U.S. sees workforce development as critical to submarine production
20 Jan 2023
Maritime
Investment in U.S. submarine production seems secure, at least for the time being, but what about the skilled workforce needed to build them?
Academics, business leaders and representatives of trade groups and local, state and federal government tackled that question here Tuesday during a workshop co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense’s Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment program, or IBAS, and the U.S. Navy.
Some 90 people attended the session at the Mystic Marriott.
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