by Space
and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic Public Affairs
(NORFOLK, Va.) - Ms. Sharon Anderson, a Buffalo, New
York, native recently received the Navy
Meritorious Civilian Service award working for Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center
(SSC) Atlantic located in Norfolk, Virginia, during a ceremony held at Naval Station Norfolk.
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| Ms. Sharon Anderson receives Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award |
"Working for the U.S. Navy is an honor and privilege,” said Anderson. “I am humbled and grateful to be recognized with this award and to work with outstanding public affairs and information warfare professionals across both the departments of the Navy and Defense."
Anderson
has worked for SSC Atlantic for nearly 18 years and as a Navy civilian for 30
years. She holds a master's degree in journalism from Regent University and
serves as senior editor of CHIPS, the Department of the Navy’s information
technology magazine.
Anderson received the award in lieu of her leadership of the CHIPS
program for 17 of its 35 years as the Department of the Navy's IT magazine.
Through your steadfast leadership, creativity and journalistic excellence,
CHIPS readership has steadily grown to 6,343,488 readers in 2016.
As one of its sponsors, the Department of the Navy Chief Information
Office considers CHIPS a vital part of its strategic communication. You
interact with the highest levels of Navy and DoD leadership, interpreting Navy
and cyber policy and programs and communicating them in such a way that CHIPS'
millions of readers can understand their importance. CHIPS is a well-recognized
source for Navy leaders and commands to highlight their views and achievements
within the defense community and public at large. Your products, customer
service, attention to detail, time management, focus, efficiencies and
professionalism, as well as writing talents, are exemplary.
SSC Atlantic provides systems engineering and acquisition to deliver
capabilities to the Naval, Joint and National Warfighter through the
acquisition, development, integration, production, test , deployment, and
sustainment of interoperable Command, Control,
Communication, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (C4ISR),
Cyber and Information Technology (IT) capabilities that enable
Information Warfare for national defense and perform other functions
as directed by higher authority.
- - posted by Rick Burke, Navy Office of
Community Outreach Public Affairs