. Stay Healthy! Keep Safe! Be Kind!
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Norfolk Naval Shipyard's (NNSY) Executive Development Program (EDP) Cadre XI "The Standard" recently sat down with various members of leadership across America's Shipyard. The team spoke with Code 2300's Jeremy Largey, discussing his role as a leader, how their efforts play into the mission, and sharing ideas for how to improve the shipyard. (Photos by Shelby West, NNSY Photographer)
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Last month, we reminded you about the restrictions on using your official government affiliation to identify yourself when writing articles or giving speeches, and the need for disclaimers. You should also remember that government employees are generally prohibited from accepting compensation from anyone other than the government for teaching, speaking, or writing that relates to their official duties. The activity would “relate to your official duties” if either (i) the activity would be done as part of your official duties; (ii) circumstances indicate that you were invited to engage in the activity due to your official position rather than your expertise in the subject matter; (iii) the invitation or offer of compensation was extended by a “prohibited source” (e.g., a contractor); (iv) the information you would be conveying would draw substantially on ideas or official data that is nonpublic; (v) the subject of the activity deals with any matter to which you are presently assigned or were assigned during the past year; or (vi) the subject of the activity deals with an ongoing or announced policy, program, or operation of the Navy. There are a few exceptions to this general rule for teaching a course at a college or grade school. Contact an ethics counselor in the Office of Counsel to determine if one of those exceptions would apply to you. If you have any questions, please contact the Shipyard Office of Counsel (Code 107) at 757-396-8625. OF ETHICS -- FROM THE SHIPYARD OFFICE OF COUNSEL
Norfolk Naval Shipyard is continuing its fight on the emergency blood shortage and we need your help to deliver blood supplies to those in need. Here's a list of upcoming blood drives coming to the shipyard. All blood drives are held in the Bldg. 1500 Lobby from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. • September 20 - 21 • December 12 - 13 Walk-ins are welcome! Appointments can be made at https:// Forwww.militarydonor.com/moreinformation,please contact Melanie Prescott at melanie.prescott@navy.mil or go to https://www.militaryblood. dod.mil/.
“This team is all about improving the department as well as the shipyard at large,” said Code 136.3 Program Analyst and VOICED Team Lead Roderick Ellington. “When it comes to change, it’s important to take that step and be that inspiration for others to follow your lead. We are working on initiatives so that our people feel and know that they matter. As other departments see what we’re doing and the positive impact it’s made for our employees, we want them to learn from us and find ways to benefit their team as well. We want our shipyard
STORY BY KRISTI BRITT • PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST
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“It opens the doors for you and challenges you to and broaden
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NNSY's Quality Assurance Department's (Code 130) VOICED Team has brought multiple new programs and initiatives to the forefront of their code, including the Employee Shoutout Program and the QA Mart. The team also meets every Wednesday to discuss the latest within the code as well as ways to innovate and improve for their fellow teammates.
VOICED Team Ensures Employee Recognition
In the last year, the Code 130 VOICED Team has brought multiple new programs and initiatives to the forefront of Quality Assurance, helping employees to build their skills as well as recognize their hard work. Some of these programs include the Code 130 Shadowing Program, the Employee Appreciation Shout Out Program, and the QA Mart. The shadowing program is a career development program that allows Code 130 employees to shadow positions for a maximum of two weeks and build their skills and understanding in areas they may be interested in pursuing in their career journey. They can chose roles within their code or, with the support of points of contacts within those areas, branch out to anywhere within the shipyard. Code 138.2 NonNuclear Welding Engineer and VOICED Team Member Grant High has recently joined the program and is excited for what it opens up for his career. “It’s really cool because once you have that support from the other codes to welcome you into the ranks, you can really go wherever across the shipyard,” he said.
Vision. Opportunity. Inclusion. Cause. Execution. Diversity. These six words comprise the focus of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) Quality Assurance (QA) Department (Code 130) VOICED Team – a sub-organization within the code whose mission is to bring quality of life issues and inclusion efforts to the forefront of the department. Originally developed to analyze the results and help address the concerns from the Defense Equal Opportunity Organizational Climate Survey (DEOCS), the team saw an opportunity to grow into readiness to service their employees for the better – lifting their voices for change and working to bring solutions to the table where they are needed.
team to be the best of the best – and we want to provide them the best opportunities to succeed.”
