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CHART OF THE DAY: Here's Why The Discretionary Spending Freeze Is A Joke
Clusterstock  Jan 26  Comment 
The White House revealed that President Barack Obama will propose a 3 year freeze in discretionary spending during the State of the Union tomorrow night. Will the freeze make a material difference in the overall spending by the government or the...
Boeing renames, consolidates defense unit
Reuters  Jan 7  Comment 
Boeing Co on Thursday announced an overhaul of its defense business that includes a name change for the unit and consolidation of two divisions, moving to position the company to pursue new markets in the face of a tougher U.S. defense spending...
(AMM) Metals projects get boost as Senate passes defense bill
Metal Bulletin  Dec 22  Comment 
Santa Claus arrived a few days early for metals-related companies, which found their stockings stuffed with goodies in the massive $626-billion defense spending bill passed by the Senate over the weekend.
$636 Billion Defense Spending Measure Advances in U.S. Senate
Bloomberg  Dec 18  Comment 
A $636 billion U.S. Defense Department spending bill cleared a procedural hurdle early today in the Senate, which plans a final vote tomorrow to send the measure to President Barack Obama.
Health-care on hold as Senate turns to defense
MarketWatch  Dec 17  Comment 
With Senate Democratic leaders still in search of 60 votes for their health-care overhaul, lawmakers turn to a defense spending measure as a possible weekend session loomed on health reform.
Reuters Summit - L-3 says uniquely placed for Afghan surge gains
Reuters  Dec 15  Comment 
(For other news from the Reuters Aerospace and Defense Summit, click http://www.reuters.com/summit/AerospaceandDefense09?pid=500)
Senate’s Baucus Seeks Temporary Estate-Tax Extension
Bloomberg  Dec 15  Comment 
(Update1) The U.S. Congress is moving toward a stopgap measure to prevent the federal estate tax from expiring Dec. 31, postponing a broader fight over imposing a levy on the fortunes of multimillionaires when they die.
House to Pass Jobs Bill, Extend Federal Debt Limit, Hoyer Says
Bloomberg  Dec 15  Comment 
The U.S. House will approve a $75 billion jobs measure and a two-month increase in the $12.1 trillion federal debt limit, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said today.



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Defense spending is the amount the sovereign of a country invests in weapons, weapon systems, and soldiers.

It is impossible (today) to get perfect exposure to increases in defense spending, because not all beneficiaries of increases are private companies - i.e., increases in defense spending could be used for increases in soldiers' salaries. (However, PMCs are becoming more widespread at it is not impossible to imagine a time when all soldiers are private contractors.)

Major defense companies include Lockheed Martin (LMT) , Raytheon Company (RTN) and Boeing Company (BA). Defense companies that focus on software include SAIC (SAI). One OTCBB listed security within the defense sector is Sector 10 (SECT).

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