The cutbacks in aerospace and defense sent a signal to the job market that engineers and math and science degrees were not going to be as much in demand in the 1990s as they were, in fact, going to be,

The inline design makes the DATUM-C practical and efficient as a pipeline booster, and because of the compact size and quiet operation it would not even require the construction of a traditional pipeline station.

Students were seeing the end of the Cold War, corporate restructuring, and layoffs. To tell them that they should focus on a computer science degree rather than a business or law school degree was not an easy sell.

They are going to be much more effective using their information technology going forward.

The whole challenge ... is that we consistently still have these stovepipe problems in terms of the agencies themselves not being able to be well-integrated,

Companies worry that if information sharing with the government really becomes a two-way street, FOIA requests for information they have provided to an agency could prove embarrassing or costly,

Once we identified Curtiss-Wright and saw some of the things it had accomplished for the U.S. Navy, we knew we had a good fit. There are other great industrial motor manufacturers out there, but Curtiss-Wright had the best combination of high tech motor and engineering expertise for this project.

Finances alone are not a reason to merge. What the communities want is what's important. Look beyond the numbers. What will be the real benefits of coming together?

Our first priority is the Internet Hippocratic oath: 'First, do no harm,' ... Unlike most lobbyists or industries in this town, we don't come to town with a long to-do list, but with a long don't-do list.

I estimate it will take five to 15 years for the IT labor supply in this country to adjust, ... As other countries catch up to our level of IT, we will constantly be facing the same staffing challenges.