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The team meets every Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m. in the Bldg. 184 Fourth Floor Conference Room and invite all who are interested in attending. Interested in learning more? Check out their WebCentral page at departments/c130/Voiced/.https://webcentral.nnsy.navy.mil/
The QA Mart, stationed on the first floor of Bldg. 184, is run and stocked by the VOICED Team to provide a one-stop shop for Code 130 employees to grab supplies they may need for their office, such as pens, notebooks, and more. With input on what’s needed from their coworkers, the team is consistently stocking up with what tools are needed to ensure daily success for their teammates. These are just a few of the great things the VOICED Team has been working on – with more ideas being launched into fruition by the ongoing support of their active members and leadership from Code 130.
The Employee Appreciation Shout Out Program is a way for employees to nominate and provide custom recognition to their coworkers who put in meaningful work and whose actions have significant impacts on those around them. “We developed this program as a reminder to our fellow colleagues and employees that their hard work they perform at the shipyard doesn’t go unrecognized,” said Code 138.1 Nuclear Welding Engineer and VOICED Team Member Devante Ruffin. “Sometimes we have folks that work hard but may fall under the radar. We want to change that for the better and provide the opportunity for everyone to lift up their peers. Nominations are open to all and each month we celebrate eight individuals for their efforts, awarding them with a custom certificate, custom coin, and a C.O.R.E. award. It’s been a big boost in morale and has helped continue the drive in being the best team we can be.”
"The VOICED Team is a tremendous asset to Code 130. They truly are the 'voice' of the department workforce," said Deputy Quality Assurance Director Brian Popp. "In addition to their many accomplishments, they provide Code 130 leadership a great opportunity to hear directly from the workforce regarding any concerns or suggestions they may have as we all work to improve the quality of life within the department and at NNSY."
your horizons of how these positions play a part in what we do here at NNSY. It gives you a chance to really take your career to the next level.”
• Devante Ruffin • Kelly Mason • John Boodt • Nicholas Boyle • Jan Burnell • Howard Choffel • John Creech • Sonya Edwards • EllingtonRoderick (Team Lead) • Maria Director)Assurance(QualityWilliams • Brian Deputy)Assurance(QualityPopp • Adam Fahy • Kirsten Forrester • Kaylin Guzman • Grant High • Zachary Jack • JacksonMickayla • Jalisa Speller • Maurice Watts VOICED TEAM MEMBERS SEPTEMBER 2022 • SERVICE TO THE FLEET • 9
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Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) continues to incorporate changes to make it better, stronger and faster. Earlier this year, one of the improvements was the reorganization of the Shipyard Instructional Design Center (SIDC), Code 1170 and separating into two separate codes.
“SVIC photographers are responsible for supporting more than 10,000 NNSY employees in their photography requests. We capture NNSY history – the major milestones and events that make America’s Shipyard great,” said NNSY Photographer Shelby West. “We also work closely within Public Affairs –providing imagery for Service to the Fleet, NNSY’s social media and digital signage.”
Some of the responsibilities of the shipyard photographers are to photograph everything that happens in the shipyard, including: carrier and sub movements (dockings and undockings), work being performed on the waterfront, civilian employee portraits, U.S. Navy portraits, U.S. Coast Guard portraits, full-length Officer Service Record portraits, group shots, award ceremonies, special events, graduations, frocking ceremonies, pinning ceremonies, technical jobs and components, VIP arrivals and tours, product shots, and passport and ISO prep photos.
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New Code: Code 1165 emerges from Code 1170
“The new code, now called the Shipyard Visual Information Center (SVIC), Code 1165 supports all of NNSY’s photography and graphic design needs while audiovisual capabilities now fall under the Naval Shipyard Support Office, Code 1500," said SVIC Director Jason Scarborough. “Both entities are still located in Bldg. 13 on the north side of the shipyard.”
NNSY graphic designers are skilled in a variety of art media, presentations, and publications. Their capabilities support various commands and naval shipyards, specific to Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and NNSY.
SVIC provides timely photographic and graphic arts services in support of the shipyard’s mission to repair, modernize and inactivate our Navy’s warships and training platforms. Additionally, it provides support to public affairs, the welfare and morale of personnel, present ships, tenants and other government functions.
