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Homeland Insecurity

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The FBI currently has about 13,000 agents, supported by 35,000 administrative employees who are not out in the field, with an annual budget of $8 billion. The Department of Homeland Security has an annual budget of $65 billion and half a million federal employees on its payroll. intelligence agencies.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

Business Facilities

Our state and local tax burdens are among the lowest in the country, and our state budget operates with a healthy surplus rather than a deficit.”. secured a $10 million Department of Defense contract to strengthen the cybersecurity of small businesses that work with manufacturers in Louisiana.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – State Rankings

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Longtime gas producers Texas and Louisiana top the list, respectively, but horizontal drilling in the Marcellus Shale formation is propelling traditional coal-mining powers Pennsylvania and West Virginia into the front rank of natural gas powerhouses. 3 in Aerospace/Defense Industry Leaders, no. Here’s a sampling: no.

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Flying Without Altitude

Business Facilities

PIT sits on 12,900 acres (making it the fourth-largest airport by land in the nation, behind only Denver International Airport, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and Orlando International Airport) and has the longest commercial aircraft runways in Pennsylvania at 11,500 feet. Mid Atlantic Fracking'

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

In an industry known for construction delays and cost overruns, high quality BIM projects are being built on-time (or even early) and significantly under budget. Deke is a 1973 graduate of Virginia Tech and holds a BArch, he has done post graduate work at the National Defense University. John Messner , Pennsylvania State University.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

In an industry known for construction delays and cost overruns, high quality BIM projects are being built on-time (or even early) and significantly under budget. Deke is a 1973 graduate of Virginia Tech and holds a BArch, he has done post graduate work at the National Defense University. John Messner , Pennsylvania State University.

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40 Under 40: Champions of Construction 2021

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She ensures teams are aligned, clients are happy, and projects are delivered on time and within budget. “Jonathon’s goal is to transform the image of the construction industry from one that over-promises and under-delivers to one that embraces technology and delivers quality work on budget and on time.”. Christian Franz Hammerl.