This Memorial Day, we can send messages of appreciation to military families through the USO. It takes only a few seconds of your time – but your expression of gratitude may be heard and felt by those who are so deserving and who sacrifice much, sometimes everything, to ensure our freedoms. Please take a momentRead… Read more »
Happy Memorial Day! What does everyone have planned for this weekend? As I take this time off for Memorial Day, I’ll be thinking of the service men and women who gave their lives for our freedom and safety. But I’m also happy to work with a number of men and women at HP who haveRead… Read more »
Although no sculptured marble should rise to their memory, nor engraved stone bear record of their deeds, yet will their remembrance be as lasting as the land they honored. Daniel Webster They fell, but o’er their glorious grave Floats free the banner of the cause they died to save. Francis Marion Crawford Perform, then, thisRead… Read more »
What is a Zero-Day attack? The term Zero-Day attack or just Zero Day is used to refer to any system exploit that has been discovered and not yet patched. Normally, the Zero Day begins when the developer is made aware of the glitch and can be traced back to release. A famous example that cropsRead… Read more »
I think it is safe to say that we’re all happy that a federal government shutdown was avoided this month. Yes, some workers were planning great volunteer opportunities that couldn’t take place, but most folks are happy to have received their normal paycheck. Still, the possible shutdown left me wondering – what would traffic haveRead… Read more »
As I start this entry, I’m wrapping up a day where the Feds here in D.C. experienced a 2 hour working delay and local schools were closed because of the bad weather. Last year we had nearly an entire week of office closures for the federal government, and I would expect this year to beRead… Read more »
Join ClearedJobs.Net in honoring veterans today! For each post on our Cleared Military Facebook wall ClearedJobs.Net will buy a Cup of Joe for a Joe, a program that provides a free cup of coffee to soldiers deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. If you know a veteran thank them for their service to our country. AndRead… Read more »
For many families, Labor Day marks the end of summer, the start of college football, and an extra day off of work. First established in 1882 in the aftermath of the deadly Pullman Strike, Labor Day originally served as a day to honor labor and trade organizations and their members. Over 120 years later, itRead… Read more »
Originally posted on www.andrewdwelch.com at http://www.andrewdwelch.com/2010/06/memorial-day-reflection-that-our-flag.html. One stone wall of the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC is home to a quote for which we have General George Marshall to be thankful. “We are determined that before the sun sets on this terrible struggle our flag will be recognized throughout the world as aRead… Read more »
As some of you may know from my time on GovLoop and long standing particpation. I look and write about solutions and collaboration on a fairly regular basis. I just came back from Walter Reed and Ft. Belvoir yesterday and today working in collaboration with the Wounded Warrior Transition Units (WTUs). We are, with others,Read… Read more »