TUCKER APPOINTED VP-GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FOR AMERICA'S LARGEST SHIPBUILDER

January 9, 1997, NEWPORT NEWS, Va.-- Patrick A. Tucker has been named Vice President of Government Relations for America's largest shipbuilding company, Newport News Shipbuilding (NYSE: NNS).

Tucker, 49, is responsible for the company's relations with local, state and federal governments.

"Pat's role in dealing with the diverse requirements of our largest customer, the U. S. Government, is very important to us," said Newport News Shipbuilding President and Chief Executive Officer William P. Fricks. "And he is especially well-qualified having worked effectively within the government, as well as with the government, for approximately 25 years."

Tucker previously served as Executive Director of Government Relations for Tenneco, Inc., the former parent company of Newport News Shipbuilding. The shipbuilding division was spun off from Tenneco on December 10, 1996, to become an independent, publicly-traded company. Tucker had been responsible for directing all of Tenneco's government relations activities with the Congress and federal agencies. Prior to becoming executive director, he was responsible for representing Tenneco in its dealings with the federal government on issues of shipbuilding, health, safety, labor and taxation. Before joining Tenneco in 1994, Tucker was Counsel to U. S. Senator John Warner from 1993 to 1994. He had served as Minority Staff Director and Counsel to the Senate Armed Services Committee and in a variety of other senior positions on the Senate committee staff from 1983 to 1993.

Tucker is a native of Beckley, West Virginia, and earned his bachelor's degree in Public Administration from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1969. He graduated with honors from the George Washington University law school in 1972; served on active duty in the U. S. Air Force from 1972 to 1980; and was a civilian attorney advising the Air Force headquarters on legislative matters from 1980 to 1983.

Newport News Shipbuilding has produced approximately 800 ships during its 110 years of operations -- including Navy aircraft carriers, submarines and cruisers. It is currently building the nuclear-powered aircraft carriers HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75) and RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) and has begun work in preparation for construction of the Navy's New Attack Submarine.

The company's 1995 revenues totaled $1.8 billion, with income of $157 million. It has a current backlog of orders totaling approximately $3.5 billion. Its workforce numbers 18,000, making it Virginia's largest private employer.