SNOHOMISH COUNTY: Senator Murray Secures Support for Job-Creating Defense Projects in Snohomish County

(Washington,
D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member of the Defense
Subcommittee announced that she has included critical funding for Snohomish
County companies in the Fiscal Year 2011 Defense Appropriations bill.  The
funding will create jobs and help Washington state remain at the forefront of
technology, research, and innovation.

The key
job-creating bill passed through the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee today,
and will now move to the full Appropriations Committee for consideration.

“This
investment in companies right here in Washington state will help create family-wage
jobs while supporting our national defense,” said Senator Murray. “This is about
bringing Washington state tax dollars back to companies in our own backyard.
And the plain truth is that if I’m not fighting for these job investments to be
made here in our state, they will go to other states like Texas and California.
Our state’s innovative companies deserve their fair share of federal funding so
they can hire, expand and provide our service members with tools to keep them
safe. I’m proud to have secured this support for local companies to help them
create jobs.”

Snohomish
County projects are listed below:

Project Title:  Navy Automatic Identification Technology (AIT)
Logistics Modernization Initiative

Recipient:       Intermec Technologies
Corporation

Amount:         $4,000,000

Location:        Everett, WA

This investment would modernize the Navy’s supply chain management using
portable computer technology. This would improve the Navy’s supply and
logistics system, thereby lowering costs, increasing accountability, and
improving the flow of goods and materials to the sailor.

Project Title:  Advanced Ground Electronics Warfare and Signals
Intelligence System

Recipient:       Agilent Technologies

Amount:         $3,000,000

Location:        Everett, WA

This investment would continue development of an advanced electronic jamming
device for the Army to detect and neutralize a wide spectrum of threats. This
would help keep servicemembers safe in a time of war by allowing them to
counter roadside bombs and other electronic threats more effectively.