San Diego's Defense Industry Adapts To The Pentagon's Changing Needs

Not only does San Diego have the highest concentration of military installations in the nation-which means good access to the people they are serving but company officials say there's plenty of talent here.

"We have great universities here and we are able to fill a lot of our hiring requisitions from the pool of graduates," says Pettit. "But you do have to recruit from other places, nationally and internationally, to keep fresh ideas coming."