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Defense Breakdown Economic Impact Report
By Place of Performance Data -- Sorted by Product or Service

(FY 2012 Defense Contracts Baseline Data)

Estimated 9% to 18% Annual Budget Reductions Starting in FY 2013

Go to www.forthecommondefense.org/reports to view detailed reports on Pennsylvania counties, cities, Congressional Districts, industries, small businesses and information on sources and methodology.


         BACKGROUND ON THE DEFENSE BUDGET CUTS: 2013-2021

  • Our military is carrying an unfair burden of deficit cuts. To date, our Defense budget has been hit with 50% of deficit reduction -- yet it accounts for less than 20% of total federal spending. As a result of these cuts, in 2012 President Obama limited U.S. military capability to fighting one "regional conflict" and one "holding action."
     
  • Sequestration Defense budget cuts of $500 billion, combined with previous Defense cuts of another $487 billion, will cut defense spending in local communities by 9% to 18% between 2013 and 2021.
     
  • These reports show how estimates of defense budget reductions from 9% to 18% could affect Pennsylvania with cuts in defense jobs and businesses. Ask your elected officials for ongoing updates on how these defense cuts will affect your community.
     
  • Alternative solutions have been proposed to maintain a strong defense, reduce our deficit and avoid tax increases. Elected officials have proposed that the President and Congress reduce mandatory entitlement spending and make cuts in the non-security programs in the Federal budget. Over 60% of federal spending goes to entitlements like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and now Obamacare.
 

StateCountyContract YearProduct or Service$ AmountReduction
   by 9.0%
Reduction
   by 18.0%
PennsylvaniaBlair2012Aircraft Ground Servicing Equipment$175,173-$15,766-$31,531
PennsylvaniaBlair2012Beverages, Nonalcoholic$14,920-$1,343-$2,686
PennsylvaniaBlair2012Blocks Tackle Rigging and Slings$54,049-$4,864-$9,729
PennsylvaniaBlair2012Centrifugals, Separators, And Press and Vac Filt$4,785-$431-$861
PennsylvaniaBlair2012Compressors and Vacuum Pumps$32,117-$2,891-$5,781
PennsylvaniaBlair2012Connectors, Electrical$6,191-$557-$1,114
PennsylvaniaBlair2012Custodial - Janitorial Services$3,834-$345-$690
PennsylvaniaBlair2012Decontaminating and Impregnating Equip$5,311-$478-$956
PennsylvaniaBlair2012Driers, Dehydrators, And Anhydrators$7,124-$641-$1,282
PennsylvaniaBlair2012Drums and Cans$19,732-$1,776-$3,552
PennsylvaniaBlair2012Electrical & Elct Properties Meas & Tst Instrumnts$3,501-$315-$630
PennsylvaniaBlair2012Hazardous Mat Spill Cont & Clean-Up Eq & Mat$114,756-$10,328-$20,656
PennsylvaniaBlair2012Liq & Gas Flow, Liq LVL, & Mech Motion Meas Instru$3,534-$318-$636
PennsylvaniaBlair2012Maint & Repair of Eq/Construction Equipment$14,344-$1,291-$2,582
PennsylvaniaBlair2012Maint & Repair of Eq/Plumbing & Heating Equipment$1,294-$116-$233
PennsylvaniaBlair2012Maint & Repair of Eq/Tractors$6,194-$557-$1,115
PennsylvaniaBlair2012Mat Handling Equip, Nonself-Propelled$13,276-$1,195-$2,390
PennsylvaniaBlair2012Misc Plumbing, Heating, & Sanitation Equipment$8,673-$781-$1,561
PennsylvaniaBlair2012Miscellaneous Hardware$3,686-$332-$663
PennsylvaniaBlair2012Miscellaneous Materials Handling Equip$4,309-$388-$776
PennsylvaniaBlair2012Nails, Keys, And Pins$569-$51-$102
PennsylvaniaBlair2012Pipe and Tube$21,999-$1,980-$3,960
PennsylvaniaBlair2012Power and Hand Pumps$13,564-$1,221-$2,442
PennsylvaniaBlair2012Pressure, Temp, & Humidity Meas & Contrling Instru$35,713-$3,214-$6,428
PennsylvaniaBlair2012Recycling and Reclamation Equipment$37,278-$3,355-$6,710
PennsylvaniaBlair2012Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Comps$296,336-$26,670-$53,340
PennsylvaniaBlair2012Relays and Solenoids$10,839-$976-$1,951
PennsylvaniaBlair2012Safety and Rescue Equipment$36,690-$3,302-$6,604
PennsylvaniaBlair2012Sewage Treatment Equipment$5,997-$540-$1,079
PennsylvaniaBlair2012Specialized Shipping & Storage Containers$14,296-$1,287-$2,573
PennsylvaniaBlair2012Switches$6,948-$625-$1,251
PennsylvaniaBlair2012Valves, Nonpowered$60,772-$5,469-$10,939
PennsylvaniaBlair2012Valves, Powered$38,813-$3,493-$6,986
TOTAL   $1,076,617-$96,896-$193,789

Data sources and more data available at www.governmentcontractswon.com, compiled from public data at www.fpds.gov

Created by the Center for Security Policy Defense Breakdown Economic Impact Report Generator (v.2.8.0-PoP) November 6, 2013 19:55:04 www.forthecommondefense.org