Yearly Archives: 2011

Does it Take Two to Tango?

Happy Friday everyone! They always say, three’s a crowd, but does it take two to tango? I think it’s safe to say, yes. Check back for next week’s GEICO Friday Fun Video! ———————————– GEICO was created in 1936 to provide auto insurance to federal government employees and their families. 75 years later, GEICO is oneRead… Read more »

US Army News & Information App

.The U.S. Army’s News & Information App allows users to access news and information regarding the U.S. Army including news articles from army.mil and facts about the U.S. Army. In addition to news and information, users also have access to thousands of images from Army Flickr, Soldier Magazine Issues, Podcasts, games and much more. TheRead… Read more »

News of the Week

Here is a brief list of some of the interesting sustainability news articles from this week: Nissan developing a 10-minute car charger, report says The Not-So-Hidden Benefits of Submetering Buildings U.S. missing out on energy from trash, study says Trade Commission Likely to Play Growing Role in U.S. Renewable Energy And you’ll find more headlinesRead… Read more »

The Price Reduction Clause

The pricing portion of a GSA Schedule is the most complex part of the contract. Since the US federal Government is the world’s largest volume buyer in the world, they expect to receive the lowest price possible for products and services. Therefore, every contract established with the GSA must include a price-reduction clause. This requiresRead… Read more »

Cloudera and SGI Partner: With new benchmarks and better mission support the result

During the recent GEOINT conference I spoke with SGI and Cloudera about the meaning of their recent announcement. They just announced a strategic agreement where SGI will ship Cloudera’s Distribution Including Apache Hadoop (CDH) and Cloudera Enterprise Management Suite factory installed on SGI Hadoop Clusters. Although this is good news for both companies there isRead… Read more »

London Conference on Cyberspace

On 1-2 November, the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office will be hosting the London Conference on Cyberspace (www.fco.gov.uk/londoncyber) The conference will cover a number of different themes including social benefits of the web, economic growth and development, safe and reliable access online, cyber crime and international security. It will be an opportunity for citizens toRead… Read more »