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		<title><![CDATA[Defense Department To Review Conflict Of Interest Rules Too Late For Northrop]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Northrop Grumman announced that they would sell their SETA arm TASC earlier this month.  This was due to new conflict of interest rules limiting what contracts the company could bid on.  Now the Defense Department is having a forum to discuss these rules and what can be done...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Nov. 16 UPI -- Northrop Grumman recently conducted a keel-laying ceremony for the U.S. Navy's new Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) aircraft carrier. U.S. company Northrop Grumman's Shipbuilding unit is under contract to construct the first ship of the new Gerald R. Ford class of nuclear-powered aircraft...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Northrop Moving Out Of SETA By Selling TASC]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Northrop Grumman has come to an agreement to sell their SETA line for $1.65 billion.  This is due to worries about conflicts of interest limits newly tightened by the Federal Government may cost the company contracts and revenue. by Matthew Potter]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:00:12 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Northrop Grumman sells consulting firm in leveraged buy-out]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like the accounting industry, selling products and offering consulting services creates conflicts. Northrop Grumman offers both services to government agencies, particularly U.S. Homeland Security and the military.  The U.S. and other countries have new guidelines and regulations, resulting in Northrop Grumman announcing that it is selling its consulting group TASC. Northrop Grumman, one...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:54:33 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[NG Sale Sparks Industry Changes]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Senators Carl Levin and John McCain drew up the Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform Act, it's hard to believe they knew they would help reshape an industry. But that is exactly what is happening as a result of the conflict o interest provisions written into the bill and the proof...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Northrop Grumman Corp. Advisory Services Conference Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions. Your first question comes from the line of Myles Walton with Oppenheimer & Company. Please proceed.  Myles Walton - Oppenheimer & Company  Firstly, a question on the share repurchase authorization. I am curious if there was discussion to authorize more than the...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Northrop Grumman: Ridiculously Undervalued, But Doing Everything Right]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Northrop Grumman NOC is on a roll.The Northrop-built USS New York was commissioned on Saturday.  The ship's bow "contains 7.5 tons of steel recovered from the World Trade Center and the ship is named in honor of the victims and heroes of the 9/11 terrorist attack." by Lonely Value]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Northrop to Sell $1.65 Bln Unit to Private Equity]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Megan Davies and Jui Chakravorty DasNEW YORK (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - Defense contractor Northrop Grumman NOC has agreed to sell its TASC consulting unit to two buyout firms, General Atlantic and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co KKR, for $1.65 billion, the companies said on Sunday.The deal is the latest in a...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Northrop to Sell $1.65 Bln Unit to Private Equity]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Megan Davies NEW YORK (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - Defense contractor Northrop Grumman NOC has agreed to sell its TASC consulting unit to two buyout firms, General Atlantic and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co KKR, for $1.65 billion, the companies said on Sunday. The deal is the latest in a spate of...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Megan DaviesNEW YORK (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - Defense contractor Northrop Grumman NOC has agreed to sell its TASC consulting unit to two buyout firms, General Atlantic and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co KKR, for $1.65 billion, the companies said on Sunday.The deal is the latest in a spate of buyouts, as...]]></description>
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