USNI Sponsors Essay Contest

To give Sailors a chance to share their views on the Navy’s next business transformation effort, the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV N4) and the U.S. Naval Institute (USNI) are sponsoring a Sea Enterprise essay contest. Contestants must write about ways to improve efficiency and effectiveness through Sea Enterprise. The essay should include suggestions to improve the Navy in areas such as new technology, accelerating innovations, adaptive organization design, new opportunities for Sea Enterprise and leading changes. Department of the Navy employees – including active-duty, reserve and civilians – who submit winning entries are eligible to receive cash awards. The top four non-DON submissions will also receive awards. Winning entries will be announced in the spring and published in a special Proceedings magazine supplement. A ceremony for the winners will be held in Washington at the USNI Forum 2006. For more information, visit www.usni.org/contests/seaenterpriseessay.htm.