IAVA was founded in 2004 by current Executive Director Paul Rieckhoff and his fellow Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. After returning home from their tours, these veterans came together after quickly becoming concerned with the way the war in Iraq was being portrayed in the media and the overall plight of newly returned veterans. There were many policy experts and talking heads on TV, but very few people who had actually served on the ground in Iraq or Afghanistan. There was no one talking about what our wounded friends needed and the issues they faced. The creation of IAVA allowed thousands of veterans to join the national dialogue, and to explain what was really happening on the ground overseas and back home in the US.

There are looking for smart, talented candidates to fill the following positions:

1. Online Strategy Associate: Help our innovative, effective, and growing Online department create and implement web-based campaigns to support all of IAVA’s efforts. Candidates must have a demonstrated interest in New Media and basic experience with HTML and Photoshop.
2. Deputy Communications Director: This is a job of significant responsibility. The successful candidate will work closely with Communications Director to draft strategic media plans for key organizational campaigns. Applications must show several years of experience in Communications with demonstrated success.
3. Communications Associate: Play a key role in executing our media and messaging strategy, including writing press releases, pitching media and fielding press requests. Previous experience in communications highly preferred.
   For all positions, high-quality writing skills are a must. A college degree is also required.

Read the full job descriptions and follow the instructions for applying, available here: www.iava.org/content/jobs-and-internships OR view their jobs posted on HireVeterans.com and apply now!

HRJ International Joins HireVeterans.com

MILITARY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY IS HIRING VETERANS

by Gordon Gates

HRJ International, Inc (HRJI), a subsidiary of The Patrick Wolffe Group (PWG), is reaching out to hire Veterans.

HRJ provides integrated solutions to support operational, logistics and information technology activities. A full-service small business they offer affordable, integrated solutions to support client’s needs.

Many of their integrated and installed systems span the entire range of system configurations and customized solutions, often addressing complex and unique problems in physical sciences, communications, finance, office automation, and engineering design. While their operation support services span the cross-cutting sectors of IT, logistics, logistics automation, supply chain management, firefighting, AOAP/TMDE, postal operation, base support, rapid response, deployment, and training.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
HRJ International has a demonstrated track record of providing high quality consulting services for federal clients.

Headquartered in Huntsville, AL with offices in Herndon, Va., HRJI is comprised of five functional consulting areas. An interwoven service structure combines the resources of the five functional areas to efficiently achieve uncommon service levels and above standard outcomes for federal clients.

Core Sectors
Logistics Support & Management concentrates on consulting in all areas related to procedure and plan development, engineering and technical services, package, handling and storage support, facility planning, distribution & transportation, operational and readiness reporting, facility and warehouse operation, deployment, acquisition and disposal.

Logistics Automation focuses on support of automation integration, installation, management, maintenance and operation of logistical systems for the US military including US Army STAMIS, US Marine MIMMS & Atlas, and communication systems (VSAT, CAISI, BLAST). Plexus LI also supports training activities for each of the logistics automation systems.

Information Technology provides support in system and network management, office automation, data management, system fielding, installation, & moves, troubleshooting, and training. Our technological solutions, including Web-enabled tools, distanced learning systems, work flow applications and Section 508 accessibility initiatives.

Featuring a highly qualified team, a proven methodology, and a state-of-the-art strategic management software platform designed specifically for government agencies, Plexus LI is uniquely qualified to provide an exceptional blend of innovative services and capabilities to its clients.

Operational Support specializes in installation operations support, field operations, DOL support, material management, supply and maintenance (Class II, III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, and IX, commodities, Property Book), planning, mobilization/movement, equipment readiness and maintenance, analytical services, strategic planning and assessment, and quality assurance support. It also includes contingency operations in niche areas of intelligence, firefighting, postal operations, TMDE, and AOAP.

