The shutdown of the federal government is already negatively impacting the defense industrial base through employee furloughs and threatening support for the warfighter, industry leaders are warning Congress and the Pentagon. In a letter to Democratic and Republican leaders in the House and Senate last week, the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) said that Britain’s BAE Systems believes that the shutdown may impact between 10 and 15 percent of its 35,000 strong workforce in the United States, and points to…
Shutdown Imperiling Defense Industrial Base, Industry Leaders Warn
Defense Daily Staff
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