{"id":32836,"date":"2018-08-14T17:55:46","date_gmt":"2018-08-14T17:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/08\/14\/bird-poop-and-bugs-bedevil-spawars-old-town-complex\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:28:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:28:35","slug":"bird-poop-and-bugs-bedevil-spawars-old-town-complex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/08\/14\/bird-poop-and-bugs-bedevil-spawars-old-town-complex\/","title":{"rendered":"Pests and poop plague this Navy installation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command\u2019s headquarters buildings are rife with \u201cpest infestation,\u201d roof leaks and other problems that have led some employees to express anxiety over the safety of their workplaces, according to a report by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.secnav.navy.mil\/ig\/Pages\/Home.aspx\" target=_blank>Naval Inspector General.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/08\/01\/spawar-inks-lucrative-contract\/\" target=_blank>SPAWAR<\/a>, the command spearheads the Navy\u2019s information technology and cyber breakthroughs. But while its mandate is high tech, its facilities are not, investigators determined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both SPAWAR leaders and employees \u201cexpressed concerns over the age and condition of workplace facilities as well as a history of environmental hazards\u201d at the command\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.navy.mil\/submit\/display.asp?story_id=83083\" target=_blank>Old Town Complex<\/a> headquarters on San Diego\u2019s Naval Base Point Loma, according to the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The age and condition of the SPAWAR facilities \u201cseem inconsistent with expectations for the Navy\u2019s information technology (IT) and cyberwarfare systems command,\u201d the report states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While SPAWAR\u2019s leaders and employees expressed concerns about where they work, the report states that Naval Facilities Engineering Command still graded the facilities as \u201cadequate and sufficient.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/08\/01\/spawar-inks-lucrative-contract\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/navy-tec.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">SPAWAR inks lucrative contract<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">It&#039;s a contract SAIC had held for more than two decades.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SPAWAR spokeswoman Paula Dunn said this week that the command is in \u201cconstant communications\u201d with Naval Base Point Loma to help ensure SPAWAR facilities provide a healthy employee environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe quality of facilities aboard the Old Town Complex is high on the list of the command\u2019s concerns,\u201d Dunn said in an email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While SPAWAR dedicated $26 million to address facility problems from between 2013 to 2016, it did not appear to solve the deficiencies, according to the NAVIG report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUnfortunately, SPAWAR\u2019s investments to date have proven insufficient to prevent rook leaks, overcome inefficient heating and cooling systems, and prevent pest infestation,\u201dinvestigators wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SPAWAR isn\u2019t the only Navy command spending its money to patch up facilities, dollars that don\u2019t flow from Navy Installations Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBudget submitting offices across the Navy divert $250 million each year from various programs to address recurring and emergent facility requirements not in the Department\u2019s budget,\u201d the report states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Naval Inspector General\u2019s visit took place in August 2017, six years after the last command inspection, and the report was finished in February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even as employees expressed concern about the age and safety of SPAWAR facilities, other Navy agencies gave six of the seven SPAWAR headquarters buildings condition scores that are higher than the service-wide average, the report states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Part of the problem seems to be the way the buildings were built, investigators determined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The open-air, \u201csaw-tooth\u201d design of the SPAWAR HQ buildings have proven irresistible to all manner of critters, according to the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe large, open buildings provide shelter to numerous pests,\u201d the report states. \u201cBird droppings and feathers accumulate throughout.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And while the three largest buildings let in plenty of sunshine, they offer little protection when it rains. Windows are broken or stuck in the open position, and roof drains sometimes fail, dumping water into the building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plumbing systems also don\u2019t always work and air conditioning systems leak, resulting in more water getting into the buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report states that a plan was in place to address \u201cnumerous environmental hazards\u201d at the facilities, and one initiative reduced concentrations of toxic trichloroethylene, or TCE, to acceptable levels around Building 3, according to the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2017\/04\/14\/mine-seeking-navy-dolphin-euthanized-at-spawar-facility-in-san-diego\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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monitoring testing indicates spaces are below the (Environmental Protection Agency) response action levels,\u201d she said. \u201cRecurring testing of the spaces and remediation of the TCE is on-going and will continue until the Navy and the State regulatory agencies have agreed that the established cleanup goals have been met.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOther environmental hazards addressed in (building 3) include bird pathogens from droppings on drop ceilings directly over employee workspaces, high carbon dioxide levels resulting from insufficient air ventilation, and aldehyde gas released from new furniture,\u201d the report states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SPAWAR posted \u201call clear\u201d test results on an internal site after treating the hazards and moving people back into the spaces, according to the Naval Inspector General.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe workforce, however, continues to express anxiety over environmental concerns,\u201d the report states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, \u201cSPAWAR has no safety and occupational health management system,\u201d according to the Naval Inspector General.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">StephensonPino said nets were installed to prevent birds from entering the areas and affected work spaces were deep cleaned, but also said the base must prioritize its maintenance and repair budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere is simply not enough funding to address all the (Old Town Complex) deficiencies,\u201d she said. \u201cSPAWAR continues to communicate with their workforce regarding facility repairs and the ongoing sampling and remediation efforts at Old Town Complex.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report states that the Naval Inspector Genreal would forward \u201ca comprehensive list of deficiencies and recommendations\u201d to SPAWAR, but that list was not publicly released and Navy officials declined to provide it to Navy Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While NAVIG inspectors found that SPAWAR is effectively carrying out its mission, they also found that the command is concerned about requirements continually increasing without any increase in resources to meet the demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf Navy truly views Cyberspace as a warfighting domain, we believe there\u2019s merit in bringing SPAWAR on par with the other (systems commands) with respect to resourcing and Flag sponsorship,\u201d the report states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dunn said the command continues to pursue fast, affordable development and innovation regarding space, cyberspace and other missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe will continue to look for ways to improve our efficiency so that when challenged with limited resources we can achieve maximum performance,\u201d she 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