The two other high - achievers on this panel, addressing an auditorium full of Navy midshipmen as well as retired Navy officers, were Senator Barbara Mikulski (D - MD), the longest serving woman in Congress, and Ellen Lord, CEO of Textron Systems (txt). (fortune.com)
To address widespread complaints of sexual misconduct at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand today will propose more training, a better reporting system and giving midshipmen at sea satellite phones to call for help if sexually abused. (nystateofpolitics.com)
At 10 a.m., Queens Councilman and potential 2017 NYC mayoral candidate Eric Ulrich joins the Zemser family for a street co-naming ceremony in honor of Midshipman Justin Zemser who died in the 2015 Amtrak crash, Beach Channel Drive and Seaside Avenue, Rockaway Park, Queens. (nystateofpolitics.com)