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Defense cuts could hurt small business contracts, including at Fort Bragg

Seeded on Mon Jan 23, 2012 9:46 PM EST
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The obstacles small businesses face trying to win their first Defense Department contracts will likely grow, and some existing small defense firms could be driven out of business in the coming years, amid billions in planned defense cuts and the drawdown from two wars.

The cuts could stall progress in states such as North Carolina, home to the Army's Fort Bragg and the Marines' Camp Lejeune, where leaders have made it a priority to create jobs by helping entrepreneurs take advantage of the state's large military footprint.

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jeremy-17

This isn't just around Fort Bragg and Camp Lejeune. Contractors all over the country will be forced to close because of these cuts.

So much for job creation.

    Reply#1 - Mon Jan 23, 2012 9:48 PM EST
    backroads

    Yeah. Maybe someone in Washington will suggest solar panels.

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    Reply#2 - Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:02 PM EST
    jeremy-17

    I imagine that one of them is trying to say it was their idea to install them at Fort Irwin and a few other installations that are already using them.

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    #2.1 - Sat Jan 28, 2012 7:22 AM EST
    backroads

    I think the military is far more innovative than Washington bureaucrats.

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    #2.2 - Sat Jan 28, 2012 9:38 AM EST
    jeremy-17

    They are. With the cuts that the bureaucrats are making to the military they have really learned to do so much with virtually nothing.

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    #2.3 - Sat Jan 28, 2012 9:40 AM EST
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