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FAA cuts could trigger $20 billion blow to national economy

The Federal Aviation Administration is slated to lose $1 billion from its budget if Congress does not act to prevent sequestration, according to a study released by the Aerospace Industries Association. But the cuts would ripple throughout the nation's economy. About 100,000 jobs throughout the economy would be lost.

Tags: FAA , Stephen Mullin , Econsult Corporation , NextGen , Norman Mineta , Transportation Department , sequestration

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Obama signs law requiring report on spending cuts

Tags: Stephen Fuller , sequestration , DoD , Congress , House Armed Services Committe , Budget Control Act , budget , Congressional Research Service , John McCain , Marion Blakey , Jeffrey Zients , Ashton Carter

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Civilian workforce faces brutal consequences under sequestration

Civilian agency payrolls would be most vulnerable under automatic budget cuts set to kick in on Jan. 2. A new AIA and George Mason University study claims 229,000 non-defense federal jobs would be eliminated.

Tags: Congress , sequestration , Budget Control Act , workforce , pay and benefits , Marion Blakey , Stephen Fuller , George Mason University , Jeanne Shaheen , Kelly Ayotte , Gordon Adams , Jared Serbu

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Clock already ticking on automatic cuts

Roughly five months until across-the-board budget reductions, known as sequestration, are set to kick in, the Aerospace Industries Association unveiled a new report Tuesday that warned of jobs losses, billions in losses to the economy and a blow to wages from the $1.2 trillion, 10-year cuts in defense and domestic programs. The report comes amid a cacophony of election-year demands and partisan backbiting over how to avert the impending cuts that will only grow louder in the coming weeks. Lawmakers agree that it's imperative that Congress move swiftly before the November election to avert the cuts, but have offered wide variations on a solution.

Tags: industry , budget , Congress , sequestration , Marion Blakey , Jeanne Shaheen , Kelly Ayotte

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Senators quiz defense companies on sequestration

Letter, sent to 15 large vendors, asks for estimated impacts of sequestration on defense contractors.

Tags: DoD , Congress , budget , sequestration , defense industrial base , John McCain , Kelly Ayotte , Joe Lieberman , Saxby Chambliss , John Cornyn , James Inhofe , Lindsey Graham , Lockheed Marting , Jared Serbu

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Defense industry warns of budget cuts going too far

In an interview with In Depth with Francis Rose, Fred Downey, vice president of national security at the Aerospace Industries Association, breaks down what the defense industry is saying about DoD's strategy.

Tags: Fred Downey , DoD , budget , In Depth

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Bravo for Babbitt

Tags: management , FAA , Randy Babbitt , Marion Blakey ,

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NASA plans change the future of contracting

New plans for NASA put jobs and billions of dollars on the line. Marion Blakey, president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association gives us the private sector's perspective

Tags: mgnt , NASA , Marion Blakey , FAA ,

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Spending cuts trickling to defense contractors

Spending cuts at the defense department are trickling down to contractors.

Tags: Marion Balkey , contracting , In Depth

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Aerospace group opposes DoD budget cuts

Defense News reports that the Aerospace Industries Association says cuts to defense spending will hurt a major driver of the economy.

Tags: Marion Blakey , DoD Update , budget , DorobekInsider

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