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The Motley Fool June 11, 2007 Rich Smith	SAIC Stumbles The government contractor says investors should not worry about one quarter's results, but focus on the long term instead. Speaking of which, it says plans remain on track to hit its previous guidance for this year.
The Motley Fool May 29, 2008 Rich Smith	DynCorp Damaged Unfortunately, by pretty much any measure you choose, DynCorp failed to deliver last quarter.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2006 Rich Smith	L-3 Wants a Recount $500 million worth of fiscal 2007 revenue anticipated by the defense contractor went "poof!" earlier this month, as rival contractor DynCorp ran away with a multiyear contract to provide translation services to the U.S. military. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 27, 2008 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Will DynCorp Deliver? In advance of earnings analysts expect defense contractor DynCorp to pick itself up after last quarter's stumble.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2007 Rich Smith	Say What, SAIC? For the second time in its history, the government contractor reported earnings as a public company last week. With the stock up 7% in the days since, it appears that investors liked what they saw.
The Motley Fool December 17, 2007 Rich Smith	L-3's Take-Two After conceding defeat regarding their translation contract with the Army, L-3 decides to protest the award to DynCorp again.
The Motley Fool June 5, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: SAIC Speaks The government contractor and NYSE newcomer is set to report its first-quarter 2008 earnings. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool September 2, 2008 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: SAIC In advance of earnings analysts expect government contractor SAIC to see both sales and profits grow.
The Motley Fool December 7, 2007 Rich Smith	L-3's Anti-Pyrrhic Loss The company loses a huge military translation contract, but really wins in the end.
The Motley Fool October 12, 2007 Rich Smith	SAIC Soliloquy Shares of government contractor SAIC rebound, in response to news that management would reaffirm guidance at its investor conference. Investors, take note, there's more to the story.
The Motley Fool January 29, 2008 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: L-3's Q4 Through much of last year, and all of this year to date, defense contractor L-3 Communications has reported earnings in excess of expectations. Will they do it again when they report fourth-quarter and full-year 2007 results?
The Motley Fool September 4, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: SAIC's Chance to Shine In advance of earnings reports, analysts expect government contractor SAIC to recover from last quarter's earnings miss.
The Motley Fool August 1, 2007 Rich Smith	L-3 Overtaken by Events Three recent contract awards from the U.S. government which may hold even more promise for L-3's future than did the news that management raised guidance last week. Why is it, again, that L-3 is down 3% post-earnings?
The Motley Fool June 6, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Divining DynCorp The government contractor is set to report its fiscal year 2007 and fourth-quarter earnings. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool July 24, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: L-3's Q2 L-3 Communications may have some good news for investors when it reports on Thursday; things probably won't be as bad as last year.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2008 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Generally Less Dynamic? In advance of earnings, analysts expect defense contractor General Dynamics to show a quarterly sales increase of 16% and a big rise in profits too.
The Motley Fool January 23, 2008 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Lockheed As Death Star In advance of earnings, analysts expect defense contractor Lockheed Martin to report flat quarterly sales and profits.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: L-3's Q3 In advance of third-quarter earnings results, analysts expect defense contractor L-3 Communications to post a rise in revenues and profits.
The Motley Fool January 28, 2008 Rich Smith	Northrop Becomes a Guinea Pig Backlog refers to orders that have been booked and are expected to become revenue but haven't yet. Let's take a deeper look at backlog, using Northrop Grumman's fourth-quarter and full-year reports as an example.
The Motley Fool August 16, 2007 Rich Smith	CACI Connects Margins may be down, but prospects are looking up for the IT specialist. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 13, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Calculating CACI The IT specialist is set to report its fiscal year-end and fourth-quarter results shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool May 24, 2007 Rich Smith	General Dynamics Goes to School Defense contracting giant General Dynamics won a contract to set up a Language Training and Communications Center and recruit translators to work at the Center.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2009 Rich Smith	L-3 Goes to 60 The Q4 results underwhelmed in some respects, but in the big-picture viewpoint L-3 is looking pretty good.
The Motley Fool January 23, 2008 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Northrop Is Shipshape In advance of earnings, analysts expect defense contractor Northrop Grumman to show a small increase in sales and an even smaller increase in profits.
