DOWN-SIZING: Northrop Grumman chooses Virginia for new headquarters - The Daily Breeze

Northrop Grumman employees got this email from Wes Bush:

April 26, 2010
MFCP 10-10

Virginia Selected for New Corporate Office

To My Colleagues:

We are pleased to have identified Virginia as the home for our new corporate office. Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia put forward compelling, competitive offers. Our final decision was driven largely by facility considerations, proximity to our customers and overall economics. Our relocation team has narrowed its search to several buildings in the Falls Church/Arlington area of northern Virginia. We expect to make the final selection in the next several weeks.

We plan to open the new corporate office by the summer of 2011, and we will keep you informed regarding our progress as we move through the design and construction phases to the official opening.

The relocation team has done a great job, not only in quickly identifying an excellent location for our new corporate office, but also for the work they are doing to assist employees in Century City and elsewhere who are making significant personal and professional changes as a result of this move.

I want to thank our Corporate Office employees for their continued effort and cooperation during a period of much change and uncertainty, and I ask for everyone’s support as we move forward in the relocation. We are creating a clear and compelling path to a better future as we position our company for higher performance and greater success.


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Wes Bush
Chief Executive Officer and President


This move affects very few of the typical Northrop Grumman employees. Few of us have actually gone to Century City for a meeting. (I've been there for meetings, and had a temporary work assignment in Century City - but that's another blog.)

Wes Bush decided that all Northrop Grumman employees to know this.

The Daily Breeze newspaper had a much more informative article at Northrop Grumman chooses Virginia for new headquarters.

In reading the Daily Breeze article, NOTICE the DOWN-SIZING that Northrop Grumman is undergoing:

- Current Century City headquarters has about 360 people

- New location will have about 300 people

OBVIOUSLY not all of the current 360 people are being asked to move to Virginia. ALSO, how many people will be hired from the "local talent"?

There will be some "retirements" as well as "re-deployments" among those not asked to move to Virginia.

Such a nice way to get rid of the "deadwood and dog-meat" (term used by a Northrop Vice-President when referring to laid-off employees).


Disclaimer: SORRY - This is only what I know from my point of view. No lies, just what I see as the truth.