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    Report shows business impact of defense cuts

    August 22, 2012

    Rick Maze

    Army Times

    A pro-defense think tank has issued a new report that shows by congressional district the impact on local businesses of the potential $500 billion in across-the-board budget cuts looming in January.

    The report does not include any assumptions about potential military or civilian personnel reductions, nor [...]

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    Report shows business impact of defense cuts

    August 22, 2012

    Rick Maze

    Marine Corps Times

    A pro-defense think tank has issued a new report that shows by congressional district the impact on local businesses of the potential $500 billion in across-the-board budget cuts looming in January.

    The report does not include any assumptions about potential military or civilian personnel reductions, [...]

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    Report: Virginia’s defense contractors have most to lose under sequestration

    August 22, 2012

    Sarah Chacko

    Federal Times

    Virginia, California and Texas stand to lose the most money in defense contracts under across-the-board budget cuts scheduled to take effect Jan. 2, a new report shows.

    Small and minority-owned businesses also stand to lose billions of dollars in defense contracts under the reductions, known as [...]

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    Center released new reports detailing defense spending by congressional district

    August 22, 2012

    Christopher Collins

    Paulding County Republican Examiner

    The Center for Security Policy yesterday released new Congressional District reports on the local economic impacts of the ten-year $500 billion in cuts to the nation’s defense budget under sequestration.

    The reports are free and available online to the public at Continue Reading...

    Defense cuts could cost Quad-Cities businesses $31 million

    August 22, 2012

    Jonathan Turner

    Quad-Cities Online

    Looming national defense cuts will eliminate about $31 million in federal contracts for Quad-Cities businesses, according to a new report from The Center for Security Policy, a Washington, D.C.-based organization.

    The center, which bills itself as a nonpartisan think tank concentrating on security issues, did a [...]

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    Area defense contractors gird for more cuts

    August 22, 2012

    Brian Francisco

    Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

    Allen County companies have seen the value of their U.S. military contracts plunge by more than half since fiscal 2008, according to a national defense advocacy group, which says leaner times lie ahead.

    Data compiled by the Center for Security Policy show local spending [...]

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    Report Details Which States Have Most To Lose Under Sequestration

    August 22, 2012

    Sarah Chacko

    Defense News

    Virginia, California and Texas stand to lose the most money in defense contracts under across-the-board budget cuts scheduled to take effect Jan. 2, a new report shows.

    Small and minority-owned businesses also stand to lose billions of dollars in defense contracts under the reductions, known as [...]

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    Rochester-area defense companies feeling tight times

    August 17, 2012

    Matthew Daneman and Tom Tobin

    Democrat and Chronicle

    Harris RF Communications-made Falcon handheld radios. Ultralife rechargeable, non-rechargeable and thin cell batteries. Optics from many of the area’s specialty manufacturers.

    When the U.S. Defense Department goes shopping for gear, its list includes stops at numerous Rochester-area employers.

    But tighter military spending [...]

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    The Impact of Budget Cuts

    August 15, 2012

    Ken Hinkle

    The Daytona Beach News-Journal

    I just finished reading an article in my August edition of The American Legion Magazine, titled “Unintended Consequences.” This should be mandatory reading for all members of Congress and their staffs.

    Many are not aware of the direct and indirect impact budget cuts [...]

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    Washington sounds the sequester alarm: How much would be cut and when

    August 8, 2012

    Donna Cassata

    Star Tribune

    WASHINGTON – Republicans and Democrats are sounding the alarm: The budget sequester is coming and we have to do everything to stop it.

    Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says it will be devastating to the military. Manufacturers say it will mean the loss of tens of thousands [...]

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