Training provides assistance in needs assessments, requirements determinations, course design and development, outcome and measurement development, course delivery, course evaluation, User Manual development, training aid determination, training integration, and staff skill set assessments.

CAREERS AT HRJ
The success of HRJI is determined by their success in operating as a unified team. They have to earn the trust and respect of customers every day in order that the customers make the decision to choose to go with HRJ.

Creative, productive employees who are empowered to make suggestions while thinking “outside the box” guarantee success at HRJ. They achieve this through dedicated hard work and commitment from every employee. It is the desire of HRJI management to have every employee succeed in his or her job, and assist in achieving our goals.

If you would like to view and apply to HRJ jobs currently on offer, click here.

Work for Maryland

Elgibility credits Offered to Veterans who apply for Jobs with Maryland

by Marcy Bulstrom

The Great State of Maryland is hiring folks!  Yep, Maryland is looking for top quality veterans to fill government jobs now!  They are offering credits for veterans who appply. They’ve partnered with HireVeterans.com, a leading job board for U.S. Veterans, to reach out to our community of Veterans.

The State employs staff in a wide range of fields, including: accounting, administrative support, agriculture, business and economic development, corrections and law enforcement, finance, health, human services, information technology, the law, natural resources, public safety, teaching, and many more. They offer an excellent benefits package.

BENEFITS
The Maryland State Personnel Management System understands the importance of family and children. Our family-friendly benefit practices and policies offer the support and flexibility you need at work and at home.

Leave Benefits

    Our generous leave package includes from ten to 25 days of annual (vacation) leave per year, depending on seniority, as well as six personal days each calendar year. In addition, the State offers eleven paid holidays and fifteen days of sick leave per year. Our leave policies also adhere to the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993.

Health Coverage

    When you come to work for the State of Maryland, you and your family may benefit from our medical, prescription, dental and vision coverage. You may also be eligible for life, accidental death and dismemberment and long term care insurance plans at low group rates.

Reduced Child and Health Care Costs

    Working for the Maryland State Personnel Management System entitles you to participate in Health Care and Day Care Flexible Spending Accounts. These plans allow you to save, on a pretax basis, for health care and day care costs incurred during the plan year.

Flexible Work Schedules

    Employees of the State of Maryland typically work a forty-hour work week. Many State agencies offer their employees flexible work schedules. The Teleworking Program enables eligible state employees to work at home, at a satellite office, or at a Telework Center.

Retirement Benefits

    Maryland State employees are eligible for participation in a contributory defined benefit pension plan in which they are vested after five years. State employees are also eligible to participate in two supplemental retirement plans: the 457 Deferred Compensation Plan and the 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan.

Free Mass Transit Benefit

    Permanent State employees are entitled to use the Light Rail, the Baltimore Metro Subway and bus service in the Baltimore metro area at no charge with a valid State ID card.  This benefit can be used any time of day or evening, including weekends.

    The Free Mass Transit Benefit does not include the MARC trains, commuter buses or any special event buses.

VETERANS ELGIBILITY CREDIT
The state of Maryland offers Veterans an Eligibilty credit when applying for jobs.

An appointing authority shall apply a credit of ten points on any selection test for:

1.   an eligible veteran;
2.   the spouse of an eligible veteran who has a service connected disability; or
3.   the surviving spouse of a deceased eligible veteran.

An appointing authority shall apply a credit of two additional points on any selection test for:

1.   an eligible veteran who has a service connected disability; or
2.   a former prisoner of war.

A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK
Maryland, with a population estimated over 5,500,000 people is a dynamic state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia and West Virginia to the south and west, Pennsylvania to the north, and Delaware to the east. Historically it was part of the Chesapeake Colonies where planters cultivated tobacco.

It was the seventh state to ratify the United States Constitution and bears two nicknames, the Old Line State and the Free State. Its history as a border state has led it to exhibit characteristics of both the Northern and Southern regions of the United States. Generally, the rural Western, Southern and Eastern Shore regions of Maryland reflect a Southern culture,while densely-populated Central Maryland — radiating outward from Baltimore City and the Washington Beltway — exhibit characteristics of the Northeast.