The Motley Fool April 5, 2010 Jennifer Schonberger	The S&P 500's Biggest Movers The S&P 500 rose nearly 1% last week to 1,178.10, as the first quarter ended in a holiday-shortened week.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2008 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Raytheon Rules In advance of earnings, analysts expect defense contractor Raytheon to see profits soar.
The Motley Fool December 11, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: SAIC Sails Forth The defense contractor reports its first earnings as a public company shortly. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Do you want to know what really matters?
The Motley Fool January 29, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: L-3's Communicating The defense and security specialist is set to report its fourth-quarter and full-year 2006 earnings results. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool June 26, 2008 Rich Smith	Fool on Call: AeroVironment Rides the Rocket AeroVironment management was as good as its word this quarter, reporting a sales increase of 24%, and gross margins of 36% on those sales.
The Motley Fool April 28, 2008 Rich Smith	Cash Flow Lags at L-3 The GAAP numbers look terrific, though at L-3 Communications.
The Motley Fool January 10, 2008 Toby Shute	The Scoop on Shaw Group It looks like it will be a good year for the engineering and construction company; the contractor's first-quarter numbers and outlook for the rest of fiscal 2008 were both solid.
The Motley Fool March 27, 2008 Rich Smith	SAIC: So Am I Crazy? The provider of research, engineering, and technology services and solutions turns in a good report, but may be overpriced.
The Motley Fool May 19, 2009 Rich Smith	3 Top Defense Sector Stocks Raytheon, Lockheed, and General Dynamics carry strong balance sheets, while their valuations appear attractive relative to their growth prospects.
The Motley Fool May 11, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Can Perini Add More Stories to Its Stock Price? A robust backlog and stock price suggest the story is out on this engineering and construction firm.
Salon.com August 6, 2002 Robert Capps	Sex-slave whistle-blowers vindicated DynCorp, a private military powerhouse, fired two employees who complained that colleagues were involved in Bosnian forced-prostitution rings. The employees went to court -- and won.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2008 Rich Smith	General Dynamics: Still Too Expensive? Down 4% over the past three months, General D's stock is headed in the right direction from a prospective buyer's point of view. But is it still too expensive?
The Motley Fool January 24, 2008 Rich Smith	Slow Motion for General Dynamics Investors fear that decreasing sales in the coming year may threaten the defense contractor's stock price.
The Motley Fool August 9, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Perini's Prodigious Performance A fat backlog of business points to several good years ahead for this general contractor. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 16, 2006 Tom Taulli	SAIC: A Company Built to Last An old company with the potential for growth in new technologies goes public. On its first day of trading, the stock surged from $15 to $18.18. Given the company's strong fundamentals, it looks like investors were not overreacting.
The Motley Fool December 14, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	No More Secrets at SAIC SAIC is one of the largest service and solutions providers to U.S. military and related government agencies. So why would a firm that makes a living off of secret intelligence want to enter the public realm, and does that spell opportunity for investors?
The Motley Fool June 3, 2011 Patrick Martin	Budget Cuts Won't Sink This Company The government is cutting spending, but that shouldn't hurt General Dynamics.
The Motley Fool May 18, 2004 Mark Mahorney	Computer Sciences Computes Computer Sciences, the No. 3 computing services company, turned in a strong fiscal fourth-quarter earnings report that sent the stock up 8%.
The Motley Fool January 31, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	A Year Later, L-3 Still Looks Good L-3 Communications' size will make growth more challenging, but the price still seems right. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool December 9, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Toll Gets Wrung Slowing new home demand could squeeze margins and seems certain to slow the pace of earnings growth.
The Motley Fool April 23, 2008 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Looking Closer at L-3 In advance of earnings, analysts wonder if 2008 will be as good as 2007 was for the defense contractor.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2008 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: United Tech's Missing Data In advance of earnings, investors hope United Technologies will close out its third straight fiscal year with another analyst beat.
National Defense May 2010 Dorn C. McGrath	Contractors Must Begin to Update Integrity Database The National Defense Authorization Act of 2009 now requires the government to develop and maintain an information system containing specific information on the integrity and performance of federal contractors and grantees.
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The Motley Fool July 28, 2008 Rich Smith	No Love for L-3 Funded orders in the second quarter should be plenty good enough to keep L-3 on the growth path for some time to come.