NEWS | April 8, 2021
Secretary of the Navy Thomas Harker, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed tour NUWC Division Newport’s unmanned vehicle facility By NUWC Division Newport Public Affairs NEWPORT, R.I., –
Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas W. Harker and U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee overseeing the U.S. Department of Defense, visited the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport on April 6.
As part of the Secretary of the Navy’s tour of some of New England’s Navy facilities, Harker and Reed toured the Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) High Bay workspace for an update on Division Newport’s work in UUVs, torpedoes, submarine-launched systems, marine mammal monitoring, and bio-inspired technologies.
The total funded program of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport reached $1.3 billion in 2020. Of its total operating budget, $611 million was spent by Division Newport in payroll, materials, operational support, facility maintenance and military support and $723 million funded contracts.
“There’s so much to be proud of in this most unprecedented year,” said Technical Director Ron Vien about the economic report. “During this challenging time, NUWC Division Newport was open for business, provided unwavering fleet support, stimulated the local economy, and maintained the Navy’s status as the second largest employer in Rhode Island.”
NUWC Division Newport’s employee base includes 3,515 government civilian employees and 28 military members with a total gross payroll of $523 million. Of the full-time government civilian staff, 72% are classified as scientists or engineers, with 86% having four-year degrees and 31% having graduate degrees.
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