Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2015
Publication Title
2015 State of the Commonwealth Report
Pages
68-82
Abstract
An estimated 11.8 percent of Virginia’s GDP depends upon defense spending. An important part of this are the contracts awarded to Virginia businesses by the Department of Defense. Two regions – Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads – account for 86 percent of these contracts.
Repository Citation
Center for Economic Analysis and Policy, Old Dominion University, "Part 3: Digging Deeper: A Closer Look at Defense Spending in Virginia" (2015). State of the Commonwealth Reports. 20.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/soc_reports/20