Defense companies chose a joint-venture site.

The Software Productivity Joint Venture Study Group, composed of 13 large defense contractors, unanimously named Fairfax County, Va., as the recommended location for a joint software research and development facility, according to TRW, one of the participants. The recommendation will be submitted to each company at the same time that a formal proposal for the venture is made. After reviewing the information, the companies will decide whether to proceed with the idea.