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• State to Give Navy $3.2M to Build Facilities at Groton

• First woman to take helm of a U.S. military academy

• Building boom at sub base

• USS Missouri Leading Way for New Wave of Submarines

• Congressman Courtney supports Governor's request to use Connecticut Contractors

• Coronavirus Precautions Dictate Slow Start for Coast Guard Academy Swabs

  It was a subdued start to summer training for the Coast Guard Academy’s Class of 2024.

• Council of Governments Awarded Grant to Study Parking in Groton City

  As Electric Boat expands in the coming years, more workers will travel to the City of Groton each day, a trend anticipated to add pressure on available parking.

• Plan For USS Groton Sail Memorial Moves Forward

  A proposal to create a USS Groton Sail memorial in an area adjacent to the Groton Public Library and the Groton Senior Center site along Route 117 is moving forward.

• Submarines Usually An Ideal Place For Disease To Spread Manage To Keep COVID-19 At Bay

  It’s no secret that submarines with their confined quarters are ideal places for diseases to spread.

• CEO Electric Boat Could Double in Size in 6 Years

  As Groton’s Electric Boat began construction of the first submarine in the U.S. Navy’s new Columbia ballistic-missile class, the CEO of parent company General Dynamics said Wednesday she anticipates the subsidiary doubling in size over the next half decade, a faster expansion than previous projections

• Electric Boat Grapples With How To Keep Workers Safe Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

  With Gov. Ned Lamont on Friday ordering all "nonessential" workers in the state to stay home in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak, Electric Boat, deemed an essential business given its role building submarines in support of national defense, has been grappling with how to keep its employees safe at work.

• Groton Sub Base May Lose $72 Million For New Pier To Trump’s Border Wall

  Congress approved nearly $72.3 million to build a new pier at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton, but the money may be snatched away to help build President Donald Trump’s wall along the Rio Grande.

• Columbia SSBN Not A Factor In 2021 Budget Cut To One Virginia-Class Sub, Geurts Says

• Submarine Funding Restored in Final Version of Defense Bill

  House and Senate negotiators have reached a deal on a final version of a defense policy bill that restores funding for the construction of two Virginia-class submarines, built in Groton, and authorizes billions of dollars for Connecticut’s defense industry.

• Geurts Shoring Up U.S. Navy’s Industrial Base

  James “Hondo” Geurts, top acquisition official for the US Navy and Marine Corps, is working to coordinate government and industry efforts to keep the nation’s industrial base healthy and functioning during the coronavirus pandemic.