Defense Contractors
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Senators seek input from top contractors
CommentDonnelly interview July 9, 2012
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Defense contractors warn of layoffs, streamline ahead of budget cuts
CommentAitoro interview June 27, 2012
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Small businesses adding jobs while large contractors are cutting
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WBJ's Jill Aitoro explains why it seems small businesses keep adding jobs while large contractors look like they're downsizing.
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How the debt ceiling deal will affect the contracting corridor
CommentThe debt deal will affect the contracting corridor and the people who rely on the government to do business.
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Why defense contractors feel the need to go global
CommentWBJ's Jill Aitoro explains why federal contractors are turning to foreign countries for business.
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Realigning military bases and defense contractors
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Defense cuts will shift money to repair of existing equipment
When Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced funding cuts earlier this month, some in the defense industry shuddered.
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Road to defense contracting led through the battlefield
It wasn't until Dawn Halfaker had to put an Army uniform back on to greet soldiers returning from Iraq that she knew she had to find a new career.
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ITT defense spinoff looking for D.C.-area headquarters
ITT's defense business is now weighing where in the D.C. area to locate its corporate headquarters following last week's announcement that the business is being spun off as its own publicly traded company.
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Army's fixed-priced solicitation could squeeze contractors
The Defense Department has been talking plenty about cracking down on contractors, calling for more affordable systems and contracts that require companies to stay within their budgets.
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In the scientific and technical services industry, the jobs are aplenty, but the recruits are hard to find
Despite higher-than-usual unemployment rates in the Washington region, defense and government contractors trying to fill highly technical scientific and analytic jobs still face an uphill battle.
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Problems with retirement and Afghan contractors
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When one door closes, another one opens
Rockwell Collins, a government defense contractor, is gearing up to build a new build-to-suit office complex in Dulles on Oct. 20.
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