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Congressman John Mica organized an Industry leader visit to Capitol Hill to engage elected officials on the impact of potential sequestration cuts on the defense Industry in Florida and the possibility of another round of Base Realignment & Closure (BRAC) in 2015. Participants included: Jim Craig, LMCO & NCS Board Member; Dr. Mike Macedonia, SAIC & NCS Board Member; Brent Smith, ECS; Lt Gen (Ret) Tom Baptiste, NCS; BG (R) Steve Seay; Rick Weddle, EDC; Brian McManus, Director of Federal Affairs for Florida Governor Scott; and Secretary Anthony Principi, The Principi Group (supporting the FDSTF).
Congressman Mica was able to orchestrate an impressive schedule including meetings with the following:
Senator Bill Nelson
Senator Marco Rubio
Congressman Posey
Congressman Ron DeSantis
Congresswoman Corrine Brown
Congressman Alan Grayson
Congressman Dan Webster
Congressman Ander Crenshaw
Mr. Kent Clark, Defense Appropriations Representative for Congressman Bill Young
Congressman Randy Forbes, VA
Mr. Gabe Camarillo, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Acquisition, Logistics &
Technology
Congressman Mica also invited 20+ Industry leaders to join the discussion in his office just before
lunch
An immediate action from the visit will be proposed language for insertion in the Continuing Resolution (CR) or a possible Defense Appropriations Bill that emphasizes MS&T as a cost effective alternative to live training critical to war fighter readiness in this resource constrained environment.
