Southland think tanks are rethinking their future; Rand, Aerospace face new world amid military cuts.

From: Los Angeles Business Journal | Date: September 21, 1992| Author: Deady, Tim | Copyright information

For years they were thought of as insulated from the vagaries of the outside world; places where bearded researchers developed new space and weapons technology or studied the latest wrinkle in the affairs of the Soviet Union.

Now, two of the Southland's best-known military and space research institutions -- Rand and the Aerospace Corp. -- are changing. In the last two years, both have had layoffs and are looking for new sources of funding, and Aerospace may be forced to move...

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