Cuts in D.C. area defense jobs?
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Anonymous
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With the election decided and the fiscal cliff approaching does anyone have any estimates on many defense jobs will be cut in the DC area? Boeing has already announced large layoffs nationally. |
Anonymous
| My neighbor works for SAIC and she was laid off, and she had to lay off her entire team. |
Freeman
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| Boeing's layoffs have nothing to do with the fiscal cliff, and I doubt the SAIC layoffs mentioned above were related to it either.(Contracts end all the time, resulting in layoffs) As for my bet on defense jobs in the DC area, I'd say the difference between now and six months from now will be negligible. Some cuts will be made, other areas will continue to grow, and overall defense spending in this area won't change much. |
Anonymous
| Obama's new norm |
Anonymous
My neighbort said it was due to sequestration. |
Freeman
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More than likely, either the contract they were working on expired or else they lost a re-compete bid. They may blame sequestration for not getting a new contract or winning the re-bid, but that doesn't mean it is the actual cause. |
Anonymous
Oh, okay. I don't know much about the industry but it sounds like you do, so you may be right. |
Anonymous
sequestration hasn't even happened yet. |
Anonymous
Not sure why this is the new norm for Obama? This was a bipartisan deal in the first place, but CAUSED by the Republicans. If they had just voted to increase the debt ceiling, we wouldn't be facing this now. |
Anonymous
Agreed! |
Anonymous
Whatever the reason, it's good news. One "team" fewer of federal bureaucrats is always a good thing. Has anyone noticed that they are gone? |
Anonymous
| Well if they cancel the over the top casino nights and xmas parties at the Ritz maybe they won't have to lay anyone off. I am a fed and my friends who work for defense contractors make a lot of money and get a lot of perks the feds don't get. |
Anonymous
| There needs to be real cuts in defense spending. Bring it |
Anonymous
| Are you prepared for the ripple effects in DCs 'bubble economy'? The wave could hit you, PP. Restaurants, restaurant workers, housing, shops, etc. Not to mention these are good people, doing good work to protect you. Defense is not made-up. Do you have any idea what these people actually do? |
Anonymous
| It needs to happen. The rest of the country is propping up the DC area at unnecessarily spending levels. |