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Supporting Defense, Energy and Industry for National Security and America's Warfighters.
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The Regional and State Economic Impact of National Defense
» These findings reflect the most consistent recent information across all data sources » Between 2005 and 2009, the Federal government spent over $705 billion in national defense investments across the Southwest region of the United States » These investments in national defense directly and indirectly supported over (more…)
Defense contractors mum as nation nears ‘fiscal cliff’
BY: YAMIL BERARD The Star Telegram View Article North Texas defense contractors have hit the mute button in the final hours as Congress tries to hatch a deal to avoid the “fiscal cliff” and huge automatic spending cuts starting Jan. 1. While corporate leaders have spoken out (more…)
Southwest Defense Alliance report: Sequestration will hurt Texas’ defense-related jobs and industry
By Sheryl Jean sjean@dallasnews.com 11:08 am on December 27, 2012 View Article Texas will be hit hard by the automatic federal spending cuts set to go into effect on Jan. 1 unless Congress acts, according to a new study by a multi-state coalition called the Southwest Defense Alliance. (more…)
The Governor’s New State Military Council…Keeping our State & Nation out of Harm’s Way
From: The Fox and Hounds website By: Billie Greer (President of the Southern California Leadership Council) Monday, April 1st, 2013 “Successful organizations, including the Military, have learned that the higher the risk, the more necessary it is to engage everyone’s commitment and intelligence.” Margaret J. Wheatley Kudos to Governor Brown (more…)
The Southwest – An asset vital to national security
From The Hill 02/27/2013 By: Dennis M. Kenneally and Pete Wilson When in 2011 the Democratic Senate and the Republican House of Representatives could not agree on how to reduce federal spending and ever mounting unaffordable debt, the president proposed and Congress approved the “sequester” to break the impasse. It (more…)
Jones says Congress, president have failed constitutional obligations
From The Herald – Sierra Vista. By: Bill Hess Tue, 02/26/2013 – 12:10am SIERRA VISTA — Congress has failed to properly handle forced budget cuts, a program which is designed to last for a decade, Casey Jones said Monday. With the nation facing sequestration, the buzz word for across-the-board-cuts, Jones, a (more…)
Automatic budget cuts are almost certain (L.A. Times)
From the L.A. Times website. Click here to view the article. WASHINGTON — In less than a month, a budget ax is set to fall on the federal government, indiscriminately chopping funding for the military and slicing money for various programs, including preschools and national parks. The $85 (more…)
AV Leaders Address Defense Cuts
Antelope Valley Press 02/05/2013 Read Article (paid subscription required for viewing) (more…)
Military cuts avoided for now, but South Texas base task force isn’t resting
By Mark Collette Posted January 2, 2013 at 5:40 p.m. View Article CORPUS CHRISTI — South Texas business and political leaders continue a fairly quiet but steady campaign to protect area military installations, even as the Pentagon got a temporary reprieve from automatic spending cuts to start the new (more…)
Defense advocate: ‘Cliff’ cuts to hit Ariz. hard
By: Joyce Lobeck The Yuma Sun December 31, 2012 12:12 PM View Article A military advocacy group is sounding the alarm that if a budget deal is not made, mandated defense cuts would cost Arizona thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in economic output. Current tax rates that (more…)
‘Fiscal cliff’ a danger to Arizona defense industry, bases
By Rebekah L. Sanders The Republic | azcentral.com Sat Dec 29, 2012 1:05 AM If Congress fails to strike a deal on the “fiscal cliff” before the new year, a “meat ax” could clobber Arizona’s military bases and defense industry, several of the state’s representatives in Washington warn. (more…)
Military cuts to impact state
By: Patrick Danner The San Antonio Express News Updated 12:52 am, Friday, December 28, 2012 View Article A just-released study by a group that seeks to preserve a robust military industrial base calculates that looming budget cuts to the Department of Defense will cost Texas 111,640 jobs and $6.1 billion in (more…)
Defense cuts would ‘pummel’ state’s economy, group says
By: Patrick Danner The Houston Chronicle December 27, 2012 A new study by a group that seeks to preserve a robust military industrial base calculates that looming budget cuts to the Department of Defense will cost Texas 111,640 jobs and $6.1 billion in economic output through 2017. The cuts also (more…)
Sequestration Plus Earlier Mandated Defense Cuts to Hit California Hard in Next 8 Years…
(DO NOT DISTRIBUTE BEFORE 11/29/12) NEWS: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEQUESTRATION PLUS EARLIER MANDATED DEFENSE CUTS TO HIT CALIFORNIA HARD IN NEXT 8 YEARS; STATE WILL LOSE 336,000 DEFENSE-RELATED JOBS, $21 BILLION IN ECONOMIC OUTPUT AND $6.9 BILLION IN PERSONAL EARNINGS Southern California Leadership Council, Southwest Defense Alliance Release Study (more…)
Study: Sequestration Plus Earlier Mandated Defense Cuts to Hit California Hard in Next 8 Years; State Will Lose 336,000 Defense-Related Jobs, $21 Billion in Economic Output and $6.9 Billion in Personal Earnings
An SWDA Press Release published on the Reuters website. Click here to view the article. Wed Nov 28, 2012 3:07pm EST Study: Sequestration Plus Earlier Mandated Defense Cuts to Hit California Hard in Next 8 Years; State Will Lose 336,000 Defense-Related Jobs, $21 Billion in Economic Output and (more…)