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NASSCO Award for Combatant
Ships, Port of San Diego
General Dynamics NASSCO has been awarded a
contract by the U.S. Navy to support amphibious warfare
and surface combatant ships home-ported in the Port
of San Diego. The indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity
contract has a total potential value of$1.32 billion among
three awardees.
As part of the contract, NASSCO will help modernize,
maintain and repair Navy ships that dock in San Diego,
including six classes of military combat and amphibious
vessels.
“We look forward to the opportunity to work with the U.S.
Navy in support of the modernization and repair efforts
for the combatant and amphibious ships home-ported in
the Port of San Diego,” said Dave Carver, vice president
and general manager for General Dynamics NASSCO’s
repair division.
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April 2016 Edition
FDA Warns About Safety Issues
with Opioid Pain Meds
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning
about several safety issues with the entire class of opioid pain
medicines. These safety risks are potentially harmful
interactions with numerous other medications, problems with
the adrenal glands, and decreased sex hormone levels. We
are requiring changes to the labels of all opioid drugs to warn
about these risks.
Opioids can interact with antidepressants and migraine
medicines to cause a serious central nervous system reaction
called serotonin syndrome, in which high levels of the
chemical serotonin build up in the brain and cause toxicity
(see List of Serotonergic Medicines).
• Taking opioids may lead to a rare, but serious condition in
which the adrenal glands do not produce adequate amounts
of the hormone cortisol. Cortisol helps the body respond to
stress.
• Long-term use of opioids may be associated with decreased
sex hormone levels and symptoms such as reduced interest
in sex, impotence, or infertility.
Opioids are a class of powerful narcotic pain medicines that
are used to treat moderate to severe pain that may not
respond well to other pain medicines (see List of Opioids).
They can help manage pain when other treatments and
medicines are not able to provide enough pain relief, but they
also have serious risks including misuse and abuse,
addiction, overdose, and death.
For more information, please visit: Opioid Pain Medications.
View of Navy ships in San Diego Bay.
NASSCO
is
currently
conducting
repair
and
modernization efforts in four ports throughout the United
States, with the majority of work located in San Diego.
Other
ports
include Mayport,
Florida; Bremerton,
Washington; and Norfolk, Virginia.
More information about General Dynamics NASSCO can
be found at www.nassco.com. More information about
General Dynamics is available
at www.generaldynamics.com.
Gunfire or Car Backfire?
Desktop Alert, Inc. and Shooter Detection Systems, LLC have
announced a successful integration project that combines the
industry’s fastest and most reliable gunshot detection product
with the fastest mass notification system. Working together,
these capabilities provide pinpoint shot location, instant
notification to first responders, alerting via social media,
indoor and exterior speakers, computer monitors, telephones,
mobile devices, and fire alarms. Additionally, it automatically
conducts a total accountability of on campus personnel and
provides real-time personnel status to first responders.
Shooter Detection Systems’ underlying technology was
developed in conjunction with the