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Smith Concerned About Maintaining Industrial Skill

Julie Samuel

Friday, March 2nd, 2012

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A top Democrat who steers Pentagon policy said yesterday he is has multiple concerns about the health of the defense industry including figuring out how to maintain a skilled industrial base. House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-Wash.) enumerated his concerns, during a breakfast in Washington, as a special HASC subcommittee is finalizing a report with recommendations for helping small and mid-sized businesses work with the Pentagon (Defense Daily, Feb. 18). As the lead Democrat on the…

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