THE PENTAGON – The Navy continues to rely on its sailors at all levels for innovative ideas that will help the service operate better, faster, and for less money, the deputy under secretary of the Navy for management told USNI News.
The Department of the Navy is asking for submissions for the second annual Secretary of the Navy’s Innovation Awards, which recognizes and rewards individuals or teams that have created an innovation-friendly work environment or who have made achievements in specific areas, Thomas Hicks told USNI News in a Nov. 17 interview. Data analytics, automated process development and technology development are highlighted in this year’s awards contest, reflecting the needs of the Navy to counter increasingly technologically sophisticated potential adversaries.
