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With government security at an all-time high, many defense contractors in San Diego are developing new technologies and increasing their work force.
The San Diego Business Journal ranks the number of employees in the defense industry in its List of Defense Contractors.
The Business Journal List shows most defense contractors here have increased their number of employees from last year - nineteen of the 25 companies. Overall, the top 25 contractors employ 19,997 San Diegans.
Many defense contractors on The List cite the conflict in Iraq as a reason for increased business and more employees.
"We have seen growth particularly in our Homeland Defense and Missile Defense market segments," said Adam Larson, spokesperson for No. 18-ranked High Technology Solutions, Inc.. which had an 11 percent increase in the number of employees. "The most dramatic change in the defense services...