Maryland is a life sciences hub with over 350 biotechnology firms, making it the third-largest such cluster in the nation. Institutions and agencies located throughout Maryland include the University System of Maryland, The Johns Hopkins University, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Celera Genomics, Human Genome Sciences (HGS), the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), MedImmune (recently purchased by AstraZeneca), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Maryland is a great place to live and working for the State Maryland is a great opportunity for you.  Check them out!

• Apply for Jobs at the State of Maryland on HireVeterans.com
• OFFICIAL State of Maryland Web Site

Jobs in Security Offered to War Veterans

Pinkerton Government Services Partners with HireVeterans.com

by Robbyn Wilson

Since 9/11, security is one of the America’s fastest growing and most vital industries in the country. Seven years after the terrorist attacks, the homeland security business is booming and has become a multi-billion dollar business and now eclipses mature enterprises like movie-making and the music industry in annual revenue.

With over 25 offices in the U.S. and nearly 4,500 employees, Pinkerton Government Services (PGS) is one of America’s most dedicated and innovative security, fire and emergency services in the out-sourced defense industry available today. PGS stands behind America’s war veterans with 65% of their employees being current and/or prior military service men and women. PGS is rising to meet the challenge of guarding our homeland and also supporting our war veterans who have done the same.

In a logical marriage, Pinkerton and Hire Veterans.com will be collaborating in a win-win venture keeping America safe and our war veterans employed in service to our country…

In fact, PGS has a long-standing tradition of service to the US we can all be proud of. In their earliest years, Pinkerton foiled an assassination attempt against President Lincoln and the U.S. Secret Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation can trace their history back to the name Pinkerton.

Now, PGS is the only company solely dedicated to providing security services in compliance with U.S. government security policies and regulations, with emphasis on those requiring agency level security clearances (DOD, DOE, DOI, etc.) and eight of the Top Ten DOD civilian contractors are clients. Pinkerton’s experience and reputation as a provider of consistent, high quality security services have resulted in PGS being the preferred provider of cleared security services across the country.

Pinkerton is offering open positions to Military veterans who would like to work in safety and security of the assets of the U.S. Government and government contractor organizations worldwide. PGS was created to provide specialized security and fire services to meet federal government requirements.

PGS Services:

- Armed and Unarmed Guard Services
- Fire Prevention and Firefighting Services
- Technical Support
- Security Console Operations
- International/Domestic Satellite Launch Security
- Special Access Program Support
- Canine Bomb Detection
- EMT/First Responder
- Access Control
- Project Management
- Document Control
- Consulting

What PGS Offers Employees:

- Training Programs
- Introduction through Management Training
- Five Star Certified Supervisor Program
- Son’s and Daughter’s Scholarship Program
- Health and Dental Benefits
- Recognition Programs
- Monthly/Quarterly/Yearly Officer Recognition
- Monthly/Quarterly/Yearly Supervisor Recognition
- Excellence In Service Awards
- Anniversary Pin Program
- Five Star Rewards Program
- Employee and Supervisors of the Year for Heroism and Performance Awards

• View and Apply to All Pinkerton Government Services Jobs on HireVeterans.com
• Official Pinkerton Government Services Web Site

Veterans Jobs at Leading Military Technical Service Organization

D.P. Associates Joins HireVeterans.com

by Marcy Bulstrom

D.P. Associates Inc. (DPA), headquartered in Arlington, VA, is a technical services organization with a primary focus on leading edge training systems analysis, design, development and implementation. In addition to providing technical support services to the Naval Air Systems Command IPT’s, Divisions and Field Activities since 1987, DPA has supplied training products for every aircraft in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps.