“We produce original illustrations, which may consist of logo design, poster design, pamphlet/booklet layout and design, banner design, business/badge card design, tri-fold/brochure layout and design just to name a few,” said Graphic Designer TROY MILLER AFFAIRS BY SHELBY WEST • NNSY PHOTOGRAPHER
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From Left to Right: The NNSY’s Shipyard Instruction Design Center team (left – right) Shelby West, Justin Debraux, Danny De Angelis, Jason Scarborough, Lorenzo Raines, Cole Fraser and Marisa Berkey; Audio Visual Production Specialist Danny De Angelis takes an official portrait; Visual Information Specialist Marisa Berkey and Cole Fraser print a poster; Visual Information Specialists Justin Debraux (left) and Lorenzo Raines laminating a graphic design project; Visual Information specialist Cole Fraser works on a graphic design project.
To request graphic design services contact Jason Scarborough at 757-396-7183 or visit Bldg. 13 to discuss details in person.
To request photography services, log on to WebCentral https://webcentral.nnsy.navy.mil/Departments/C1100/at C1170/Lists/NNSY_WCDT_Calendar/calendar.aspx, select the desired date and time and complete the job request. If WebCentral is not available, contact Jason Scarborough to schedule an appointment.
Lorenzo Raines. Scarborough added, “My photo and graphics team has been supporting NNSY’s job fairs for the last four months and were recently recognized for their contributions during the Shipyard Commander, Capt. Dianna Wolfson's BZ ceremony. "Code 1165’s photographers and graphic artists have been an invaluable asset in the marketing success of NNSY’s job fairs," said Scarborough. "In the month of July alone, their photographs, poster designs, flyers and prints have generated over 3,000 social media likes and shares to other social media pages increasing awareness of the job fair. Code 1165’s graphic artists have also supported the job fairs by creating 38 table placards, individual posters for several NNSY codes, 34 laminated table signs and generated over 160 prints of various sizes. Their continued marketing support through photographic documentation for social media and graphic designs for advertising has helped inform the public of these job fairs and led to 2,746 attendees in the last four job fairs. The support provided by the Code 1165 staff assists in the growth of NNSY’s workforce and ultimately meeting the shipyard’s mission to repair, modernize and inactivate our Navy’s warships and training platforms.”
During the supply chain and warehouse shortages that the United States is experiencing, it makes it difficult to purchase a new car, kitchen appliances, camera gear and other many more items to mention. But it’s not just outside Norfolk Naval Shipyard’s (NNSY) gates where these shortages are happening, they are also happening inside the gates as well and have the potential to impact shipyard availabilities. At America’s Shipyard, an individual is working hard to ensure that does not happen.
“When a Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) project, regardless of which shipyard, exhausts all resources to find the material it needs to complete the work, I start looking outside the gates for a solution,” said Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Support Office (Code 1500) Director of Nuclear Maritime Maintenance Operations Center Jeffrey Shaffer. “This is where I need to get creative and work with outside agencies like Naval Systems Engineering & Logistics (NAVSEA 05), Naval Supply Command (NAVSUP) and Defense Logistics Agency.” Shaffer continued, “We always identify a solution. The solution we like most is finding the material we need and getting it to the project in a timely manner. There are solutions that are undesirable, but when all other options have failed or are exhausted, we would cannibalize from another project or defer the work. But regardless, we always identify a solution. We continue to develop our processes with the goal to deliver better solutions in the future.”
SHIPYARD SPOTLIGHT: JEFFREY SHAFFER
Although new to his current position, Shaffer isn’t new to the shipyard. After graduating from Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) Engineering School in 1985, he began his career at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine as a Code 2320 Nuclear Engineer. Then he was given the opportunity to join representatives from the eight naval shipyards then in existence as a subject matter expert for the Baseline Advanced Industrial Management Program.
Shaffer has been working in his current position for about a year. His job was identified and created to support the NAVSEA Transformation Office, which in turn, supports the Materials Pillar of the Naval Sustainment System—Shipyards (NSS-SY) goal. NSS-SY is a holistic plan to improve on-time delivery of Navy ships and submarines across the four public shipyards to include NNSY.
STORY BY TROY MILLER • PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST PHOTOS BY DANNY DEANGELIS • NNSY PHOTOGRAPHER
“The goal of my assignment back then was to work with the other shipyards to shift from guild shop style management to project management. Working together as a team, we had to define all processes.” Once this task had been completed, Shaffer and his family decided to make NNSY his permanent station, having enjoyed
“My job is challenging because it’s under development and not fully defined and this is one of the aspects that I like about this position,” said Shaffer. “This is an opportunity where I have a vision and get to bring it to fruition.”
