Sequestration Gets Real: Northrop Grumman Employee Prepares
Falls Church resident Robert Foster—like many of his co-workers—is cutting back on spending as the March 1 deadline for sequestration approaches.
When Northrop Grumman moved its headquarters to Falls Church more than a year ago, Robert Foster moved with his job from California. He had heard jobs inside the Beltway were pretty safe, but with the threat of billions of dollars in federal cuts coming March 1 if Congress doesn't quit its squabbling and reach a budget compromise, Foster is already cutting his personal spending. He is not buying as much clothing. He is eating out less. The new car he wanted will just have to wait. So, the retail stores don't have his business, the restaurants where he eats suffer, the dealership where he would have taken his business keeps another unsold car on its lot. “I think everyone in harm's way is trying to spend a little less,” Foster said Thursday…
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