AIA comes together with coalitions working to prevent sequestration; automatic cuts to federal funding set to begin March 1 Marion Blakey (left), CEO of Aerospace Industries Association, speaks at a Feb. 11 press conference against automatic budget cuts. At right is Emily Holubowich, executive director of the Coalition for Health Funding. Groups representing the defense industry and other sectors that would be hard hit by sequestration—including health, education and research—came together in a "big tent" Feb. 11 to present a united front against the automatic budget cuts. Conversations on Capitol Hill seem to be pitting defense spending against other parts of the… Read More