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Shipyard leadership reports limited immediate workforce impact from early-out offers; installation and shipyard commands separated
Summary
Commissioners heard an update on developments at Norfolk Naval Shipyard: about 241 employees accepted an early-out offer, those employees will remain on payroll through the federal fiscal year, and the Navy recently split installation (facility) command from shipyard operations, naming Capt. Greg Benton as installation commander.
Commissioners received an informational update about Norfolk Naval Shipyard, the city’s largest employer. Staff said the Office of Personnel Management sent early-out offer emails directly to employees; shipyard leadership reported roughly 241 of the yard’s approximately 10,200 employees accepted the early-out offer.
Staff said employees who accepted the early-out will be removed from the yard’s…
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