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		<title><![CDATA[Health IT Attracting Defense Contractors As Harris Buys Into It]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Harris Corporation a well known defense contractor who primarily makes radios is moving into the health care IT business through acquisition of Patriot Technologies.  The defense contractors see this as a possible future growth area for them with the current reform debate on-going. by Matthew Potter]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:17 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dubai Air Show Has Big Companies Dreaming]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/government/10004073/dubai-air-show-has-big-companies-dreaming/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The biannual Dubai Air Show in the United Arab Emirates has the big defense contractors dreaming of new deals such as were announced two years ago.  The market situation may mean they are disappointed. by Matthew Potter]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:00:35 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[E-Verify To Be Implemented]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/government/10002432/e-verify-to-be-implemented/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Last year Congress added a requirement to the Defense Appropriations Bill that required those companies receiving defense dollars to utilize the current voluntary E-Verify System to make sure all of their employees could legally work in the United States.  The implementation was delayed twice due to a lawsuit and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:59:51 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Expansion and Diversification Eyed by LaBarge]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we have written about in the past it can be hard sometimes for a defense contractor to expand beyond the military realm.  LaBarge, a St. Louis based company that manufactures wiring harnesses, is trying to do that.  The Morning News in Arkansas writes about the companies attempt...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:00:05 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[EADS Reportedly Cancels Acquisition of U.S. Defense Contractor]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/government/1000224/eads-reportedly-cancels-acquisition-of-us-defense-contractor/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Louis Gallois, EADS CEO, speaking at the traditional French New Year's Address said that the company ended plans to buy a U.S. defense contractor to preserve cash.  The company was not identified Business Week reported but Gallois said it had recently won a large contract from the Pentagon. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:30:37 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Top Defense Contractors by Revenue]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WashingtonTechnology.com has ranked the top 100 Defense contractors by revenue.  Here are the Top 10 as of 2008:    1. Lockheed Martin  2. Boeing  3. KBR  4. Northrop Grumman  5. General Dynamics  6. Raytheon  7. SAIC  8. L-3 Communciations ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:06:31 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Expanding Your Customer Base as a Defense Contractor]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NCI, Inc is a smallish IT company.  It reported its Third Quarter Results today, the press release is available at MarketWatch.com.  The company had a record quarter with very strong growth.  In summary it saw increases across the board:  --Operating income up 23% to $7.8 million...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:27:33 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Legal issues: Congress expands whistleblower protections.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6577/is_200803/ai_n25959969]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The 2008 National Defense Authorization Act that was signed into  law on January 28 broadens the laws concerning retaliation against  whistleblowers who are employees of defense contractors. Defense  contractors should be aware of the new, stricter rule  The 2008 National Defense Authorization Act that was signed...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Defense Contractor Mitchell Wade Pleads Guilty to Bribing Former Congressman 'Duke' Cunningham, Corrupting DOD, Election Fraud]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200602/ai_n21868970]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Mitchell Wade, the former owner of MZM, Inc., a major defense contractor based in the District of Columbia, has pleaded guilty to bribing former Congressman "Duke" Cunningham, corrupting defense officials, WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Mitchell Wade, the former owner of MZM, Inc.,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Science Applications International Corp., the largest privately held defense contractor, plans an initial public stock offering early next year.(Washington Insider)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6577/is_200509/ai_n26380276]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Science Applications International Corp., the largest privately  held defense contractor, plans an initial public stock offering early  next year. The company says it hopes to raise $1.7 billion, nearly as  much as Google raised in its IPO in 2004.    Science Applications International Corp., the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Impact of Pentagon's shift on defense contractors.(DEFENSE SPENDING)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5963/is_200509/ai_n24100593]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Pentagon's shift in priorities will have a big impact on  California defense contractors and their subcontractors. Military  planners want to transfer money to unmanned aerial vehicles,  communications-jamming equipment and the missile defense syste  The Pentagon's shift in priorities will have a big impact on ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Defense sector rallies on L.I. Changing national security needs help key sector rebuild.(Special Report: Commercial Real Estate)(Long Island)(Column)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5254/is_200410/ai_n20232839]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: laura koss-feder    For decades, Long Island's once-mighty defense industry did  nothing but retreat, leaving behind a trail of vast empty buildings and  armies of laid-off workers.    No longer.    In the past three years, the remnants of that ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Supply Chain Intelligence In The Defense Industry]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=287406]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Aerospace and defense contractors for the Air Force face a major challenge - managing aircraft lifecycles and the complex materials supply chain associated with them. But thanks to a new Business Intelligence BI solution that incorporates the Air Force's own data structures and metrics, aerospace and defense contractors can now...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stars find strengths in economic weakness; NY's fastest-growing firms offer savings, buy up rivals; home buyers buoy lenders.(Finance)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5254/is_200309/ai_n20229541]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: tom fredrickson    For manhattan-based defense contractor L-3 Communications Holdings  Inc. and many other fast-growing companies, the worst of times has meant  the best of times.    The maker of surveillance, communication and aviation equipmen  Byline: tom fredrickson    For...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Washington Post. (Washington Insider).(major defense contractors acquiring smaller technology companies)(Brief Article)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6577/is_200305/ai_n26379592]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Major defense contractors are on a buying spree, driving up prices  for smaller technology companies that provide cutting-edge systems for  the military.    Major defense contractors are on a buying spree, driving up prices  for smaller technology companies that provide cutting-edge systems for  the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Defense contractors post first-quarter gains. (Industry Newsline).]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4695/is_200305/ai_n17397644]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Large defense contractors Raytheon Co., Lockheed Martin Corp. and  Boeing Co. reported strong first-quarter gains last month, due to  increased defense spending from both U.S. and foreign customers.  Lockheed Martin, based in Bethesda, MD, reported $7.1  Large defense contractors Raytheon Co., Lockheed Martin Corp. and ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[When a Deal Isn’t a Deal]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=67759]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This article is about the defense contracts and defines the disputes in contracts. With the nation on the brink of war with Iraq, the federal government no doubt will enlist the support of private defense contractors to help prepare the nation for war. In the past, defense contractors often received...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[As more bombs fall, defense stocks rise: Homeland security firms also see 9/11 effect.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[When bombs started falling on Afghanistan, the stocks of some of  America's defense contractors started rising.       The war, which has showcased a growing array of high-tech weapons,  from pilotless drones to laser-guided munitions, has sent the sto    When bombs...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2002 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Defense Contractor Northrop Grumman Opens Operation in Fort Wayne, Ind.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5553/is_200011/ai_n22492784]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Nov. 28--FORT WAYNE, Ind.--One of the nation's largest defense  contractors has set up operations here to be close to the area's  defense electronics talent pool.    Nov. 28--FORT WAYNE, Ind.--One of the nation's largest defense  contractors has set up operations here to be close to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2000 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Area defense contracts surge. (northeastern Ohio)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5250/is_199407/ai_n20063322]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Northeastern Ohio's piece of the shrinking Pentagon pie rose 18%  in fiscal '93  Despite the Pentagon push to slash military spending, defense  contracts awarded in northeastern Ohio rose by $62 million, or 18%, in  fiscal 1993.  Local companies, universiNortheastern Ohio's piece of the shrinking Pentagon...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 1994 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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