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Military feeds region's telecommunications sector: expanded investment in defense technology benefits area contractors.

Publication: San Diego Business Journal
Publication Date: 29-SEP-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Military feeds region's telecommunications sector: expanded investment in defense technology benefits area contractors.(TELECOM)

Article Excerpt
With a total economic impact of $24.6 billion and 27 percent of all jobs in the region tied to the Department of Defense, San Diego is the No. 1 county recipient of military spending in the nation, according to a San Diego Military Advisory Council study.

And while some economists and analysts think the purse strings of defense spending may tighten in the next presidential term, others are certain spending in the development and installation of command, control, communications, computers and intelligence, or C4I, systems will continue to bring jobs and contracts to San Diego.

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"The Navy is shifting funds," said Jon Dorn, director of business and enterprise best practices for Virginia-based BAE. "It is not that the government is spending more money as an aggregate. They...

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