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Former Hill Staffer Ashworth Northrop Grumman’s New Top Lobbyist

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Thursday, July 15th, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford Northrop Grumman [NOC] has tapped former Senate appropriations aide Sid Ashworth to head up its Washington lobbying shop, the company said yesterday. She replaces Robert Helm, the company's former corporate vice president of government relations, who left in April to become senior vice president of planning and development at General Dynamics [GD]. Northrop Grumman has undergone a series of organizational changes and is in the process of relocating its corporate headquarters from Los Angeles to Falls Church,…

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