This Wednesday, at 9pm EST, president Barack Obama will deliver his State of the Union speech.

This year will be extra special as the followup to Obama’s speech viewers will have the opportunity to submit questions (and vote on other users’ questions) in response to the speech on youtube.com/CitizenTube. Next week, Obama will answer some of the questions in an online event delivered live from the White House. From the YouTube blog:

“Presidents have long used new technology to share their message directly with the American people. Calvin Coolidge was the first president to broadcast the State of the Union over the radio in 1923, and President Truman made history in 1947 when he became the first to deliver his address to a live television audience.

This year’s State of the Union speech will also make history. It will be the first time that citizens will have the opportunity to ask follow-up questions during the speech — and to hear the president’s response to those questions.”

Currently, the exact timing of the followup event is unknown.

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SGIS was recently awarded the largest contract in company history, valued at over $130 million, by the U.S. Army in support of Project Manager, Defense Communications and Army Transmission Systems (PM DCATS).

One of our core values is “Work & Play: We work hard. We have fun. We encourage and celebrate success at all levels.” We value our employees and reward them for their exemplary work. One of our SGIS employees recently won a lease on a brand new Mercedes for his work on the contract.

SGIS has received many highly regarded national and state awards, including:

• SGIS Ranked #10 on Entrepreneur Magazine’s 2008 Hot 100 List of The Fastest-Growing Businesses in America
• SGIS Named to the 2008 Inc. 5000 list of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the Nation by Inc. Magazine
• SGIS Ranked #19 on Washington Technology’s 2008 Fast 50 List
• SGIS Named to the Military Training Technology (MT2) 2008 Top Simulation Companies List
• Orlando Business Journal’s 2008 Best Places to Work in Central Florida Award in the Small Business Category
• National University’s 2008 Peak Performance Awards
• Tampa Bay WorkForce Alliance 2008 Business Excellence Award in the Growth Category
• Small Business Administration (SBA) Awards SGIS CEO Hany Girgis with 2008 Entrepreneurial Success Award
• South Florida Business Journal’s 2008 Business of the Year Award in the Technology Category
• Ranked #3 on San Diego Business Journal’s Minority-Owned Businesses List for 2008
• SGIS CEO Hany Girgis recognized as a Semifinalist for the Ernst & Young 2008 Entrepreneur of the Year Award in San Diego
• Tampa Bay Business Journal’s 2008 Up & Comers Award
• Ranked #8 on bizSanDiego Magazine’s 2008 Fast Growth List
• YWCA of San Diego 2008 Tribute to Women & Industry (TWIN) Award
• AeA San Diego 2008 High Tech Awards in the Technology/ IT Services Category, Finalist
• Tampa Bay Technology Forum’s 2008 Emerging Technology Company of the Year Award, Finalist
• Ranked #8 on Orlando Business Journal’s Top Modeling, Simulation and Training Companies List for 2008
• Ranked #11 on San Diego Business Journal’s Largest Defense Contractors List for 2008
• South Florida Business Journal’s 2008 Technology Award in the Strategic and Solution Services Category, Finalist
• Ranked #18 on Indianapolis Business Journal’s Minority-Owned Businesses List for 2008
• Ranked #29 on San Diego Business Journal’s Top 100 Fastest-Growing Privately-Held Companies List for 2008
• Named to San Diego Daily Transcript’s Defense Contractors List for 2008
• Named to San Diego Daily Transcript’s San Diego County Largest Employers List for 2008
• Ranked #29 on San Diego Business Journal’s Largest Private Companies List for 2008
• San Diego Business Journal’s 2008 Technology Executive of the Year Awards, Finalist
• SGIS Named to the 2007 Inc. 500 list of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the Nation by Inc. Magazine
• SGIS Ranked #2 on Washington Technology’s 2007 Fast 50 List
• Orlando Business Journal’s 2007 Best Places to Work in Central Florida Award in the Small Business Category
• Ranked #4 on San Diego Business Journal’s Largest Employers List for 2007
• Ranked #12 on San Diego Business Journal’s Largest Defense Contractors List for 2007
• Small Business Administration (SBA) Awards SGIS CEO Hany Girgis as San Diego’s Small Business Person of the Year 2007
• Ranked #5 on South Florida Tech 100 List for 2007
• Ranked #20 on San Diego Business Journal’s Top 100 Fastest-Growing Privately-Held Companies List for 2007
• ITFlorida 2007 Excellence in IT Leadership Award, Finalist
• South Florida Business Journal’s 2007 Technology Award in the Pinnacle Category, Finalist
• Ranked #14 on bizSanDiego magazine’s 2007 Fast Growth List
• South Florida Business Journal’s 2007 Business of the Year Award in the Professional Services Category, Finalist
• Ranked #32 on San Diego Business Journal’s Highest Revenue Generators List for 2007
• South Florida Business Journal’s 2007 Best Places to Work Award in the Small Business Category, Finalist
• Ranked #43 on Washington Business Journal’s 2007 Largest Technology Employers List for 2007
• Ranked #45 on San Diego Business Journal’s Largest Private Companies List for 2007
• Ranked 13th Fastest Growing New Company in America in 2006 on Entrepreneur magazine and PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Hot 100 List
• Governor’s Entrepreneurship Award in Florida’s Mega Market for 2006
• Ranked #6 on San Diego Business Journal’s Top 100 Fastest-Growing Privately-Held Companies List for 2006
• Ranked #4 on South Florida Tech 100 List for 2006
• ITFlorida 2006 Government Technology Leadership Award in the Private Companies Category, Finalist
• ITFlorida 2006 High Growth Company of the Year Award, Finalist
• South Florida Business Journal’s 2006 Technology Award in the Professional Services Category
• Tampa Bay Business Journal’s 2006 Business of the Year Award, Finalist
• Ranked 37th on San Diego Business Journal’s Top 50 Private Companies List for 2006 This list is comprised of companies that are headquartered in San Diego County and is based on revenue.
• San Diego Metropolitan Magazine selected SGIS CEO Hany Girgis as one of the 40 Under 40 Leaders of San Diego for 2006
• Ranked 27th Fastest Growing New Company in America in 2005 on Entrepreneur magazine and PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Hot 100 List
South Florida Business Journal’s 2004 Business of the Year Award in the Technology Category, Finalist

SGIS, a national government contracting firm, has been selected as one of the top businesses in the United States for 2008 by DiversityBusiness.com, having received several awards. SGIS ranked #14 on the Top 100 Diversity-Owned Businesses in California list, #15 on the Top 100 8(a) Businesses in the United States list and #149 on the Top 500 Diversity-Owned Businesses in the United States list. This is the fourth consecutive year SGIS has been named to DiversityBusiness.com’s lists.

The lists are produced annually by DiversityBusiness.com and represent the nation’s top multicultural earners and challenge the long-held notion that a privately-held business is small or insignificant.

SGIS will be honored at an awards ceremony at DiversityBusiness.com’s 9th Annual Multicultural Business Conference, taking place April 29 – May 1, 2009 at Disney’s Contemporary Resort in Orlando, Florida.