Fred Fuller
Moderator Emeritus
Dept of Homeland Security Buys SIGs
http://www.fosters.com/august_2004/08.25.04/news/bu_0825c.asp
Wednesday, August 25, 2004
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Exeter gunmaker gets big contract for homeland security agents
By TERRY DATE
Democrat Staff Writer
EXETER — The government awarded a local company a prestigious contract valued at $23.7 million to manufacture up to 65,000 pistols for Department of Homeland Security agents.
The five-year contract means greater job security for the 155 workers already employed at SIGARMS, Inc. said Jim Pledger, vice president of law enforcement and military sales. It could also mean additional jobs down the road, but Pledger did not know how many the contract would create.
"Everybody in the business wanted this contract," Pledger said on Tuesday, after the contract was announced. As part of the agreement, the local SIGARMS Academy will provide training to homeland security personnel.
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http://www.fosters.com/august_2004/08.25.04/news/bu_0825c.asp
Wednesday, August 25, 2004
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Exeter gunmaker gets big contract for homeland security agents
By TERRY DATE
Democrat Staff Writer
EXETER — The government awarded a local company a prestigious contract valued at $23.7 million to manufacture up to 65,000 pistols for Department of Homeland Security agents.
The five-year contract means greater job security for the 155 workers already employed at SIGARMS, Inc. said Jim Pledger, vice president of law enforcement and military sales. It could also mean additional jobs down the road, but Pledger did not know how many the contract would create.
"Everybody in the business wanted this contract," Pledger said on Tuesday, after the contract was announced. As part of the agreement, the local SIGARMS Academy will provide training to homeland security personnel.
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