"Here again is a continuation of the state screwing up and the impact is going to be of course on the taxpayers and the business climate and how we're either taken seriously or not seriously around the world. That's going to hurt us," said Slom. "It really is tragic, because whether or not we can recover from this, I would say is 50-50 at best at this point -- and if we lose this we lose many more future opportunities in other fields."