Since their inception in 1986, they have grown from 5 employers in one office to more than 450 employees in 31 locations by maintaining an unyielding commitment to client and employee satisfaction.

To continue their growth forward, D.P. Associates has partnered with HireVeterans.com, a leading military veteran job board, to reach out and hire U.S. Veterans.

DPA, through 31 offices in 10 states, is a national influence in the military contracting field through advanced development processes employed by experienced instructional systems development (ISD) specialists, training technologists, computer based training (CBT) and computer assisted instruction (CAI) programmers, computer graphic artists, and leading-edge multimedia production staff. DPA personnel have been instrumental to the government’s emphasis on interactive multimedia instruction (IMI), SCORM compliant web based training (WBT), complex computer based training, electronic classrooms, performance support systems, and interactive electronic technical manual (IETM) technologies.

DPA’s corporate strategies include the thorough analysis of training requirements (when funding permits) and the subsequent conversion to an installed, fully integrated turnkey learning environment. Training efforts recently completed and currently being performed include: Task and Skills Analysis, Training Program Analysis and Design, Training Effectiveness and Evaluation Studies, Multimedia Analysis, Training Implementation, production of ADL products, implementation of high resolution computer based courseware, learning center design, electronic classroom configurations, and high-bandwidth CBT networks.

Engineering and Program Support
DPA provides management support services and systems engineering support for a variety of Vertical Flight Aircraft Programs. These services include support of acquisition phases of Concept Exploration and Definition (CE/D), Demonstration and Validation (DEM VAL), Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD), Production and Deployment, and Operational Safety Improvement Programs (OSIPs). DPA is an active participant in the NAVAIR Integrated Programs Teams (IPT) for the four major Vertical Flight Programs.

DPA provides engineering, technical and programmatic support to the Naval Air Systems Weapons Systems Command Engineering Division. This includes acquisition phases of concept Exploration and Definition (CE/D), Demonstration and Validation (DEM VAL), Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD), Production and Deployment, and Operations and Support for several Air-to-Air Missile systems, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Air Launched Decoys, and Aerial Targets.

DPA provides engineering, technical and analytical services that have contributed to the accomplishment of the system engineering and programmatic requirements associated with developmental UAV programs. These include the Pioneer Short Range RPV, Pioneer Radio Relay, Mockingbird, Pioneer Alternate Fuel Engine, Medium Range RPV and Amber programs, as well as associated fiscal and program management.

In support of the Navy, Marine Corps and Army UAV Programs from our offices in Lexington Park, MD, Fort Huachuca, AZ and Arlington, VA, DPA has provided state-of-the-art program support, engineering design and operational analysis. In addition, DPA has contributed to the success of these programs with its exploration of unique UAV designs and mission profiles.

DPA is constantly exploring how they might better advance the mission and increase the proficiency of federal and commercial enterprises with the lowest cost and highest quality possible.

• VIEW AND APPLY TO D.P. ASSOCIATES JOBS ON HIREVETERANS.COM
• OFFICIAL D.P. ASSOCIATES WEB SITE

HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY LEADER SEEKS TO HIRE U.S. VETERANS.

VETERANS OFFERED JOBS AT BAXTER

by Gordon G. Gates

A leader in health care for more than 75 years. Baxter assists health-care professionals and their patients with treatment of complex medical conditions. Since Baxter’s founding in 1931 as the first manufacturer of commercially prepared intravenous (IV) solutions, the company has introduced a number of innovations that have saved and sustained countless lives. This remains their hallmark and their mission. Baxter is privileged to work in an industry where what they do benefits so many. Baxter employees around the world are connected by an enduring commitment to save and sustain lives. It is this higher purpose that binds them as a company and as global citizens.

To add even more value to the health and care of people, Baxter is reaching out to Hire U.S. Veterans to fill important jobs. Through it’s partnership with HireVeterans.com, America’s premier job board for U.S. Veterans, Baxter is reaching out right now and encouraging U.S. Veterans to view their jobs and apply right now.

