Defense &
Homeland Security
Cluster Initiative
Project Update for the BRAC RTF
Executive Committee
4/16/09
The TDA Team
Purpose of the Project
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Key objective is to assist in the transformation of the
regional economy around Ft Bragg:
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from its traditional base of textiles and agriculture TO
a more diverse and resilient economy based on support
for the nation’s defense and homeland security needs.
To support this objective, the BRAC RTF needed a
means of projecting the shape of this new economy
so that plans could be made to promote and attract
critical industries to the region.
To achieve transformation, those industries linked
to the changes that BRAC is bringing must be
targeted and attracted to the region
Presentation Overview
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Preliminary results
Definition and identification of targeted
D&HS industries
 Identification of key occupations
 Military spouses as an asset
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Preview of other tasks in progress
Identify regional assets
 Identify regional gaps
 Develop strategic plan and
implementation matrix
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Step 1: Define & ID Industries
D&HS Industry Groups and Subgroups
Base Construction
•Building Support
•Infrastructure
•Non-residential
•Residential
Base Support Services
•Education/Training
•Equipment Repair Services
•Facilities Maintenance
and Support
•Personnel Support
Defense Consumables
•Distribution
•Food & Drink
•Printing
•Textiles and Apparel
Defense Technologies
•C4ISR
•Fuel & Power
•Human Factors
•Land Warrior
•Performance
Materials
•RESET
•UAS
120 industries are in the D&HS Industry Cluster
Step 1: Define & ID Industries
Jobs in D&HS Industries
All American Defense Corridor & Eastern Military Triangle
2008 Jobs
Fort Bragg
Research
Triangle
Greater
Wilmington
Eastern
Military
7,510
20,666
4,480
4,358
37,014
Base Support Services
11,388
40,817
4,476
6,663
63,344
Defense Consumables
4,735
8,209
549
899
14,392
Defense Technologies
6,929
63,488
6,900
4,243
81,560
30,562
133,015
16,405
16,163
196,145
384,181
904,894
168,686
248,031
1,705,792
8.00%
14.70%
9.70%
6.50%
11.50%
D&HS Industry
Groups
Base Construction
Total D&HS
Total ALL INDUSTRIES
D&HS/Total
TOTAL
Step 1: Define & ID Industries
Jobs in D&HS Industries
Fort Bragg Region
D&HS Industry Groups
Base Construction
Base Support Services
Defense Consumables
Defense Technologies
D&HS Total
Total
Employment
Growth
2003-08
Growth
2008-13
Relative
Concentration
Average
Earnings
2008
7,510
1.20%
1.60%
0.98
$39,960
11,388
4.30%
3.00%
0.73
$29,056
4,735
-9.30%
-1.40%
1.2
$28,063
6,929
5.90%
3.00%
0.43
$53,004
30,562
0.90%
2.00%
0.72
$37,011
Step 1: Define & ID Target Industries
Factors Considered
Which
industries
support a
D&HS
cluster?
Step 1: ID Target Industries
Existing Fort Bragg Contracts
ALL CONTRACTS,
FORT BRAGG 2008
Contractors
Outside the
State/Region ,
$410,438,620
Contractors in
the BRAC RTF
Region,
$90,486,089
Step 1: ID Target Industries
Existing Fort Bragg Contracts
Defense
consumables,
$1,557,809
Defense
technologies,
$1,880,600
Base construction,
$3,217,897
Base support,
$22,536,774
Local Contracts > $500 thousand (2008)
Step 1: ID Target Industries
FORSCOM/USARC Contracts
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Twenty-one contracts valued at over $2B at
FORSCOM and USARC
Two contracts are responsible for 96% of the
total spend, and one contract alone accounts for
86% of the annual value of FORSCOM contracts.
$75-$80 M in annual contract spending and 750
FTEs are a reasonable assumption of what will
move with FORSCOM and USARC to the new
Headquarters.
