Defense spending to continue in 2009

September 9, 2008 by Dagpotter · Comment
Filed under: Lockheed Martin 

Lockheed Martin’s CFO, Bruce Tanner, gave an interview to CNNMoney.com. His key point is that with either the election of Senator Obama or McCain there will be no real downturn in defense spending. Many have felt that the Democrat might slash defense spending in order to pay for the other programs he has proposed. The last two Democratic administrations, Carter and Clinton, are not well remembered within the Department of Defense due to their reduction in funding. Both of these administrations cut back heavily on spending, especially in the area of investment for new weapon systems. Read more