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...(iii) But the standouts were the tight operational controls with discretionary spend falling away – i.e. a c£5m travel spend falling to very little and less use of sub-contractors and of course salary sacrifice...
...The lesson of these cases is to “have a home with deep pockets”, Aboulafia says — as Gulfstream, owned by General Dynamics, the military contractor, does....
...L&G, down 4.8 per cent to 62¼p, also damped speculation it might sell its asset management arm....
...Investors are also hoping to see a bid for C&C, the Irish maker of Magners cider, whose stock has lost more than two-thirds of its value this year after it said profit would miss forecasts....
...The strong performance recently by all the major US contractors - Lockheed, General Dynamics, Northrop, Boeing and Raytheon - has pushed defence shares to fresh highs....
...There are some companies, such as Lockheed Martin and L-3, that are ahead of the pack on contracting skills....
...Skinner, the inspector general for the Department of Homeland Security, who said 60 members of his staff were examining Hurricane Katrina contracts....
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