22nd Century was invited by Virginia Governor Terence R. McAuliffe’s office, the Virginia Board of Workforce Development, Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP), and the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) to participate in the Northern Virginia regional pilot of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Talent Pipeline Management initiative. The purpose of the regional pilot is to bring together companies with a shared need to expand the regionally available supply of highly skilled Information Technology technicians and professionals. About 15 high tech companies in Northern Virginia will be working collaboratively to define the need for IT workers in the region, and to map the supply chain of workers to fill identified workforce needs.