The 2025 US Navy Talent Pipeline Program (TPP) Symposium was held in Norfolk, Virginia, from March 31 to April 3, bringing together the TPP Leadership Team from across the country. This annual gathering served as a platform to align on strategic priorities, share innovative ideas, and address challenges in recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and retaining top-tier...Read More
CHARLESTON, SC- NOVEMBER 27, 2024 – On November 21, 2024, Network 2 of Virginia’s Talent Pipeline Program led a networking event hosted by Keel (Pegasus Steel) in Charleston. This event convened current and prospective employer partners alongside industry leaders dedicated to advancing the skilled talent workforce supporting the United States Defense Industrial Base. The gathering facilitated substantive...Read More
Portsmouth, VA –On November 19, 2024, the Virginia Talent Pipeline Project joined forces with Project MFG to host the third annual Career Discovery Day and Project MFG Maritime Welding Competition at Tidewater Community College’s Skilled Trades Academy in Portsmouth, VA. This event serves as a vital link between talented students and industry leaders in the...Read More
SUFFOLK, VA – September 12, 2024 – On September 12, 2024, the Virginia Talent Pipeline Project held its Team Kickoff Event at Hub 757 in Suffolk, VA, bringing together employers to unveil their hiring needs, discuss tool implementation plans, and share pipeline strategies for finding candidates. For this program year, employer partners have collectively identified...Read More
On May 7, the Virginia Talent Pipeline Project (VTPP) held its second “Signing Day” Ceremony at the Sheraton Norfolk Waterside hotel in Norfolk, Virginia. The VTPP aims to reinvigorate the defense trade skills workforce in the Hampton Roads region and across Virginia. The signing ceremony formally recognized the work of 57 defense employers in Virginia...Read More
WASHINGTON – This May, the U.S. Navy’s Submarine Industrial Base (SIB) program is hosting a series of Talent Pipeline Project (TPP) Signing Day events across key maritime hubs to recognize the latest wave of skilled workers joining the Defense Industrial Base. These events, taking place in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Hampton Roads, Boston, and Long Island, mark...Read More
On February 6, the Virginia Talent Pipeline Program (VTPP) held its Midyear Team Update and Sharing Event at the Sheraton Norfolk Waterside hotel in Norfolk, Virginia. The event provided over 70 representatives from employer partners, facilitators, and training providers a platform to engage in meaningful discussions concerning talent acquisition and retention processes. During the event,...Read More
November 1, 2023, Hampton, VA – On Wednesday, November 1, 2023, the Virginia Talent Pipeline Project held its second Career Discovery Day and Project MFG Welding Competition at Virginia Peninsula Community College in Hampton, Virginia. The event sought to empower and invigorate the Hampton Roads defense industrial base by developing the maritime-focused manufacturing talent pipeline...Read More
By Team Submarines Public Affairs The Navy’s Submarine Industrial Base Program’s (SIB) Workforce Development Team in partnership with Department of Defense suppliers hosted more than 700 new workforce members for Talent Pipeline Project Signing Day events this summer in Philadelphia; Hampton Roads, Virginia; and Pittsburgh. These events recognize members who have completed trade skills training...Read More
Madeline Davis has never set foot on a Navy submarine, so she doesn’t get to see the products she makes in action.Davis is a CNC (computer numerical control) machinist at Fairlead Integrated in Portsmouth, where she makes metal parts for the Navy’s silent service. The defense contractor supplies shipboard integrated parts, including for the Navy’s...Read More
