Monthly Archives: May 2010

Thank you, Bob Herbert. And congratulations to the many people involved in the Wisconsin Vietnam War Stories project. Most of all, welcome home Vietnam War...

The Zionists and Israel have always used America against her allies. India is the new partner in the gang. By Raja G Mujtaba Hillary is...

Ground work for Gulf disaster was established with a permissive tone with oil industry set in secret meetings in 2001.  An acoustic switch to automatically shut down oil...

CH2M HILL was founded in January 1946 in Corvallis, Oregon, as CH2M —a name derived from the initials of the company's four founders: Holly Cornell, James Howland, and T. Burke Hayes, Fred Merryfield. Some 25 years later, the company merged with Clair A. Hill and Associates to form CH2M HILL. Like other successful companies, CH2M HILL is built on the hard work of dedicated employees who want to do the right thing, a bit of luck over the years, and the ability to respond to client needs and values with innovative solutions.

Today the Call of Duty Endowment and Activision are announcing the creation of a new scholarship program to assist those veterans pursuing a career in videogame development at Austin Community College (ACC) and Madison Area Technical College (MATC). The program will assist veterans at these schools with the costs of software, transportation, and other educational needs, while the GI bill covers tuition costs for U.S. veterans at most schools. ACC and MATC were chosen by CODE and Activision because of their gaming and illustration programs, as well as the high number of veterans’ enrolled at each school and the participation of military veterans in the relevant course work.

No. 393-10 --------------------------------------- CONTRACTS: DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY BAE Systems Information Technology, Inc., McLean, Va. (HHM402-10-D-0013); General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc., Chantilly, Va. (HHM402-10-D-0014); Lockheed Martin Corp., Gaithersburg,...

HELPING VETERANS FIND JOBS Today the Call of Duty Endowment and Activision are announcing the creation of a new scholarship program to assist those veterans...

“Suspicion about motives eventually leads to the cynicism and disrespectful attitudes toward patients that are very common among physicians who have trained in VA...

Leading the Way Through Innovation By Randy Miller TCS bases solutions on thought leadership and industry involvement. With a portfolio of over 100 granted patents and over 300...

WAR AND SUFFERING, SOLDIERS AND VETERANS DROWNING IN SORROW AND DESPAIR WHILE AMERICA FOCUSES ON THE "MOJAVE CROSS" By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor Click.  There it...

A HAPLESS AMERICAN RETURNS HOME By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor Fewer Americans travel anymore, mostly because they are flat broke.  It doesn't take a genius...

Lewis Black tore apart Glenn Beck on last night's Daily Show in one of the funniest takedowns of the Fox News host to date. Black slammed Beck for complaining that critics of Arizona's immigration law have played the Nazi card, pointing out Beck's ridiculous hypocrisy. "This is a guy who uses more swastika props and video of the Nuremberg rallies than the History Channel," Black said.

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy designated May 15 as Peace Officers' Memorial Day, and the week in which May 15 falls as National Police Week. On behalf of the Department of Veterans Affairs I proudly recognize and thank the men and women of the VA Police force who stand firm as the first line of our protection at VA facilities, working to insure the safety and security of each of us – employee, Veteran and visitor-- and make it possible for us to carry out our mission at every facility and office throughout our Department.

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Barre, Vermont, Alexandria, Louisiana, Anchorage, Alaska, Little Rock, Arkansas, Tampa, Florida, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Poughkeepsie, New York, Lincoln, Nebraska, and Lindale, Texas.

Bankers jailed, sued as Iceland seeks culprits for crisis By Agence France-Presse REYKJAVIK — More than a year and a half after Iceland's major banks failed,...

Neglect of veterans is going to politically break some one's back, somewhere. by Kelly Kennedy Army Times - At a conference designed to help veterans service organizations...

Is good, honest work for victims and suckers? You decide, and vote. America's Ten Most Corrupt Capitalists By Zach Carter, AlterNet The financial crisis has unveiled a...

No. 388-10 ------------------------------------------------- CONTRACTS: TRICARE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY                 Health Net Federal Services, LLC, Rancho Cordova, Calif., is being awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide managed care support...

By Simon Johnson at the Baseline Scenario, co-author, “13 Bankers: The Wall Street Takeover and The Next Financial Meltdown“ Update: link to Senator Kaufman’s speech yesterday Senator Ted...

