[SECURE AMERICA]

So what are we saying here?
That the workers at Lockheed Martin are stupid? That they do not read news papers? Watch TV news?
Regardless of a memo going out in November wouldn’t you think that most of the workers there have some knowledge of this possibility?

[null and void]

Yes, but Lockheed has a LEGAL REQUIREMENT to notify them.

Do you believe rumor is an acceptable substitute for hard data?

[Personal Responsibility]

You're missing the point. There's a law (The WARN Act, I think) that requires notices to go out no less than days before these layoffs would take place. Obama / Obama Admin recognize this would be politically toxic in Virgina and told L-M they'd get a waiver or something to that effect if L-M decided to break that law. The administration is using its political power to encourage law breaking because such law breaking is politically beneficial to them. That's the problem here.