A History of Innovation
Baxter’s heritage has been built on more than 75 years of innovation in healthcare. Many of their products have revolutionized medicine. In addition to the first commercially prepared IV solutions, other Baxter “firsts” include the first commercially accepted artificial kidney, making life-saving dialysis possible for people with kidney disease; the first concentrated clotting factor for people with hemophilia; the first flexible, plastic blood-collection and IV-solution container systems; and the first ambulatory dialysis therapy.

Commitment to Science and Technology
Innovation remains key to Baxter’s future success. Today’s research initiatives include adult stem cell therapies, tissue-regeneration technologies, and vaccines for avian flu and other infectious diseases. Baxter’s ability to build on its history of innovation requires a strong foundation of skills and talents across all areas of science and technology.

Global Presence
Each day, millions of people around the world rely on Baxter’s life-saving products. Baxter derives more than half of its sales and earnings from outside the United States and conducts business in more than 100 countries. Global expansion remains a key growth strategy for the company. Working for Baxter provides an opportunity to work with people around the world to bring much-needed healthcare to fast-growing markets.
Industry Leadership

Baxter is a leader in most of the markets it serves. They are the largest maker of IV solutions and other products that deliver fluids and drugs to patients. They are the leading provider of recombinant clotting factor for hemophilia. They are the largest provider of dialysis solutions for home dialysis. Baxter’s expertise in medical devices, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology makes the company unique in the healthcare industry.

Baxter’s Culture
They place strong emphasis on shaping our workplace culture by defining the Shared Values, Competencies and Personal Attributes that are necessary for employees to be successful. By setting common expectations for how they approach their work every day, their employees know what they can and should expect from themselves and from one another…and how they can achieve great results. They call these their Baxter Leadership Expectations, which are for every employee, everywhere at Baxter.

Professional Development
An important responsibility of an organization is to create opportunities for people to live their dreams. Baxter offers a range of training and development programs along with competitive compensation and benefits. The company views ongoing employee learning and skill development as critical to its future success. Baxter also supports a healthy balance between work, personal and family life, and recognizes that every individual’s diverse background and experiences contribute to the organization’s success.

Commitment to Sustainability
Baxter views sustainability as a long-term approach to balancing its business priorities with social, economic and environmental responsibilities. This includes using financial resources wisely, operating in a sound and ethical manner, giving back to their communities, responding to the needs of victims of natural and man-made disasters, expanding access to healthcare, protecting the environment and providing a safe and healthy workplace for employees – all of which make Baxter a rewarding place to work.

Work/Life
The commitment to managing work and life runs deep at Baxter. From their senior leaders to production specialists on the manufacturing floor, work and life represents the mix of what they do for a living and how they live their lives.

Baxter is committed to fostering an environment that helps employees manage their work and personal needs. More than 15 years ago Baxter dedicated resources to develop and lead work/life at the company. Since then, Baxter has been widely recognized for its efforts in this area.

Baxter believes that managers and employees share responsibility in achieving and managing a healthy blend of work and personal life. Baxter provides managers and employees a guidebook for understanding work/life issues, and recognizes and encourages open discussion about work/life conflicts when they occur.

More than 10 years ago Baxter dedicated resources to develop and lead work/life at the company. Since then, the company has been widely recognized for its efforts in this area.

Programs and Resources
Work/life is a critical aspect of overall employee engagement throughout Baxter. Due to local circumstances and business needs, Baxter’s programs and resources vary throughout the world, but reflect the company’s philosophy of creating a healthy blend among work, personal and family life.

