Opinion Articles 2012

Strangling small business innovation
by Rick McNeel, LORD Corporation Chairman, President and CEO
Originally appeared in Richmond County Daily Journal, November 09, 2012
Uncertainty over sequestration needs to end
by Rick McNeel, LORD Corporation Chairman, President and CEO
Originally appeared in The Hill, October 19, 2012
It’s like a hurricane on the way: Automatic defense cuts loom Jan. 2
by Marion C. Blakey, AIA President & CEO
Originally appeared in Human Events, October 16, 2012
Small businesses at risk of fallout from ‘fiscal cliff’
by Marion C. Blakey, AIA President & CEO
Originally appeared in Washington Business Journal, October 16, 2012
Federal cuts could cripple regional airports
by Marion C. Blakey, AIA President & CEO
Originally appeared in Washington Business Journal, September 04, 2012
Weather satellites in danger of cuts
by Marion C. Blakey, AIA President & CEO
Originally appeared in ABQ Journal, August 31, 2012
Save NOAA weather forecast budget
by Marion C. Blakey, AIA President & CEO
Originally appeared in Denver Post, August 30, 2012
My voice: Cuts threaten life-saving forecasts
by Marion C. Blakey, AIA President & CEO
Originally appeared in Argus Leader, August 30, 2012
New hurricane season threat: budget cuts
by Marion C. Blakey, AIA President & CEO
Originally appeared in Shreveport Times, August 24, 2012
Letter: Washington must give hurricane forecasters the technology to get it right
by Marion C. Blakey, AIA President & CEO
Originally appeared in The Palm Beach Post, August 07, 2012
Opposing view: Defense cuts threaten security, economy
by Marion C. Blakey, AIA President and CEO
Originally appeared in USA Today, August 03, 2012
Proposed sequestration cuts would be a threat to important weather forecasting
by Marion C. Blakey, AIA President and CEO
Originally appeared in NewsOK, August 03, 2012
Cut may limit storm warnings
by Marion C. Blakey, AIA President & CEO
Originally appeared in Houston Chronicle, August 03, 2012
Sequestration: A march of folly
by Marion C. Blakey, AIA President & CEO
Originally appeared in Washington Business Journal, July 30, 2012
Women ascending to new heights in aerospace leadership
by Marion C. Blakey, AIA President & CEO
Originally appeared in Washington Business Journal, July 12, 2012
Funding weather satellites crucial for storm forecasting
by Marion C. Blakey, AIA President and CEO
Originally appeared in Orlando Sentinel, June 29, 2012
Fix Arms Export Laws For Commercial Satellite Sales: AIA
by Marion C. Blakey, AIA President and CEO
Originally appeared in AOL Defense, June 29, 2012
Blakey and Buffenbarger: Learning from the Greatest Generation
by Marion C. Blakey, AIA President and CEO, and Thomas Buffenbarger, IAMAW President
Originally appeared in , June 14, 2012
Space exploration: The end of an era?
by Marion C. Blakey, AIA President & CEO
Originally appeared in Washington Business Journal, May 08, 2012
Cuts in defense and aerospace a leap down rabbit hole
by Marion C. Blakey, AIA President & CEO
Originally appeared in The Hill, April 24, 2012
Sequestration: A countdown to disaster
by Marion C. Blakey, AIA President & CEO
Originally appeared in Washington Business Journal, April 16, 2012
Out of Balance: Obama Cut Weapons Too Much, Personnel Not Enough
by Marion C. Blakey, AIA President & CEO
Originally appeared in AOL Defense, March 14, 2012
Maryland and Virginia exported $1.6 billion in aerospace and defense products in 2010
by Marion C. Blakey, AIA President & CEO
Originally appeared in Washington Business Journal, March 05, 2012
A case of ‘Pentagon Hold ‘Em’
by Marion C. Blakey, AIA President & CEO
Originally appeared in Washington Business Journal, January 30, 2012