DEMOSS JOINS NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING AS ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., June 3, 1998 – Newport News Shipbuilding (NYSE: NNS) announced that Douglas P. DeMoss has joined the company as Assistant General Counsel.

He will be principally responsible for sourcing and corporate compliance matters.

DeMoss brings to this position nearly 10 years of experience in legal issues relating to government procurement law as a U.S. government attorney. Immediately prior to joining Newport News he was Assistant to the General Counsel, Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington, D.C., where he had previously been recognized as the U.S. Army’s Outstanding Young Attorney.

DeMoss reports to Newport News Shipbuilding’s General Counsel, Stephen B. Clarkson, who said, "We are extremely pleased to have Doug join us. His broad experience and fine record in government procurement law significantly reinforces our capabilities in this area. He will be a great help to Newport News Shipbuilding."

A Distinguished Graduate of the United States Military Academy, DeMoss obtained his J.D. degree from Marshall-Wythe School of Law, at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va., where he was first in his class, Order of the Coif, and on the Board of Editors of the Law Review. He received a master’s degree in military law (Contracts Specialty) from the Judge Advocate General’s School in Charlottesville, Va., also first in his class.

Newport News Shipbuilding is America’s premier shipbuilding company with annual revenues of approximately $1.7 billion and 18,000 employees. The company is the leader in the design and construction of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines for the U. S. Navy. Visit NNS on the Web at www.nns.com.