A peek inside Northrop Grumman’s new 14-story headquarters

The Falls Church office building was not “built for show,” the contracting giant’s CEO says.

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Northrop Grumman chairman Wes Bush in a conference room on the 14th floor of the defense contractor's new headquarters in Falls Church.

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