[Satellite News 05-04-09] The health of the U.S. national security space industrial base is being threatened by a shrinking aerospace workforce, according to an April 30 statement by Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) President and CEO Marion Blakey to the U.S. House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee.
   “We have very real concerns that, as the current generation ages and retires, we are not renewing the workforce to keep America at the forefront of technology development,” Blakey told the subcommittee.

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