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expect it to be an issue, and I certainly hope not, because we need to bring manufacturing back to the United States, and keep it here. With all that you're doing and all that's hap- pening, how are you proactive for the benefit of your customers? is past year, we put $2 million into equip- ment upgrades, and we're bringing on more equipment that will enhance our RF micro- wave and antenna capabilities and our ability to reach higher frequencies. Are you engaging in much automation as you make equipment upgrades? Yes, we are moving forward with some auto- mation. However, I will stipulate that we are not moving forward with AI automation. That's interesting. Can you explain? I know there is a lot of discussion in the indus- try about how AI is affecting our businesses and how it will work. I believe AI can provide a lot of help, but it is not part of our prototype manufacturing space. I will emphasize that we will not use AI in any part of our prototype manufacturing space because I still believe data could be leaked, and we are very sensitive to data leakage. Cybersecurity is a huge concern for everyone. What is your company doing around cybersecurity? We are already at Level 2 and approaching Level 3 CMMC compliance, which we expect to achieve by early next year. Level 3 compliance is significant. What sur- prises have you encountered? We keep putting plans and systems in place, and then they change the requirements or fine-tune them, which has caused us to have to modify our plans and systems. Is that just the reality in which we live now? Will we always be responding to rapid, con- stant change, like adjusting your SEO for Google? 48 PCB007 MAGAZINE I APRIL 2025