Labor Organizations, Unions, Muslim Community leaders and Peace Demo Organizers speak out: “Why WE are marching on 20 March”

ShareDespite intimidation from Police in LA, San Francisco, and Washington, DC,  the PEACE demonstrations on Saturday, 20 March to demand “U.S. Out of Afghanistan and Iraq Now” have been endorsed by over 1,500 organizations and individuals. Suppression of dissent regardless if it comes from the Bush or Obama administration, the LAPD, SFPD, DCPD, Capital or [...]

Young Veterans Returning Home to Few Jobs

The unemployment rate last year for young Iraq and Afghanistan veterans hit 21.1 percent, the Labor Department said Friday, reflecting a tough obstacle combat veterans face as they make the transition home from war.

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards

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CONTRACTS: NAVY
 
                LPI Technical Services*, Chesapeake, Va., is being awarded a $84,140,685 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to furnish repair, maintenance, modernization, logistical, and technical support services for material handling equipment (yellow gear) and hull, mechanical, and electric machinery and systems in order to ensure continued ship operation and performance. Work will be performed in Norfolk, [...]

Caterpillar Brings Jobs Back Home in ‘Onshoring’ Trend

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BY KRIS MAHER AND BOB TITA
Caterpillar Inc. is considering relocating some heavy-equipment overseas production to a new U.S. plant, part of a growing movement among manufacturers to bring more operations back home—a shift that will likely spark fierce competition among states for new manufacturing jobs.
The trend, known as onshoring or reshoring, [...]

Veteran-Owned small business Colorado Corporation seeks Veteran employees

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EEC is working with HireVeterans.com to attract our Veteran community to these new green jobs
By Randy Miller
The age of green energy is all around us. EEC is living up to the challenge and this Veteran-Owned small business based in Colorado, is leading the way in creating GREEN JOBS in Colorado.
The president and founder Albert Wallace [...]

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards

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CONTRACTS: AIR FORCE
 
                ADVENT Environmental, Inc., Mount Pleasant, S.C. (FA8903-10-D-8602); EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., Hunt Valley, Md. (FA8903-10-D-8601); and Zapata Inc., Charlotte, N.C. (8903-10-D-8600), were awarded a $350,000,000 contract which will provide environmental support restoration and remediation.  At this time, $3,000 per contract has been obligated.  AFCEE/ACX, Brooks City-Base, Texas, is the [...]

Huge Trading Volume on “Failed Financials”

ShareSuddenly, It’s Like Last Summer: “Failed Financials” Jump on Huge Volume
by Peter Gorenstein
Let’s face it; it’s been a slow week on Wall Street. …

Unless you’re trading the ‘failed’ financial stocks.
Volume in Citigroup, AIG, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has been off the charts.  Tuesday, they accounted for 25% of all trading volume on the NYSE.  [...]

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards

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CONTRACTS: NAVY
 
                Guam Pacific International, LLC*, Barrigada, Guam (N40192-10-D-2800); Bulltrack-Watts, JV*, Marysville, Calif. (N40192-10-D-2801); Niking Corp.*, Pearl City, Hawaii (N40192-10-D-2802); Overland Corp.*, Ardmore, Okla. (N40192-10-D-2803); P&S Construction Inc.*, Lowell, Mass. (N40192-10-D-2804); and Pacific West Builders*, National City, Calif. (N40192-10-D-2810), are each being awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple award construction contract for new construction, renovation/modernization and [...]

The Quants: A New Breed of Math Whizzes Nearly Destroyed Wall Street

ShareLooks like a scary and fascinating read, The Quants: How a New Breed of Math Whizzes Conquered Wall Street and Nearly Destroyed It (2010, Crown Business)
‘Beware of geeks bearing formulas.’
–Warren Buffett
 
In March of 2006, the world’s richest men sipped champagne in an opulent New York hotel.  They were preparing to compete in a poker tournament with [...]

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards

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CONTRACTS: NAVY
 
                Ecology and Environment, Inc., Lancaster, N.Y., is being awarded a maximum amount $40,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for environmental planning and engineering services for National Environmental Policy Act and Executive Order 12114, Environmental Effects Abroad of Major Federal Actions – Aircraft Homebasing Issues. Work will predominantly be performed in Virginia (25 percent), North Carolina [...]

