The Model of Excellence (MOE) nomination period is now open and will close Friday, May 30.

The MOE award is the highest honor you can receive at Newport News Shipbuilding and is presented to any individual or team that demonstrates excellence in supporting the company’s overall strategic priorities and values. Nominating your fellow shipbuilders is an excellent opportunity to acknowledge their hard work and celebrate achievements that exceeded expectations.

All shipbuilders can use the MOE nomination portal on MyNNS to submit a nomination. Projects completed between Jan. 1, 2024, and March 31, 2025, are eligible for nomination. Contact your division’s MOE Red Team member if you have questions or need help submitting a nomination – check the division Red Team directory, listed here, to identify your POC.

The categories for the 2025 MOE awards are:

• Commitment to Performance Award: This category recognizes an individual or team that positively impacts performance and removes barriers that hinder operational excellence.
• Commitment to Quality Award: This category recognizes an individual or team that demonstrates a quality-first work ethic and commitment to continuous improvement and process excellence to preserve and advance Newport News Shipbuilding’s “Always Good Ships” legacy. ​
• Commitment to Accountability Award: This category recognizes an individual or team that models excellence by taking personal ownership and following through on commitments to internal and external customers in support of the Navy’s mission. ​
• Commitment to Safety Award: This category recognizes an individual or team that has contributed to NNS’ safety culture by innovating to keep shipbuilders safe in their daily work and/or by consistently demonstrating behaviors that model the importance of shipbuilder safety. ​
• Leader of the Year: This category recognizes a shipbuilder who demonstrates HII/NNS values of integrity, safety, respect, engagement, responsibility and performance in their daily work and serves as a role model for fellow shipbuilders.​
• Tradesperson of the Year: This category recognizes an hourly individual who demonstrates courage, leadership, inspiration, teamwork, integrity, and other behaviors that positively change our company culture and make a difference in our community.

For more information and to nominate visit MyNNS.