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DOD roundtable draws defense contractors, raises workforce and security-clearance challenges
Summary
An industry roundtable convened by the EDA to bring Department of Defense contractors together highlighted workforce shortages, security-clearance delays and a need for pre-apprenticeship training and better coordination among educators and employers.
The Economic Development Authority reported on a June 25 Department of Defense industry roundtable intended to connect local defense contractors and service providers with workforce and training resources.
About 20 representatives from firms such as Mills Marine, Crofton, Fairlead, NASSCO Norfolk and General Dynamics attended, staff said. The Hampton Roads Alliance presented a “playbook” outlining regional Department of Defense-related growth opportunities and how those trends could affect Portsmouth companies.
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