Paul Dordal,
BGen, USAF (ret)
Executive Director
Overview: BRAC Impacts &
Applied
Research
Corporation
Workforce
Demonstration
Program
January
16, 30,
2009
September
2009
BRAC Regional Task Force
Purpose and Scope
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Purpose: Unify the community planning effort by
coordinating the requirements and shortfalls for the
counties and municipalities affected by BRAC actions at
Ft. Bragg and Pope AFB.
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Scope: Serve as the liaison between the military; the
communities in the organization; state agencies
associated with these requirements; and federal
agencies designated to provide community assistance
for BRAC.
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“BRAC RTF Workforce
Demonstration Program”
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US DOL Guidance: Establish a model for BRAC growth
communities
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Primarily Transformational: use the growth at Fort Bragg
as the catalyst to transform our region’s workforce and
our economy
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Also transactional: connect people with jobs!
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Identify skills and align industry requirements with
workforce and educational programs
Community Impact
of Changes at Ft. Bragg
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FORSCOM/USARC Headquarters will transfer
approximately 3,000 positions from Atlanta in 2011
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Senior decision makers that decide how to organize
and equip the U.S. Army (active and reserve)
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Manage more than $30 billion of DOD budget
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Creates workforce and economic opportunities
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Potential to attract new defense related industry
and expand existing businesses
Community Impact
of Changes at Fort Bragg
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Population growth: projecting 35,000 additional people
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Challenges: creates a shortage of schools, classrooms,
and teachers and impacts housing, roads, airports,
workforce, infrastructure, public safety, medical and
quality of life
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Opportunities: Additional jobs and, with a 4 star
headquarters, defense related companies are moving to
our region
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Economic Impact
Employment (2013)
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16,200 jobs will be created as a result of growth
at Fort Bragg
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4,024 active-duty military jobs; 2,146 military civilian
jobs; 1972 embedded contractor jobs; 1,000 private
defense contractors; PLUS
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10,044 jobs will be created in the local economy to
support increased population and military spending
Higher skilled workforce is needed to meet the
needs of high tech, defense related emerging
industries
Economic Transformation
Goals
1. Define and establish Defense & Homeland
Security Industry Sectors in North Carolina
2. Create partnerships and alliances between
industry, universities and DoD programs.
3. Attract, establish and expand companies in the
region to create new high tech jobs
“All-American Defense Corridor”
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Market and promote Southeastern North Carolina to
attract new defense related companies to the region.
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Emphasize our strengths:
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Five major military installations
World-class research & development capabilities
Excellent educational institutions and programs
Motivated and skilled talent pool
Outstanding quality of life
Excellent transportation systems
 Objective is to establish a defense industry sector
with high technology, high paying jobs
Regional Approach is Working
Partnering with NC DOC, Workforce Development
Boards, Joblink Centers: US DOL contract awarded for a
talent acquisition pipeline platform to connect potential
employees with jobs
 Establishing a virtual network: Fayetteville Technical
Workforce Transformation
Community College (hub), community colleges and five
universities. Includes CC system and UNC.
 Additional Golden LEAF Foundation and NC DOC/DWD
ARRA funding for i3D/smart classrooms
 Gates Foundation interest in investing in STEM programs
for our high schools, community colleges and
universities
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Workforce Demonstration Program
Workforce Transformation
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Identify the emerging workforce and educational needs of
our region, primarily focused on Defense, Homeland
Security and other high technology industries.
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Work with the Educational Community to train and provide
the skilled talent needed in the future.
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Meet the workforce needs of the military installations, our
region and state, and retain military separating from the
service.
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Workforce Demonstration
Program
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Strategy One – Utilize the growth at Ft. Bragg as the
catalyst to build Defense & Homeland Security industry
sectors: Thorough resource mapping and analysis of
emerging occupational and academic demands; gap
analysis of existing and projected workforce
requirements
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Strategy Two – Establishment of the All-American
Center
for
Workforce
Innovation
as
the
transformational mechanism to create specific career
tracks to meet the needs of emerging industries
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ALL AMERICAN CENTER for WORKFORCE INNOVATION
Academic
Development
Workforce
Development
Economic
Development
Military
Homeland
Preparedness
Security
Strategic Defense
Center of Innovation for
Leadership
Entrepreneurship
Defense
and
Homeland
All-American Center
Development
Securityfor
Workforce Innovation
Technology
Innovation
Enhanced
Training and
Simulation
Social
Resources
Healthcare and Teaching
Professionals
Trades, Skilled
Labor, Green
Technology
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All-American Center for
Workforce Innovation Virtual Networking
NCMBC
LEE
HARNETT
DSTA
SBTDC
MONTGOMERY
MOORE
FT. BRAGG
SAMPSON
RICHMOND
HOKE
CUMBERLAND
SCOTLAND
11 Joblink Career Centers
10 Community College Campuses
ROBESON
BLADEN
11 Public School Systems
5 Universities
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S
PROGRAM ASSESSMENT
BRAC RTF Workforce Demonstration Program is on
track
 Strategy 1 will be completed in Oct. 2009.
 Strategy 2 will be completed in June 2010.
Workforce Transformation
 Job connection talent acquisition platform will be fully
operational by January 2010.
 Virtual network, distributed education program will be
operational as a pilot program by June 2010.
 Economic and workforce transformation is on-going
and expanding
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Establish a North Carolina “Center for
Defense and Homeland Security”
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Align and connect North Carolina companies,
institutions and assets with DoD and DHS program
requirements
Provide strategic planning to organize and effectively
align existing NC D&HS related assets to make the state
as competitive as possible in the areas of acquisition &
procurement, research & development and supporting
the growth of D&HS business
Align educational and workforce programs with D&HS
workforce requirements
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SUMMARY
BRAC growth is already occurring.
 Biggest impact will be felt in 2011 and after.
 FORSCOM/USARC move is the catalyst for
establishing a Defense & HS industry in North
Workforce Transformation
Carolina
 Defense industry assessment is on-going to target
industries for relocating to this area
 WDBs, JobLinks,Universities, Community Colleges and
K-12 are working together with the BRAC RTF to
prepare a higher skilled workforce to meet the needs of
a growing D&HS industry base
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BRAC RTF
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Executive Director: Paul Dordal
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Deputy Director: John Harbison
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Executive Assistant: John Bellamy
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Program Manager for Education: Jane Smith
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Program Manager for Workforce Development: Tim Moore
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IT Deputy Director: Erik Wells
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Communications and Outreach: Renee Lane
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DBA Director: Joy Thrash
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Administrative Assistant: Renee Siemiet
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Regional Planner: Don Belk
Website: www.bracrtf.com
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(910) 808-4670
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Offices are located at 2550 Ravenhill Rd., Fayetteville
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