471 salaried employees for HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division have been furloughed, an HII spokesperson told News 3 on Friday.
The spokesperson said they don’t expect the furlough to last longer than five months, but they will have to reevaluate next steps during this period.
The workers were suspended in an effort to “increase accountability and efficiency, and to improve overall performance in meeting our current and future commitments to the U.S. Navy,” according to the HII spokesperson…