For the Navy, putting shells and missiles on target starts with a lot of math and science

Summary: The Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division works to ensure the reliability, safety and effectiveness of Navy ship-board weapons. All but a handful of its nearly five thousand federal employees are civilians, aided by several thousand contractors. For the second installment in this week's series looking at Dahlgren activities, Federal News Network's Tom Temin spoke with the division's technical director, also a member of the Senior Executive Service, Dale Sisson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices