This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.
- Elmer Davis

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Today is the 234th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Marine Corps.

Semper Fidelis!

Happy Birthday to the U.S. Marine Corps.
We are proud of the honor, courage and commitment exemplified by these individuals who defend our country.
To all Marines: thank you for your service!
We wish you and your families a safe and wonderful day!
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Why do former military professionals make great employees?
Civilian employees can learn the specifics of a job, but some of these skills cannot be taught as easily. Candidates with military backgrounds make excellent civilian employees because they already possess several intangible skills that can be the most difficult to teach. This is why so many employers [...]

As you all know, a great tragedy struck Fort Hood yesterday. While many of our employees are stationed there, none were hurt and for that we are extremely grateful. Our hearts go out to those that were witness to the tragedy and to the families of those that were lost or injured as a [...]

SGIS Security would like to give you some pointers on how to protect yourself, and your equipment, while traveling overseas to help circumvent foreign intelligence agencies from obtaining US economic, technological and military information. As an employee of a government contracting company, you are a prime target to foreign intelligence agencies.  The reality is [...]

Federal spending for vendors, services and products in 2009 targeted many areas. The largest two areas were Government Contracts and Federal Grants, comprising approximately 70% of the total spent. However, in 2009, 46% of the total spending went into grants, overshadowing contract dollars by almost 20%.
With an overall rise in grant popularity and spending [...]

Transitioning from military service to a civilian career can be a challenge. Part of that challenge is developing an effective resume which can highlight your experience and potential to employers. How can you translate your military experience to best meet civilian terms on your resume?

This year marks our Fourth Annual Charity Golf Tournament in support of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, taking place on October 16 at The Courses at Andrews Air Force Base. We recently held a contest for our employees asking who could raise the most money to benefit Susan G. Komen. The prize for [...]

Newly issued FY 2010 guidelines and policies from the White House Office of Management and Budget and the Department of Defense Component Manpower Authority are taking a stance to minimize reliance on non-specialized contracting while growing their civilian workforce.
White house executive and administration officials have new strategies to shift workforce reliance with the intent [...]

Ruby is a new, cutting edge, open source programming language gaining popularity in the programming community. It is made up of a combination of other languages (Perl, Smalltalk, Eiffel, Ada and Lisp) that form balanced functional programming with imperative programming. Ruby has been ranked among the top 10 programming languages worldwide and SGIS experts have [...]