James Geurts

White House to Nominate DOT&E Head Nickolas Guertin as Navy Acquisition Chief

Nickolas Guertin. DoD Photo

The Pentagon’s chief weapons tester will be nominated to lead the Navy’s acquisition efforts, the White House announced on Friday.

Nickolas Guertin, the current Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, is now set to be the White House’s nominee as assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition (RDA), according to a late Friday release from the Biden administration.

The director of DOT&E reports directly to both Secretary of Defense Lloyd...

https://news.usni.org/2022/09/02/white-house-to-nominate-dote-head-nickolas-guertin-as-navy-acquisition-chief

Biden To Nominate Senate Staffer Erik Raven for Navy Under Secretary

Erik K. Raven, minority staff director, United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, gives remarks during a sunset parade reception at the Women in Military Service for America War Memorial, Arlington, Va., July 5, 2016. U.S. Marine Corps Photo

President Joe Biden on Monday disclosed plans to nominate a Senate staffer to serve as the new under secretary of the Navy.

Erik Raven, who is currently the majority clerk for the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee, is Biden’s pick...

https://news.usni.org/2021/12/14/biden-nominates-senate-staffer-erik-raven-for-navy-under-secretary

USS Gerald R. Ford Needs Parts from Carrier Kennedy for Repairs; Navy Says ‘Cannibalization’ Won’t Delay JFK Schedule

Carriers USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) and John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) at Newport News Shipbuilding on Nov. 12, 2021. USNI News Photo

The Navy is taking parts from an aircraft carrier currently under construction and placing them on USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) so the lead ship is ready to deploy next year, USNI News has learned.

The parts are coming from the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), the second ship in the Ford class of aircraft carriers that is currently under construction at Huntington...

https://news.usni.org/2021/11/15/uss-gerald-r-ford-needs-parts-from-carrier-kennedy-for-repairs-navy-says-cannibalization-wont-delay-jfk-schedule

SECNAV Del Toro Picks New Temporary Navy Under Secretary

Meredith Berger, Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy, Installations and Environment). US Army Photo

The civilian head of the Department of the Navy’s installations has been tapped to fill in as the second-highest civilian in the department, according to a Monday announcement.

Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations & Environment Meredith Berger will perform the duties of the Under Secretary of the Navy starting on Wednesday, replacing James “Hondo” Geurts, who had been...

https://news.usni.org/2021/08/24/secnav-del-toro-picks-new-temporary-navy-under-secretary

Geurts Stepping Down as Acting Navy Undersecretary, Retiring From Government

James F. Geurts

James Geurts, the Navy’s former acquisition chief who for the last several months has been performing the duties of the undersecretary of the Navy, is stepping down this month.

In a Thursday post on LinkedIn, Geurts shared a handwritten letter, dated Aug. 3, detailing his decision to formally retire.

“I have decided to retire from government service later this month,” Geurts wrote in the note. “It was an extremely difficult decision given my strong belief in our mission and pride...

https://news.usni.org/2021/08/04/geurts-stepping-down-as-acting-navy-undersecretary-retiring-from-government

Geurts: Navy Needs Large-Scale Innovation to Deter Adversaries

James F. Geurts, the assistant secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition, speaks to the crowd about acquisition on Aug. 15, 2019 at the Marine Corps Ground Acquisition Award Dinner in Arlington, Va., in 2019. US Marine Corps Photo

The Navy needs to pursue large-scale innovation and experimentation across the service to deter U.S. adversaries, according to the department’s number-two civilian.

James Geurts, who is currently performing the duties of the undersecretary of the...

https://news.usni.org/2021/05/20/geurts-navy-needs-large-scale-innovation-to-deter-adversaries

Wittman: Navy Needs Money in its Budget for Modernization, But Not From Cutting Cruisers

Guided-missile cruiser USS Hué City (CG-66) was inducted into the Cruiser Modernization program on Oct. 3, 2019. US Navy Photo

The Navy is facing pressure to find savings within its own budget to pay for investments in future technologies like unmanned vehicles and hypersonic and directed energy weapons – but those savings shouldn’t come from the early decommissioning of cruisers and amphibious ships, a key lawmaker said today.

Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.), the top Republican on the House Armed...

https://news.usni.org/2021/05/12/wittman-navy-needs-money-in-its-budget-for-modernization-but-not-from-cutting-cruisers

Former Acquisition Chief Geurts to Fill in as Navy Undersecretary

James Geurts, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition (ASN (RD&A)), speaks with the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) workforce in February 2018 to highlight his priorities and answer questions on issues impacting the information warfare environment. US Navy photo.

James “Hondo” Geurts, who served as the Navy’s acquisition chief for more than three years, will return to the Department of the Navy leadership team to fill in as the department’s...

https://news.usni.org/2021/02/04/former-acquisition-chief-geurts-to-fill-in-as-navy-undersecretary

Navy: First Constellation Frigate Will Start Fabrication This Year as Shipyard Expands

Rendering of USS Constellation (FFG-62). Fincantieri Image

The first hull in a new Navy ship class in more than a decade is set to start construction later this year, the service’s program manager said this week.

Fincantieri Marinette Marine plans to start fabrication of the future USS Constellation (FFG-62) in late summer or early fall following the completion of the final design review of the plans for the ship, Capt. Kevin Smith, who oversees the program for the Navy, said on Tuesday. The ship...

https://news.usni.org/2021/01/15/navy-first-constellation-frigate-will-start-fabrication-this-year-as-shipyard-expands

Navy Now Has 15 Tech Bridges Across U.S. and in U.K. to Tackle Fleet Problems in New Ways

F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 and the 617 Squadron sit on the flight deck aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth at sea on Oct. 6. 2020. US Marine Corps Photo

The Navy’s first international Tech Bridge in London was formally launched last week, the same week that the U.S. announced two new Tech Bridge locations, showing how much the sea service values this forum for collaboration with community businesses and researchers.

The London Tech Bridge was formally...

https://news.usni.org/2020/12/14/navy-now-has-15-tech-bridges-across-u-s-and-in-u-k-to-tackle-fleet-problems-in-new-ways

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