DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
NAVAL SEA SYSTEM COMMAND
1333 ISAAC HULL AVENUE
WASHINGTON NAVY YARD DC 20376

IN REPLY REFER TO

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June 29, 2016

 

The Honorable Scott Peters
House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515

Dear Representative Peters:

Thank you for your letter of May 20, 2016, requesting information on waterborne security
at shipyards on behalfof your constituent, Mr. Michael Owen. Mr. Owen also expressed his
desire to see our Veterans gainfully employed. I am responding on behalf ofthe Navy Chief of

Legislative Affairs.

i fully agree with Mr. Owen that we should hire Veterans and I applaud him for starting a
non?profit group, VETality Corp, dedicated to helping our former service members ?nd
employment and combat both Veteran suicides and drug use. The Naval Sea Systems Command
(NAVSEA) is fully committed to employing Veterans. Between October 2015 and May 2016,
we hired 465 former service members into our Enterprise. Further, NAVS EA along with several
other Navy commands hosted its annual Veterans and Wounded Warrior Summit earlier this
month in Tampa, Florida. If Mr. Owen would like to contact NAVSEA regarding our veteran
hiring efforts, he can call our Wounded Warrior and Disabled Veteran Program Manager CA PT
Ann Duff at (202) 781-5309 or e-mail her at ann.duff1 @navy.mi1.

Regarding Mr. Owen?s concerns about ships security, the Southwest Regional Maintenance
Center is currently working with Commander, Paci?c Fleet to ensure that the
commercial shipyards are in compliance with all applicable security requirements. There is on-
going work that will lead to a full and open competition for waterborne security at the shipyards
under cognizance. The contract solicitation should come out in early to mid-Fiscal
Year 2018. Should Mr. Owen have any questions on this matter, he may contact 
Executive Of?cer, CAPT Paul W. Bieraugel at (619) 556-5838 or paul.bieraugel@navy.mil.

As always, if 1 can be of any further assistance, please let me know.

  

. J. MOORE
Vice Admiral, US. Navy