he principal civilian deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition, James E. Thomsen, will be the featured speaker at a Community Forum sponsored by the Dahlgren Heritage Foundation on May 28.
The forum will be hosted by the University of Mary Washington at its Dahlgren Campus, Center for Education and Research, at 5 p.m. in University Hall, preceded by a reception at 4:30 p.m.
Thomsen’s responsibilities include oversight and policy support for all Navy and Marine Corps research, development and acquisition programs for shipbuilding, aviation, space, and weapons systems. This responsibility includes more than $100 billion annually and hundreds of technical development and procurement programs for the Department of Navy.
Moderator for the forum program, and president of the Dahlgren Heritage Foundation, Ed Jones, comments, “My understanding is that Mr. Thomsen is probably the most important civilian working for the Navy – other than SECNAV – when it comes to Dahlgren’s interests and activities.”
The May 28 program is the latest in a series of community forums sponsored by the Dahlgren Heritage Foundation as a means of preserving and promoting the history, traditions, heritage and culture of the U.S. Navy at Dahlgren, Virginia, and the surrounding community. The Foundation is chartered to establish and operate the Dahlgren Heritage Museum and to provide the long-term preservation efforts and educational activities associated with sharing the stories and interpreting the U.S. Navy’s physical, technical, intellectual and social contributions to King George County, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the nation.
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