As global tensions rise and the U.S. Navy prepares for the possibility of high-end conflict, leaders at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport say success will depend not only on
As global tensions rise and the U.S. Navy prepares for the possibility of high-end conflict, leaders at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport say success will depend not only on technology, but on how well government and industry work together.
That message was front and center during the Ocean State Workshop, an event hosted by Division Newport and the Rhode Island chapter of the National Contract Management Association (NMCA). More than 250 people attended the workshop held Jan. 27 at Naval Station Newport’s Officers’ Club. The event brought together Division Newport personnel and private-sector partners from more than 80 companies to network, discuss wartime readiness and explore the relationships needed to support it.
Throughout the day, speakers stressed the traditional government-contractor dynamic must evolve into a tighter, more collaborative partnership if the Navy is to move fast enough in a future fight.
Division Newport Deputy Technical Director Stephen O’Grady said the shift is just as much cultural as it is procedural. In the past, he noted, the relationship between the commercial world and the government could be adversarial, with the government acting as an enforcer of requirements. Today, he said, Division Newport must serve as a bridge between operational
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