The US Navy faces challenges in talent acquisition and workforce retention within the Defense Industrial Base. The Talent Pipeline Program focuses on small and medium Defense Industrial Base Employers, emphasizing the hiring of new, skilled employees and building bench strength in the existing workforce to ensure the defense and maritime ecosystems have the people and trades needed to meet the current and future demand.

The Program collaborates with industry, education, and workforce development partners to provide local industrial sector employers providing a new way to identify, train, hire, and retain skilled workers.

Electralloy / G. O. Carlson will be actively participating in the 2025 cohort. Signing day was held on May 20, 2025, in Pittsburgh for all participants.

The Talent Pipeline Program supports US Navy increasing Defense Industrial Base Workforce requirements to meet the demand of future delivery of Columbia and Virginia class submarines, plus Carriers, & Surface ships, sustainment of in-service submarines and ships, and support for international partnerships.

Electralloy’s Duane Laskey (second from left), Manager Human Resources and Joseph Paparone II (third from left), President and C.O.O.,  receive a TPP recognition plaque.