From the monthly archives: September 2007

Contracts Under Storm

Two years later, Hurricane Katrina continues to swirl in controversy. Under fire are the hoards of dollars of federal procurement contracts that were allocated for response and recovery efforts in the Gulf region. Many those contracts were awarded without having to go through a competitive bidding process, some have been [...]

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There were two great articles that popped up in the last week or so that I’ve been trying to carve out some time to blog about. The first was an insightful overview of the GeoWeb from The Economist called “The World on Your Desktop“. One of the major points in The Economist article is [...]

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Health care has been an important issue in recent elections, and as the 2008 vote approaches, it’s gaining even more steam. With health care premiums doubling over the last six years, and 45 million Americans uninsured, voters are calling for actual change. They are tired of Republican and Democratic administrations and Congresses failing to [...]

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An interesting press release floated across GISuser yesterday on ESRI striking a strategic partnership with Jane’s to make their data available through ESRI tools. What I found intriguing was a service like Jane’s, which targets a non-technical audience, using ESRI, which has a largely technical user base, as channel to disseminate their data. [...]

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The state of Labor Unions

On September 2, 2007 By admin

It’s almost 125 years ago that the first workingmen’s holiday was celebrated (Tuesday, September 5, 1882) in New York. Over the next dozen years nearly 27 states recognized this holiday and in 1894, the U.S. Congress enacted it as a Federal holiday.

Among many things, the holiday has come to symbolize [...]

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