NG issues warning, but optimistic

NEW ORLEANS, La. - Northrop Grumman has issued Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notifications to 52 employees at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans. Companies are required to provide advance notice to employees of potential large layoffs. "We are currently awaiting an award from the government for the support we provide to the VAW-77 squadron," said Marty O'Connell, Northrop Grumman Technical Services Field Support Services program manager. "Our team is confident we will continue to support the squadron.” Northrop Grumman since 1995 has provided maintenance to the Navy Reserve E-2C Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning Squadron. (Source: Northrop Grumman via Globe Newswire, 07/30/10)