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At White House, Defense Industry Leaders Pledge Workforce Help

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, July 19th, 2018

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At White House, Defense Industry Leaders Pledge Workforce Help

Lockheed Martin Chairman, President and CEO Marillyn Hewson

As part of a new effort by President Donald Trump to improve the training and education of American workers amid rapid advances in the digital economy, aerospace and defense companies on Thursday committed themselves to new opportunities and investments to help their workforces.Boeing [BA], which has already said it would invest $300 million in its employees as a result of tax reform legislation that went into effect on Jan. 1, including $100 million to workforce development, said it will provide…

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