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    Maryland defense industry could lose $2.9B in revenue, report says

    June 7, 2012

    James Bach

    Baltimore Business Journal

    Maryland defense contractors stand to lose almost $2.9 billion in revenue annually if Congress moves forward with budget cuts, according to a new report by the Center for Security Policy.

    Last year’s so-called “Supercommittee” — a 12-member joint Congressional bipartisan committee tasked with addressing America’s [...]

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    Defense impact

    June 6, 2012

    Northern Nevada Business Daily

    A group opposed to pending reductions in the federal budget says defense contractors in Nevada (including many in the Reno-Sparks-Carson City area) might eliminate nearly 4,000 jobs if the cuts aren’t rescinded. The report prepared by the Center for Security Policy for the Coalition of the [...]

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    Bad news for New Mexico if defense cuts take effect

    June 6, 2012

    Dennis Domrzalski

    New Mexico Business Weekly

    New Mexico could lose up to 8,216 jobs and $150 million a year in defense contracts if federal budget cuts scheduled for January take effect, according to a new study.

    Those job losses would include 3,600 active-duty military and civilian defense department personnel, [...]

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    Arizona defense industry could face $2.1 billion in cuts

    June 6, 2012

    Patrick O’Grady

    Phoenix Business Journal

    Arizona’s defense industry could take between a $1.1 billion and $2.1 billion hit, depending on the levels of cuts being discussed, according a report from a Washington public affairs group.

    The Washington-based Center for Security Policy says the amounts, based on 2011 federal spending, would [...]

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    Job losses looming from sequestration as gridlock grips Congress

    June 6, 2012

    Rob Varnon

    CT Post

    The economy has already shown some weakness of late, but imagine what it would look like if Connecticut lost 35,000 jobs and the nation 1.3 million.

    That’s what a new report sees in the near future for Connecticut and other states if Congress does not act and [...]

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    Congress needs to take action on sequestration

    June 6, 2012

    Lt. Col. Orson Swindle III, USMC (retired)

    The Hill

    What’s it going to take to get Congress to act on sequestration?

    For months, military experts have been warning that $500 billion in new defense cuts would make it impossible to defend U.S. interests around the globe. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta [...]

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    VIDEO: Military’s Aging Aviation Force Puts America at Risk

    May 18, 2012

    The youngest B-52 bomber rolled off the assembly line 50 years ago. Remarkably, it’s still flying.

    Like many of the aircraft still used by the U.S. military, the B-52 is telltale example of America’s geriatric aviation force. At a time when our military is asked to do more with [...]

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    Second to None Employee Rally: 39,246 Florida jobs at stake

    May 15, 2012

    Kaman Corporation, in conjunction with the Aerospace Industries Association, is hosting an employee rally May 21 at their Jacksonville Aerostructures facility to raise awareness of the critical contribution of the aerospace and defense industry to the U.S. economy and to our national security.

    Beginning in 2012, [...]

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    Kyl for the defense

    May 11, 2012

    By: James Carafano
    The Daily Caller

    When it comes to defending defense, the “right” may be getting its mojo back.

    Just a few months ago, pundits were predicting the tea party was more than willing to throw Pentagon funding overboard, along with the rest of the federal budget. Republican [...]

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    Golf Carts and Paper Plates: Will Military Cuts Force Us to Use Carter Era Military Training Techniques?

    May 11, 2012

    By: Travis Korson
    CNS News

    Major General Andrew Davis, Executive Director of the Reserve Officers Association appeared on Secure Freedom Radio to discuss what $500 billion in additional cuts to our military from the Budget Control Act of 2011 could mean.

    The cuts are part of the sequestration mechanism [...]

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