Vice Adm. Tom Moore

VADM Bill Galinis Takes Command of NAVSEA, VADM Tom Moore Retires After 39 Years

Vice Adm. Thomas Moore, commander of Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), discusses key areas for advancement to aid development of a rapidly growing Navy during a visit to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division on March 5, 2018. US Navy photo.

Vice Adm. Tom Moore turned over command of Naval Sea Systems Command today and retired after 39 years in the Navy, leaving the service’s largest systems command in the hands of Vice Adm. Bill Galinis.

Moore has led the organization since 2016...

https://news.usni.org/2020/06/19/vadm-bill-galinis-takes-command-of-navsea-vadm-tom-moore-retires-after-39-years

Navy Calling Up 1,600 Reservists to Fill in For Shipyard Workers Out for COVID-19

Norfolk Naval Shipyard workers prepare to install a 2400-pound pilgrim nut on a propeller of the aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) on Feb. 12, 2020. George H.W. Bush is currently in Norfolk Naval Shipyard for its Docking Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA). US Navy photo.

The Navy is activating 1,629 reservists to help reduce a carrier and submarine maintenance backlog at its public shipyards that is exacerbated by COVID-19, according to Naval Sea Systems Command.

Nearly a...

https://news.usni.org/2020/06/11/navy-calling-up-1600-reservists-to-fill-in-for-shipyard-workers-out-for-covid-19

New Cyber Office Will Unify NAVSEA’s Digital Efforts

Vice Adm. Tom Moore has listed “cyber” as a top priority for Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) since assuming command four years ago, but despite the emphasis, the organization hadn’t found a way to define and pursue cyber and digital issues in any kind of unified way.

Even after nudging from former Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson to get after digital transformation, Moore found that NAVSEA’s chief information office was handling shipboard network issues one way, program...

https://news.usni.org/2020/05/27/new-cyber-office-will-unify-navseas-digital-efforts

NAVSEA Says Attack Sub Repairs Much Improved as USS Boise Enters Yard Following 4-Year Wait

The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Boise (SSN 764) enters Souda Bay, Greece, during a scheduled port visit on Dec. 23, 2014. Boise conducted naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe during its last deployment that ended in January 2015 — and the submarine has been awaiting a maintenance availability ever since, due to limited capacity in public and private yards. US Navy photo.

After years of struggling to...

Navy’s Next Major Ship Program Sees Challenges Balancing Requirements and Cost

USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116) during construction at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works. BIW photo.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Navy’s new requirements process that brings industry in early to refine ideas and conduct prototyping may have prevented the service from going down a costly path with its Large Surface Combatant, the head of Naval Sea Systems Command said.

Acquisition leaders have touted the Requirements Evaluation Team idea, which brings together program managers, operators, budget officers,...

https://news.usni.org/2020/03/17/navys-next-major-ship-program-sees-challenges-balancing-requirements-and-cost

Coast Guard Struggling to Get Ships Repaired as Navy Expands Use of Smaller Yards

Coast Guard Cutter Waesche prepares to refloat from drydock in Seattle, Wash., May 22, 2018. The Waesche is a 418-foot Legend-class National Security Cutter homeported in Alameda, California. US Coast Guard photo.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Coast Guard is struggling to get ship repair yards to bid on its work as the Navy is leaning on more of these same companies to help dig out of its own ship maintenance backlog – and with the Navy contracts being larger and more lucrative, the Coast Guard is...

https://news.usni.org/2020/03/16/coast-guard-struggling-to-get-cutters-repaired-as-navy-expands-use-of-smaller-yards

After Early Stumbles, Navy, Newport News Might Be Turning the Corner on Private Yard Sub Repairs

Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Boise (SSN-764) enters Souda Bay, Greece in 2014. US Navy Photo

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Navy and submarine builder Newport News Shipbuilding are committed to having a private industry submarine repair capacity for the long-haul, even if the first recent forays into the effort resulted in long delays and cost overruns.

The Navy’s own ability to maintain its attack submarines has been strained in recent years, as the four public naval shipyards are overwhelmed...

https://news.usni.org/2019/12/09/after-early-stumbles-navy-newport-news-might-be-turning-the-corner-on-private-yard-sub-repairs

NAVSEA Harnessing Big Data to Dig Out of Ship Maintenance Backlog

Rear Adm. Stephen Evans, left, commander of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 2 and Rear Adm. Sara A. Joyner, right, take a tour of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) on Aug. 26, 2019. US Navy Photo

The heads of the Navy’s ship maintenance efforts want to get destroyer work back on track using new data tools and an under-development predictive schedule to prevent another major backlog in repair work.

Unlike the service’s nuclear force, the conventionally powered surface ships have...

https://news.usni.org/2019/09/16/navsea-harnessing-big-data-to-dig-out-of-ship-maintenance-backlog

Document: NAVSEA Campaign Plan to Expand the Advantage 2.0

The following is a January 2019 document from Naval Sea Systems Command, Campaign Plan to Expand the Advantage 2.0.

Commander’s Message: Why Campaign Plan 2.0? What Has Changed?

The NAVSEA Campaign Plan to Expand the Advantage, released in January 2017 (Campaign Plan 1.0), established our strategic mission priorities and core foundational lines of effort, both critical drivers for overall mission success. While these priorities and focus areas remain relevant, the dynamic nature of today’s global...

https://news.usni.org/2019/02/21/document-navsea-campaign-plan-to-expand-the-advantage-2-0

Navy Eyes New Ship Repair Contracting to Boost On-Time Delivery; Public Yards’ Performance Improving

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS) and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (IMF) personnel bring the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) into Drydock 6 at PSNS in Bremerton, Wash. PSNS and IMF personnel will work side by side with ship’s force teams to get the ship back in fighting condition and back to the Fleet. US Navy photo.

SAN DIEGO – Just 30 percent of the Navy’s destroyers come out of maintenance availabilities on time, the head of Naval Sea Systems Command said, and the service will be...

https://news.usni.org/2019/02/15/navy-eyes-new-ship-repair-contracting-boost-time-delivery-public-yards-performance-improving

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