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A Navy financial maven takes over an office that looks around the world

The Navy’s International Programs Office (NIPO) is one of its lesser known components. It helps build maritime security and development partnerships.

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FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2019 file photo, the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG-82) moors at Fort Trumbull State Park in New London, Conn. The Navy is proposing construction cutbacks and accelerated ship retirements that would delay, or sink, the Navy’s goal of a larger fleet — and potentially hurt shipyards, according to an initial proposal. The proposal would shrink the size of the fleet from today’s level of 293 ships to 287 ships, a far cry from the official goal of 355 ships established in the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP, File)

Navy’s data-driven approach to sustainment finds huge room for improvement in ship maintenance

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Getty Images/iStockphoto/jdwfotorecords backlog in a file cabinet

A new challenge to automate one of the most tedious jobs in government

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CORRECTS DATE - In this Friday, May 17, 2019, photo released by the U.S. Navy, the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge sail in formation as part of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group in the Arabian Sea. Commercial airliners flying over the Persian Gulf risk being targeted by

Navy making headway on longstanding maintenance backlog

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Getty Images/iStockphoto/Evgeny SergeevModern ship radar digital screen above blue abstract background

NAVSEA shifting modernization focus from technology to mission outcomes

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U.S. Navynavy, sailors, recruits, graduates

Fast-track hiring authorities taking hold in DoD’s maintenance depots

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U.S. Navy/MC2 Markus CastanedaPHILIPPINE SEA (June 8, 2019) The amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force amphibious transport dock ship JS Kunisaki (LST 4003) sail in formation during a training exercise with other U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force warships. Ashland is underway conducting routine operations as part of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Markus Castaneda/Released)190608-N-WI365-1036

Navy creating new senior civilian position to manage long-term sustainment

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(U.S. Navy photo by Matthew Poynor)Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (NSWC IHEODTD) Energetics Manufacturing Department's Chemical Engineer Amy Luebbering demonstrates the five-gallon Resonant Acoustic Mixer (RAM-5) to Technical Director Ashley Johnson during the RAM-5 facility's ribbon cutting ceremony, Apr. 30.

Navy building the future of energetics in Indian Head

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Navy can’t build fast enough to reach 355 in time. So how will it get there?

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Navy, Air Force want Congress to abolish 180-day waiting period to hire military retirees

Amid “battle for talent” in the military’s maintenance facilities, officials press for a relaxation of restrictions on hiring civilians

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Amid funding challenges, 2017 marks year of change for Defense

Defense saw a slew of changes in 2017 aimed to increase competitiveness, inspire growth and address shortfalls in funding and healthcare realms.

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(Navy photo by Juan P. Liriano)Sarkis Tatigian, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Associate Director for Department of the Navy Office of Small Business Programs, celebrates 75 years of federal service on Sept. 26, 2017 at the Washington Navy Yard. During Tatigian’s tenure, the Navy has awarded more than an estimated $100 billion to small businesses from fiscal years 1951-2017, based on inflation and wartime efforts. (U.S. Navy Photo by Juan P. Liriano/Released)

DoD’s longest-serving employee marks 75 years in government

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Sarkis Tatigian, 94, just marked his 75th anniversary as a Navy employee, but says he has no immediate plans to retire.

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