60,000 80,000 Federal Civilian Military Service Members
Employees
(Over 85% DoD)
METRO BY LARGEST METRO LARGEST METRO #4 LARGEST FEDERAL WORKFORCE #5 BY DoD SPENDING #37 BY POPULATION (Per Capita)
40% OF GDP TIED TO FEDERAL SPENDING
HAMPTON ROADS, VIRGINIA
EPICENTER OF OUR NATION’S SECURITY INTERESTS AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY:
$28.6 BILLION Estimated Direct
Investments in Defense & AUKUS, Space, Energy, and Artificial Intelligence & Digital Infrastructure
Spend by DoD in 2024
AREAS OF RISK:
$1 Billion BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE
Tariffs, Reductions in the Federal Workforce, Offshore Wind, and Clawbacks of Previously Awarded Federal Funding
AMERICA’S MARITIME INDUSTRIAL HUB
LEGISLATION AWARDS
$600 Million INFLATION REDUCTION ACT AWARDS $130 Million HIGHER ED RESEARCH GRANTS $1 Billion OFFSHORE WIND INVESTMENTS