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DEFENSE WATCH

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, August 22nd, 2011

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The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Super Money. Political action groups (PACs) funded by the defense industry have supported members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction that will weigh up to $1.5 trillion in federal budget cuts, on top of $900 billion in recently announced reductions. The nonpartisan watchdog group MapLight analyzes campaign contributions to the 12 members of Congress on the new panel. It finds a PAC funded by Honeywell donated a combined $164,120 to…

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