While most of the layoffs among military contractors have not yet begun, effects are already apparent.

The unusual move shows the fierce competition among contractors fighting for a declining amount of Government work.

It ranks 26th among military contractors to the Pentagon.

The company has been one of the hardest hit among military contractors.

Its shareholders are among the leading industrialists and contractors in Iran.

The law was supposed to lower costs for the public by encouraging competition among contractors.

As a result, there is a contest among American and other foreign contractors to pick up business from the six-year, $300 billion program.

Among private contractors, the message on the new approach has already been received, usually unfavorably.

Many people here say the Government went too far in trying to expose corruption among officials and contractors at the space center.

Coverage may vary among contractors because each makes its own decisions within Federal guidelines.