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Command consolidation could decimate Fort Eustis
Uncertainty swept through Hampton Roads this summer when the U.S. Army announced a significant transformation of its Training and Doctrine Command, aka TRADOC, headquartered at Fort Eustis in Newport News. In May, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George told the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee that the command would be merged with the Army Futures […]
Retired Coast Guard captain is new Christopher Newport biz school dean
Anna W. Hickey, a retired U.S. Coast Guard captain, will become dean of CNU’s Joseph W. Luter III School of Business.
Peninsula businesses to get capital boost
Small and midsize businesses in distressed and underserved areas of Hampton and Newport News will be able to access economic support through a new $50 million low-interest business loan program. Launched in June by the nonprofit Greater Peninsula C.A.R.E.S. Foundation, the Peninsula Cooperative Fund is designed to close funding gaps and boost minority-owned businesses. PCF […]
HII promotes exec to new maritime systems post
HII announced Thursday that it has promoted Eric Chewning to executive vice president of maritime systems and corporate strategy.
Jefferson Lab seeks voluntary 7% workforce reduction
Jefferson Lab Director Jens Dilling confirmed Thursday that the lab wants 7% of its workforce to agree to resign by the end of August.
Newport News reveals plans for $400M Navy housing project
Newport News plans to begin work next year on a more than 930,000-square-foot Navy housing development downtown.
Army says TRADOC won’t fully relocate from Fort Eustis to Texas
The merger of the Fort Eustis-based U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command is expected to begin around Oct. 1 and continue “well into” 2026.
General Dynamics wins $987M submarine contract modification
The shipbuilding unit of Reston-based aerospace and defense giant General Dynamics won a $987 million contract modification.
Virginia Congress members press for details on Fort Eustis layoffs
A bipartisan delegation is seeking more transparency regarding the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command moving its headquarters .
Newport News Shipbuilding to furlough 471 workers
Newport News Shipbuilding on Friday announced that it will furlough 471 shipbuilders for up to five months.
Newport News’ Jefferson Lab appoints new director
Newport News-based Jefferson Lab announced Wednesday that Jens Dilling has been appointed as its next director, effective June 30.
Army training command headquarters to relocate from Virginia to Texas
The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) will soon move its headquarters from Fort Eustis in Newport News to Austin, Texas — but questions linger about how many military and civilian staff will be impacted and how much of the command’s functions will relocate.
