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Fiscal cliff could cause layoffs for defense contractors
by
Eve Troeh
Aug 9, 2012
The big defense contractors -- including Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney -- say they may have to send out mass layoff notices to their employees in a few months. That's because they're worried that hundreds of billions of dollars in expected cuts to the Pentagon's budget will have a big effect on them.
Budget cuts could hurt defense contractors
Jan 27, 2012
Federal spending on defense could soon be drawn back, and private companies that make military equipment will have to look elsewhere for customers.
Defense sector braces for Pentagon cuts
by
Jeff Tyler
Nov 15, 2011
With the super committee looking less and less likely to succeed, defense contractors are planning for the worst: automatic cuts.
MID-DAY UPDATE: U.S. reviews Middle East arms deals, China moves to discourage protests
Feb 23, 2011
As the unrest in the Middle East continues to escalate today, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Obama administration has launched a...
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by
Bill Radke
Sep 10, 2010
... He's Obama's new top economic adviser...