"… l expenditures of some groups grew considerably, those of others plummeted.General Atomics, a San Diego-based defense contractor, was the top corporate sponsor of tr …"

"… r a week in the summer of 2004 with his wife, Mary, at the expense of General Atomics. The San Diego-based defense contractor spent nearly $20,000 on their trav …"

"… to study issue of military importance." (The Center reported earlier that General Atomics spent roughly $660,000 on privately sponsored travel during the study peri …"

"… d promises of billions of dollars in federal business.San Diego-based General Atomics largely targeted congressional staff members, spending roughly $660,0 …"

"… es of [the plane] with them," said Tom Cassidy, chief executive officer of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, the company's aircraft-manufacturing subsidiary.Denn …"

"… taffers participating in sales meetings."According to a company spokesman, General Atomics has about 4,000 employees worldwide — small in comparison to the roughly …"

"… nd the 150,000 of Boeing. But political ties have been a key ingredient in General Atomics' success.Chairman and CEO James Neal Blue, who bought the company in 1986 …"