With our economy fighting itself out of a recession, states failing in budgets to educate our kids, and blame artists looking everywhere for a scapegoat, it's time we took a serious look at ourselves to investigate if the problem is actually us and not some far off land.

Do the leaders of all these countries know they are in a Nuclear War?

CIA "SPY GAMES" WITH TALIBAN CITED AS SOURCE OF "TIME SQUARE FIZZLER" "SMOKING GUN" SHOWING CIA COMPLICITY OFFERED By Unattributed Intelligence Sources for VT Foreword by Gordon...

During May, a month of renewal and promise, we celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month to honor the great amalgam of nationalities and cultures represented by more than 16 million Americans who trace their roots back to Asia and the Pacific. Their contributions have helped renew America for many generations. Their vitality and energy underscore America’s promise of continued freedom and leadership throughout the 21st Century.

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Gadsden, Alabama, Austin, Texas, San Diego, California, York, Pennsylvania, Atlanta, Georgia, Boyne City, Michigan, Billings, Montana, Dade City, Florida, and Charlevoix, Michigan.

"CONSPIRACY THEORY" ALARMIST'S "PSY-OP" AGAINST AMERICA By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor "Fox News uses Pentagon "Psy-ops" specialist to push for nuclear war in Middle East. ...

To successfully wage war in the shared field of consciousness, an enemy must hide in plain sight. Otherwise, those deceived cannot be induced to believe.

No. 383-10 ------------------------------------------ CONTRACTS: NAVY                 Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc., Newport News, Va., is being awarded an $186,632,406 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-08-C-2110) as part of...

From the Business Insider (great site): Substantial research suggests that the difference between interest rates for 10-year and 3-month U.S. treasuries is a reliable leading indicator...

From the Business Insider: Per the credit default swap market, California cracked the top ten for highest default risks yesterday -- overtaking Iceland and Iraq...

A Call to Veterans!  A Message from Veteran Defenders of America by Major General Paul E.Vallely, (U.S. Army, Ret) Are you concerned about the growing threat...

There was this boy I sent to the 'lectric chair at Huntsville Hill here a while back. My arrest and my testimony. He...

  Nein! No Mexican-American studies program   By JONATHAN J. COOPER PHOENIX – Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a bill targeting a school district's ethnic studies program,...

Madison, Wisconsin—The Vietnam War veterans were betrayed. That's not the official slogan of the welcome-home Vietnam War veterans event to held be May 21-23 at Lambeau Field...

William Douglas Lansford’s account of Basilone’s life is written by another Iwo Jima Marine who served with  Basilone and survived the war to write...

VA’s “Top Cop” for 2010 leads a police force of 44 officers who protect the safety of employees, Veterans and visitors at facilities of the VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System. Chief of Police Dennis Moore, based at the Omaha VA Medical Center, received the VA Police Services “Chief of the Year” award at the Police Services annual awards banquet last month.

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Fernley, Nevada, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Amarillo, Texas, Fresno, California, Deland, Florida, Asheville, North Carolina, East Brunswick, New Jersey, Cheyenne, Wyoming, and San Jose, California.

No. 380-10 ----------------------------------------- CONTRACTS: NAVY                 CNMS, JV, Honolulu, Hawaii (N62742-10-D-1306); Core Tech-AMEC-SKEC, LLC, Honolulu, Hawaii (N62742-10-D-1307); DCK-ECC Pacific Guam Construction, LLC, Clairton, Pa. (N62742-10-D-1308); Guam MACC...

Thieves have stolen a cross in the Mojave Desert that honored American war dead less than two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the religious symbol to remain on federal land.

This is sort of a “dog bites man” story; but Joseph Diliberti, the Marine in question, is holding off a very large and dangerous...

The document reads, "We the people," not we the government. This is a covert encroachment on the American middle class that the people simply must repeal, or the rights of all Americas will be placed in dire jeopardy. Once the government declares open season on its employees, who's left to protect us from private exploitation?

More than 1,700 historic properties under the VA’s stewardship are a tangible connection between today’s heroes and the men and women of past generations who served our country. During the midst of the Civil War in 1862, Congress authorized President Abraham Lincoln to purchase land to be used as national cemeteries "for soldiers who shall have died in the service of the country."

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Corvallis, Oregon, Youngstown, Ohio, Arlington, Virginia, Oceanside, California, Port Charlotte, Florida, Morristown, New York, Eugene, Oregon, Danbury, Connecticut, North Platte, Nebraska, and Tampa, Florida.