8. He has been a member of the Disaster Relief Group at his church.
1. Shaffer grew up on a farm in the rural town of Brookville, Pa.
9. He owns a saw mill. 10. He loves woodworking.
the Tidewater area. After working with business process reengineering, he wanted to do something different. Desiring something that would challenge himself and help grow in his career, he got into working with managing software development for shipyard business systems.
5. Shaffer’s dream vacation would be a cruise through the Nordic Fiords and Iceland.
7. Shaffer instructed both archery and pistol for a local 4H Shooting Education Club.
6. He has three sons and been married to his wife for 35 years.
“This past year we successfully navigated an iteration of Virginia-class material sprint,” said Shafter. “My work doesn’t own a solution. No, our wins, the solutions, are done by other agencies. My team and I are just a catalyst that provides focus and an escalation path that keeps the ball rolling until a solution is identified.” Shaffer isn’t sure where this current career path will lead him to. He said, "I know, even when I retire, that I helped make a difference through my 37 plus years of civil service, not only to make NNSY better, but all four shipyards as a whole."
“I helped develop and manage some of the applications that are still used today like Advanced Industrial Management – Next Generation and Material Access Technology Mission Funding,” said Shaffer. Shaffer worked his way up to the deputy director of the NAVSEA Support Office (Code 1500) at NNSY. After holding the position for six years, he was ready for a new challenge. He had thought about retirement until he learned about his current position becoming available. Since accepting the position he has had several wins, although Shaffer deflects credit to others.
2. His favorite sports team is the Pittsburgh Steelers. 3. Shaffer holds a hand radio license. 4. Shaffer is involved with his church where he lead two church planning trips to Argentina.
TEN THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT Jeffrey Shaffer
Our Yard History:Building M-32 - Marine Barracks & Headquarters STORY BY MARCUS W. ROBBINS • SHIPYARD HISTORIAN PHOTOS FROM THE SHIPYARD ARCHIVES
A new era of Federal ownership and operation began for the Gosport Navy Yard in 1801. It was during this period that lands were purchased and plans were made to improve the yard. A growing need for security of materials, tools and ships resulted in October 1801 by a Marine guard force being ordered to Gosport. Their original mission was "guard the property of the United States deposited in the Navy Yard." As today, priorities of security details are subject to change and on August 6, 1804 the Marines were ordered to detach and were sent to Washington to support operations against the Tripolitan pirates. Returning in November of 1807 the Gosport Marine presence has remained continuously and served our nation as the country's second oldest post, only to Washington, until it closed on September 30, 1978. Our Marines were first housed and operated out of barracks of wood, then brick, within several different areas of the shipyard. These wooden accommodations in the early 1800s were described as "miserable huts of wood, wanting much repair." It is reported that the officer's toilets were in a detached building with the seats hanging out over the water and exposed to mosquitoes in the summer and icy winds in the winter.Bythe later part of the 1880s, plans were made to construct permanent barracks, being a large brick structure along Third Street, at the location of our former swimming pool and the old tennis courts. Despite this more modern brick facility it was still lacking for adequate space and mission support qualities (sound familiar?). Congress approved monies in 1902 to construct our current M-32 structure and other supporting Marine officers housing all of brick (only Quarters M-1 survives) focused around a large parade ground as the shipyard expanded west. Years later, in response to world events and the eventual outbreak of World War I the surrounding area saw further increase of Marines at Norfolk and Building M-22 was constructed as a sea school. Building M-32 traditionally traces its opening to around 1905. It was a Marine barracks and the central administrative structure for the Marine detachment at Norfolk for many decades. The focus of the images connected to this story show Building M-32 at various times throughout its honored service. The Marine Corps color detail lowered the flag in front of building M-32 for the last time on September 30, 1978. Even though this historic event happened 44 years ago this month some of us remember it well. It was also at that time entry to the perimeter gates were passed off to contracted guard services.The air of professionalism that the Marines stationed here at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard was always in accordance with their motto in Latin that means always faithful - "Semper Fidelis."
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Reid ended up doing 23 years of consecutive sea duty before going to his first shore duty assignment. During this time, he made Chief Petty Officer. One of his chief friends approached him about applying to the Limited Duty Officer (LDO) program.
Reid continued, “We need to Get Real and Get Better on the basics, so that we then can focus on Getting Real and Getting Better on the more advanced issues and concerns. Without a strong foundation in the basics, we will not be able to move onto those advanced items. I don’t see the shipyard as in being part civilian, part Sailor. I see the shipyard as people with the same goal in mind and that is to get our ships and boats out on time to the Fleet so they can support the Navy’s mission.”
