So, while the Pentagon has cancelled five naval deployments and ordered one frigate to return to port (http://tinyurl.com/bn9xlnx)
It seems that defense contractors are not slowing down making political contributions (http://tinyurl.com/cvns9jt) One interesting aside is how can defense contractors afford millions in political contributions but at the same time suffer losses? Simple, lay people off. Northrop Grumman has warned investors of ³serious negative consequences² for the company and its suppliers because of the sequester. Citing the current budget environment, the contractor also announced plans recently to close a facility in California that employs more than 700 workers. But the company¹s political action committee isn¹t cutting back at least for now. ³Northrop Grumman does not have any plans to change the direction of its political action committee at this time,² spokesman Randy Belote III wrote in an email. The company¹s political action committee spent $2.2 million in the 2012 election cycle, compared with $1.7 million in 2010, according to data from the Center for Responsive Politics. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:362151 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