Step 1: ID Target Industries
Emerging Technologies of Interest
Infrastructure Technologies
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Access Control
Information Security
Data Transmission and Storage
Battlefield Technologies
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Radar and Unmanned Vehicles
Personal Protection
Performance Enhancement
Mobile, Ruggedized Devices
Energy
Step 1: ID Target Industries
Recommended Target Industries
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Manufacturing and Repair of Mobile
Ruggedized Devices and Unmanned
Battlefield Vehicles
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Electronic and precision equipment repair and
maintenance - 811200
Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control
Instruments manufacturing – 334510
Motor and generator manufacturing - 335312
Step 1: ID Target Industries
Recommended Target Industries
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Professional/Technical Services
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Consulting services
(Management/Technical/Process/Logistics) –
541611, 541690, 541614
Computer systems design/Custom Computer
Services (e.g. Training and simulation) -541512,
541511
Management training - 611430
Research and development - 541710
Step 1: ID Target Industries
Value Chains
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Identify private sector suppliers and markets
specific to each of the “core” targeted industries.
Considers two factors:
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The structure of the linkages—to whom to does the
core industry buy from, and sell to, most directly,
and
The strength of the linkages—from what industries
does the core industry buy from, and sell to, the
most.
Step 1: ID Target Industries
Sample Value Chain Map
Step 2: Occupational Analysis
Top Jobs – Professional Services
11-3021
Computer & information systems managers
$40.22
Degree plus work experience
11-1021
General & operations managers
$37.46
Degree plus work experience
13-1073
Training & development specialists
$21.49
Bachelor's degree
13-1081
Logisticians
$24.27
Bachelor's degree
13-1111
Management analysts
$28.68
Degree plus work experience
13-1199
Business operation specialists, all other
$27.24
Bachelor's degree
13-2011
Accountants & auditors
$23.44
Bachelor's degree
15-1021
Computer programmers
$38.63
Bachelor's degree
15-1031
Computer software engineers, applications
$39.39
Bachelor's degree
15-1032
Computer software engineers, systems software
$41.06
Bachelor's degree
15-1051
Computer systems analysts
$28.55
Bachelor's degree
15-1061
Database administrators
$30.83
Bachelor's degree
15-1071
Network & computer systems administrators
$27.66
Bachelor's degree
15-1081
Network systems & data communications analysts
$25.32
Bachelor's degree
19-1042
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
$35.12
Doctoral degree
19-2041
Environmental scientists & specialists
$21.86
Master's degree
Step 2: Occupational Analysis
Top Jobs – Manufacturing and Repair
49-9042
Maintenance & repair workers, general
$14.58
Moderate-term on-the-job training
51-2011
Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems
assemblers
$18.33
Long-term on-the-job training
51-2023
Electromechanical equipment assemblers
$12.38
Short-term on-the-job training
51-2092
Team assemblers
$11.05
Moderate-term on-the-job training
51-4011
Computer-controlled machine tool operators,
metal & plastic
$14.18
Moderate-term on-the-job training
51-4041
Machinists
$16.30
Long-term on-the-job training
51-9061
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, &
weighers
$11.77
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Step 3: ID Regional Assets
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Human Capital
Colleges and Universities
K-12 Schools
Research and Development
Connective Organizations
Industrial Base
Physical Infrastructure
Quality of Life
Step 3: ID Regional Assets
Active-Duty Military Spouses
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Presently there are an estimated 26,328 spouses living
locally and 26,920 spouses expected in 2013
In 2008 spouses were married to the following personnel:
 3,977 officers
 766 warrants
 21,585 enlisted
In 2008 spouse labor force characteristics include:
 Employed – 11,094 (16% have no college, 50% have
some college, 24% have a 4-year college degree, and
10% have a graduate or professional degree)
 Unemployed and seeking work – 2,218
 Not in labor force and not seeking work – 11,430
 Active-duty spouse – 1,586
Step 3: ID Regional Assets
DoD Civilian Spouses
 Presently there are an estimated 5,748 DoD civilian
spouses at Fort Bragg and Pope AFB, with an 1,842
expected to arrive in the next five years. Sixty-eight
percent of the spouses are female.
 Approximately 3,228 are employed with an expected
1,041 that will move into the workforce over the next five
years and be employed in the area.
 The following occupations are common.
 For females, sales and office (34%), and management,
professional, and related occupations (33%)
 For males, production, transportation, and material moving
occupations (24%), construction, extraction, and maintenance
occupations (23%), and management, professional, and related
occupations (23%).
Step 4 & 5: Develop Strategic Plan
and Implementation Matrix
GAPS
QUESTIONS?