Reid is looking forward to being part of America’s Shipyard team. He looks forward to this opportunity and the challenges that are ahead of him. “We are one team with one mission and I am honored to be part of that team. I am looking forward to the great things that NNSY will accomplish in the future.”
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Capt. Randy Reid Becomes Norfolk Naval Shipyard Deputy Commander
A graduate of Floyd E. Kellam High School in Virginia Beach, Capt. Randy Reid continues to deepen his roots in Hampton Roads, now as Norfolk Naval Shipyard’s (NNSY) Deputy Shipyard Commander.
Reid’s journey to his current destination began after turning down an acceptance to Virginia Military Institute and deciding to venture out to prove to his father that he could make it on his“Iown.searched for jobs that would pay well, and unfortunately, I lacked the experience that they required,” said Reid. “I thought if I joined the Marines, I would gain that experience to get a decent paying civilian job.” Reid showed up at the Marines recruiting office, only to find out that the recruiter was running late. He figured he would kill time by talking to the Navy recruiter. After talking to the Navy recruiter and taking a test, he found out he qualified for the nuclear program and liked the pay and benefits. When raising his hand for the first time, his goal was to graduate from nuclear electrician A-School, do his six-year required time and get out. That was until he started working for Chief Machinist Mate George Martin. Chief Martin showed Reid that the Navy offered many opportunities and programs that would benefit him both professionally and personally.
“I had no clue what the LDO program was. I did some research and thought that it wasn’t much different than what I was doing back then. One thing that sold me was I would be earning more money for doing almost the same job and they were only advancing one electrician Senior Chief Petty Officer a year,” said Reid.
Reid is a plankowner for both USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). He also served as the Auxiliary Technical Assistant on USS Enterprise (CVN 65); Chemistry/RADCON Assistant (CRA) on USS Dwight D.
Eisenhower (CVN 69); Hull Tech Division Officer and Planning and Estimating Officer on USS Frank Cable (AS 40); Reactor Mechanical Assistant (RMA) on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70); Force Quality Assurance Officer and Force Radiological Controls (RADCON) Officer at Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (COMNAVAIRLANT); Production Manager Assistant (PMA) and Repair Officer (RO) at NNSY Fleet Maintenance Submarines (FMB); Chief Engineer (CHENG) on USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and N432 Intermediate Level Maintenance and Improvements Officer at Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic (COMSUBLANT).
“I want to take my experience and my knowledge and pass it down to the next generation,” said Reid. “I won’t pretend I have all the answers, because I don’t, but I will do what I need to do to find those right answers. It doesn’t matter if you’re the newest shipyard employee or someone that has been here for a few decades, we need to work together and come up with a solution for every problem presented to us.”
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One of the biggest highlights for the team were the guest speakers, NNSY’s Code 300 Operations Officer Cmdr. Lawrence Brandon, Code 2300 Nuclear Engineering and Planning Department Manager Jeremy Largey and Code 900 Production Resources Officer Cmdr. Frank Gasperetti. Cmdr. Brandon shared how important the E-CoP was to the Navy and crucial in the preparations for the Ford Class. He elaborated on global security realities and how important the work done by the E-CoP was to national security. Cmdr. Gasperetti and Largey then closed out the meeting, challenging the team to continue forward, pursue innovation and technology that will excite the workforce and make all the shipyards more efficient, and to reach out to them should they ever need assistance.“The entire event – from the speakers to just having those one-onone conversations with our counterparts was a wonderful experience and helped us better come together as one team,” said NNSY Code 950 ESOC Lead Roy Turner. “Building these relationships with our team across the shipyards, especially because many of us hadn’t had
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More than 80 individuals from the four public shipyards and NAVSEA04T came together for this event, each bringing their own expertise to the table and sharing the latest tooling they had developed to improve the quality of jobs across their waterfronts, including the Advanced Mobile Universal Electrical Tester (AMUET) and other technologies from across the enterprise. In addition, representatives from the Electrical Safety Working Group, Fiber Optics Knowledge Sharing Network, and Motor Generator Working Group shared updates from their teams on priorities as well as big wins from the year. Small breakout sessions were held for the different codes, providing those teams across all yards the opportunity to have conversations on issues to overcome, how their counterparts have handled similar issues in the past, and brainstorming ideas that could be used across the corporation. Tours were also given to the team to the Code 950 shop facilities as well as onboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) to showcase where the hard work from the team at NNSY was being implemented. At the start of the event, NAVSEA04T provided a view from the bridge, explaining NAVSEA’s mission and vision. They also went into detail on the Code 100.TO (Transformation Office) standup and how the E-CoP plays into Naval Sustainment System – Shipyards (NSSSY) – the Navy’s efforts in transforming operations and productivity across the public shipyards. “We discussed how all the industrial CoPs falls under the nine pillars, including the Inside Shop, Waterfront, Shipyard Resources, and Infrastructure pillars – and that we have an avenue to go to when we’re in need of assistance,” said Davenport. “NAVSEA wants us to continue to innovate, and bring new ideas to the forefront. They’re ready and willing to support us in any way they can.”