Command Decisions Systems and Solutions is Employing US Veterans

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This Woman-Owned US Small Business has joined with HireVeterans.com
By Randy Miller
CDS2 incorporated in February 1994, as a niche research, analysis, strategic planning and decision support consulting firm, and has nearly fifteen years experience serving both industry and the government in initiating new programs and obtaining federal funding to bring new capability and solutions to market.    [...]

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards

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CONTRACTS: AIR FORCE
 
                McDonnell Douglas Corp., St. Louis, Mo., was awarded a $148,668,470 contract which will provide for 6,565 Lot 14 guided vehicle kits procured for Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) purposes. At this time, the entire amount has been obligated.  678 ARSS/PK, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity (FA8681-10-C-0072, P00003).
 
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Global Defense Technology & Systems, Inc. is seeking US Military Veterans

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GTEC knows our Military community has the talent they are seeking, and wants you to apply today.
By Randy Miller
Global Defense Technology & Systems, Inc. (GTEC) provides mission-critical technology-based systems, solutions, and services for national security agencies and programs of the U.S. government. Their services and solutions are integral parts of mission-critical programs run by the [...]

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards

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CONTRACTS: NAVY
 
                Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded an $117,401,603 modification to a previously awarded fixed-price incentive fee V-22 multi-year production contract (N00019-07-C-0001) to provide two additional MV-22 tiltrotor aircraft. Pursuant to the variation in quantity clause, this procurement will bring the number of MV-22 aircraft on this contract from 141 [...]

MGM Mirage Las Vegas Seeks to Hire Military Veterans

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MGM Grand Las Vegas Seeks to Employ U.S. Veterans via  HireVeterans.com
By Randy Miller
MGM Grand delivers more of the Las Vegas lifestyle. More nightlife hotspots like Rouge, Tabú Ultra Lounge, and the always wild Studio 54. More award-winning and signature restaurants from Wolfgang Puck, Emeril Lagasse, Michael Mina, and Joël Robuchon. More exclusive shows, Cirque du Soleil’s KÀ, [...]

Westinghouse Invites US Veterans To Its Work Force

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Westinghouse Encourages US Veterans To Apply Today
By Randy Miller

It began in the Age of Steam—a 19th century success story that resonates in the 21st century. George Westinghouse, a spunky teenager with a head full of ideas, seizes opportunity after opportunity to make technology better, faster, more efficient. In the process, he helps improve [...]

General Mills Teams with HireVeterans.com to Employ Our US Veteran Men and Women

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At General Mills, diversity is a key business strategy.
By Randy Miller
The diversity of their work force gives them a competitive global advantage. It allows them to better understand and communicate with diverse consumers. They use this knowledge to their advantage when creating and marketing their products. “We are proud of our association with HireVeterans.com and [...]

Veterans Offered Jobs at Defense Contractor Charles F. Day

ShareDefense Contractor Looking to Hire Veterans

Charles F. Day & Associates is looking to hire U.S. Veterans Now! They are mostly a contractor for the Department of Defense and work in the management arena.
‘Charles F. Day & Associates (CF Day) was founded in 1995 by Dr. Charles Day. They are an established provider of program management, [...]

Rupert Murdoch Targets the Times

ShareNot satisfied having decimated the news columns at the Wall Street Journal and bringing us Fox “News,” rightwinger Rupert Murdoch is reportedly taking aim at the New York Times [some of the stuff in the "paper of record" is still pretty good as Frank Rich and Paul Krugman are alone worth the price of a hard [...]

Senator Bunning’s Delusional Universe

ShareSenator Jim Bunning of Kentucky doesn’t care about American workers and families. Nobel prize laureate Paul Krugman says Bunning also does not know.
Senator Bunning’s Universe
By PAUL KRUGMAN
So the Bunning blockade is over. For days, Senator Jim Bunning of Kentucky exploited Senate rules to block a one-month extension of unemployment benefits. In the end, he [...]

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