NUWC economic impact tops $1B in 2016

THE NAVAL Undersea Warfare Center Newport’s impact on the economy topped $1 billion last year. / COURTESY NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER
THE NAVAL Undersea Warfare Center Newport’s impact on the economy topped $1 billion last year. / COURTESY NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER

NEWPORT – The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Newport’s impact on the economy topped $1 billion last year, according to a Wednesday release from the facility.

Of its total $1.07 billion operating budget, $678.9 million was spent by NUWC Newport in payroll, construction, facility support and local contracts.

The command is the largest federal activity in the state in terms of personnel and payroll.

It has 3,135 government civilian employees and 34 military members with a payroll of $319.8 million.

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In addition to the government workforce, NUWC Newport contracted for approximately 2,289 work years during 2016 from companies located in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut, bringing its combined government and contractor workforce to more than 5,400 positions.

Money spent for contracts totaled approximately $487 million, with contracts obligated to Southern New England companies during the year exceeding $312 million.
The breakdown included:

  • $262.4 million awarded to Rhode Island-based businesses
  • $37.4 million to Massachusetts-based companies
  • $12.8 million to Connecticut businesses

Construction contracts totaled more than $11 million, with an additional $35.4 million spent on facility support contracts.

Commanded by Captain Geoffrey deBeauclair, NUWC Newport is a shore command of the U.S. Navy within the Naval Sea Systems Command, which engineers, builds and supports America’s fleet of ships and combat systems. NUWC Newport provides research, development, test and evaluation, engineering and fleet support for submarines, autonomous underwater systems, undersea offensive and defensive weapons systems, and countermeasures associated with undersea warfare.

NUWC Newport maintains major detachments in West Palm Beach, Fla., and Andros Island in the Bahamas, as well as test facilities at Seneca Lake and Fisher’s Island, N.Y., and Dodge Pond, Conn.

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