The Electrical Community of Practice (E-CoP), one of the industrial CoPs across the four public shipyards, recently held its annual corporate face-to-face meeting in Downtown Norfolk – the first time the group met in person since 2018. Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) hosted the event, with Electrical Department (Code 950) Advanced Platform Director and ECoP Lead Michael Davenport and his team leading the charge with preparations alongside CACI. “The E-CoP is made up of representatives from Codes 950, 2330 (Control Engineering), 270 (Electrical Engineering) and 290 (Combat Systems) across all four public shipyards as well as NAVSEA04T (Naval Sea Systems Command) to bringing electrical work improvements to the forefront and innovate the way we do business,” said Davenport. The team hosts monthly phone calls to discuss the goingson at each shipyard and share ideas that can be utilized or built on at each base. The team also hosts their annual meeting in-person; however, due to budget constraints in 2019 and COVID guidance in 2020-2021, the team had to meet virtually instead. “It was a bit of a struggle these last couple of years due to limited teleconferencing options before Flankspeed and being able to hold this extensive event virtually – plus we really missed out on being able to speak with our counterparts face-to-face and build those relationships to better ourselves as a team. So when we were able to get the clear to host our event in-person this year, we were so excited to get started!”
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the chance in previous years to meet one another really helps build that trust and open doors for coming up with solutions together. I’m excited for the future of our E-CoP.”Though the event is over, the E-CoP continues forward, ready to bring the latest and greatest technologies in electrical work to the corporation. Interested in learning more about the E-CoP? The team meets via Microsoft Teams every second Tuesday at 12:45 p.m. Reach out to Davenport at Michael.g.davenport.civ@us.navy.mil to learn more.
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Once logged in, employees will have access to a plethora of tools at their disposal, including a personalized list of their completed or in-progress trainings, what trainings are required or recommended for completion, as well as a catalog of Navy specific courses growing daily. Waypoints has also integrated with LinkedIn Learning, providing access to all users with over 13,000 professionally developed, high quality, on-demand courses on a vast variety of subjects. In addition, employees can also use the Individual Development Plan capability to set their goals to advance their career and strategize with their supervisor through an automated process. Platforms and processes managed by the naval shipyards will be stood down over time - with Waypoints eventually replacing ATMS, IDP Tools (SharePoint and TWMS) and SF-182 Routing in Navy Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).Shipyard employees can now dive into Waypoints at https://don.csod.com and explore its different features, testing out the online training functionalities. During this Phase I implementation, users will be able to access Department of the Navy (DoN) mandatory training, development plans, and the LinkedIn Learning catalog. As the team continues to work towards the Phase II and Phase III implementations later this year, users can expect to see training programs including Command University, Fiber Optics, and Project Management Fundamentals as well as certifications and more. The NNSY Implementation Team is working weekly to provide training opportunities and certification workshops for all users interested - providing the help needed as NNSY progresses into the future of career development for America’s Shipyard. Weekly update meetings are held every Wednesday at 9 to 10 a.m. via Microsoft Teams. For more information or to sign up for a future session, contact Shelly Simpson at shelly.a.simpson2.civ@us.navy.mil or email NNSYWaypointsDivisionAdmins@us.navy.mil.CheckouttheWaypointspromotionalvideo developed by NAVSUP on milTube today and see what awaits in this new system: https://www.milsuite.mil/video/watch/ video/52899. It’s time to take off with Waypoints – let’s chart your naval career today.
The new learning management system (LMS) Waypoints has launched at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) and across the naval enterprise, allowing the employee to chart out a course for their own career success.
“The naval shipyards are working to transform the way we manage and develop our people,” said Shelly Simpson, NNSY’s Waypoints Deployment Coordinator. “With Waypoints, we are moving towards a modernized software tool which will centralize learning, development, certifications, skill assessments, and career planning into a one-stop shop. Employees can securely log in with an easy single sign-on with their government-issued Common Access Card and gain access to the tools they need to take control of their learning management and career development.”
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NOBODY GETS HURT TODAY: SAFETY FIRST! Shop 98 is at it again, elevating safety performance at NNSY! Congratulations to Shop 98 of the Lifting and Handling Department (Code 700), winner of the May 2022 Safety Flag presented July 25! A four-time safety flag winner in 2021 and also for the overall calendar year, Shop 98 has demonstrated its commitment to working safely by developing employee knowledge and building situational awareness in work execution. By increasing safety meeting participation, soliciting employee feedback, and proactively addressing potential concerns as they arise, Shop 98 is showing its ONE TEAM commitment to protecting its people! Individual certificates of appreciation were presented to Brandon Ashley, Elizabeth Stone and Kristyn Frye for their efforts in contributing to a safer shipyard. (Photos by Shelby West, NNSY Photographer)
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Congratulations Brian Suter! He was recently recognized by Vice Chief of Naval Operations William Lescher for his outstanding leadership, engagement, and dedication to the Naval Sustainment System – Shipyards (NSS-SY) program. His exemplary dedication and superb performance in supporting the Engineering Intervention Board (EIB) initiative aided in its pursuit to eliminate days of delay risk from targeted availabilities by removing mandays out of availability work packages. He took lead in implementing the use of the Superoxalloy-10x blast grit for the contracted main ballast tank preservation work onboard USS John Warner (SSN 785). In the same spirit, he challenged headquarters to evaluate the MRC-001 inspections required of the primary shield water tanks resulting in the removal of the inspection, saving on average 3,000 mandays of work to include the radiological controls. He has displayed commitment and ownership in the improvement of the Navy's availabilities through his local EIB roadshow efforts, enlisting the ideas and feedback from not only the engineering departments but also from production counterparts. "Your individual efforts in tese areas are remarkable," said VCNO Lescher. "You not only provide world-class technical expertise, but you do so in a highly professional manner. Bravo Zulu and thank you for your tremendous efforts." by Danny DeAngelis, NNSY Photographer)
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Capt. Dianna Wolfson has handed out numerous BZ100 awards as Norfolk Naval Shipyard's Commander. The BZ100 awards are to recognize achievements and superior efforts. BZ stands for Bravo Zulu which is a traditional signal conveyed from one ship to another with flags that means "well done." To view or download your BZ100 photo, visit NNSY's Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/norfolknavalshipyard1/.
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Qualifying an unqualified or untested company to bid or be a vendor; Paying too much for goods or services; Buying too much of an item or buying inappropriate items; Government official accepting inappropriate gifts or entertainment; Invoiced goods or services cannot be located in inventory or accounted for.
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR AND GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE COLLUSION
C-FRAM FRAUD
The Act of Persuading the Acquisition of a Contract Towards One Direction
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Wilson's company was awarded the contract despite its lack of any relevant experience or expertise, and despite having no employees based in or near northern Virginia, where all the work was to be performed. Wilson frequently disguised the bribes and kickbacks through fake invoices for services that were never provided, or by masking the payments as payroll to relatives of LumHo for jobs that did not in fact exist. The false service orders typically described the items being provided as specialized ITrelated support services, when in fact the co-conspirators were simply buying standard, commercially available items, dramatically marking up the price, and billing the government as though it had been provided with the specialized information technology-related services. The co-conspirators also used fraudulent service orders to conceal bribes in the form of high-end camera equipment and stereo equipment sent from Wilson to LumHo, thereby causing the government to pay for the very bribes that Wilson was sending to LumHo. Wilson was sentenced to 15 years in prison for orchestrating a bribery and kickback conspiracy and committing fraud. Co-defendant Matthew Kekoa LumHo was convicted and sentenced to 90 months in prison for his role in the conspiracy.
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Beginning in 2010 and continuing through 2015, William S. Wilson paid tens of thousands of dollars in kickbacks and bribes to Matthew Kekoa LumHo, then employed at the U.S. Department of Defense's Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG). In return, LumHo corruptly steered business to Wilson's Florida-based company by placing fraudulent service orders through a government contract that LumHo controlled.
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