While Baxter’s U.S. operations have been able to offer more work/life resources than other locations, its global operations continue to work with external organizations as appropriate to help progress and facilitate work/life programs for non-U.S. operations. Many of the work/life programs and resources listed below are available globally, while all are available in the U.S.:

• Adoption assistance and reimbursement;
• Alternative work arrangements, including part-time, compressed week, job sharing, telecommuting and flexible time;
• Back-up/emergency child and elder care;
• Dependent care reimbursement account;
• Educational assistance;
• Employee assistance and counseling program;
• Enhanced elder care management services;
• Lactation rooms;
• Resource and community referrals for family, financial and work issues; and
• Various national childcare support options.

Alternate Work Arrangement Proposal Kit
Baxter recognizes that alternate work arrangements are a way to meet employees’ needs for balance and flexibility while continuing to meet the company’s business goals. The company’s Alternate Work Arrangement Proposal Kit assists employees and managers around the world in reviewing the steps required for proposing and reviewing requests for flexibility within the scope of an existing position.

Alternate work arrangement options include, but are not limited to:

• Part-Time – the employee generally works less than 40 hours per week and receives a prorated salary.
• Compressed Work Week – this schedule consists of a standard work period compressed into fewer than five or 10 days. A common schedule is four 10-hour days with the fifth day off.
• Job Share – two employees each work a reduced work schedule and together perform one job.
• Telecommuting – the employee works some or all of the time from home or a satellite office.
• Flex Time – the beginning and end of the work days vary, generally within a two-hour range, while a required number of work hours is allocated to each day.

Work/Life in the Workplace Guidebook
Baxter’s “Work/Life in the Workplace” Guidebook is a global resource that encourages dialogue and equal involvement by employees and managers in achieving a healthy blend between work and personal needs. It describes some of the root causes of work/life conflicts and offers suggestions for collaborative solutions, working on the premise that work/life is a shared responsibility between employees and managers.

At Baxter, they are truly committed to recruiting the best people and helping them become outstanding contributors. As a leading global company, they offer a multitude of opportunities at various levels worldwide. So view the jobs now and apply to those that fit for you.

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• OFFICIAL BAXTER WEB SITE

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World Class Leading Oil Refinery in Texas Reaches Out Hire U.S. Veterans

Major Texas Employer Searching for Qualified Military Veterans to Help Run world class Refinery

by Gordon G. Gates

BP Texas City is the world’s most complex refinery. As BP’s largest refinery in the world and the third-largest refinery in the US, BP Texas City is capable of processing approximately 460,000 barrels of crude oil each day. This oil is refined into about 11 million gallons of gasoline. Located just south of Houston, the plant includes 29 oil-refining units and four chemical units on a 1,200-acre site. BP Texas City has the capacity to satisfy 3% of the gasoline demand in the U.S.— enough to fully fuel seven cars every second.

With their FOCUS ON THE FUTURE program, BP Texas City is investing in a bright future. They have put more than $1 billion in the Texas City refinery and seek to hire high quality military veterans to manage, operate, and work their world class facility by working with HireVeterans.com to reach out to hire U.S. Veterans.

Their Focus on the Future program represents more than 28 major initiatives over the next five to seven years and includes the areas of leadership and technical training, information technology, refining, HSSE technology and safety upgrades.

They employ more than 1,900 full and part-time workers and more than 2,000 contractors in a variety of disciplines, including engineering, human resources and development, finance and economics, and procurement and supply chain management. New employees can look forward to a smooth transition into the culture at BP Texas City, with a networking support program that connects new hires with key employees and resources.

The refinery has an outstanding internal communications system. They have created an internal TV network and an active intranet site that promote open access to information. BP Texas City supports a positive, integrated culture that finds strength in its diversity.

Teamwork and community are very important at BP Texas City. When Hurricane Katrina displaced thousands of Louisiana residents in 2005, employees joined together to welcome evacuees by giving financial contributions, opening their homes to families and donating food, clothing and other essential items.

Go enjoy southeast Texas. With Houston nearby, Texas City is close to one of the largest cities in the US. An international center for the energy and aeronautics industries, Houston is also known for its active visual and performing arts scene, diverse neighborhoods and professional sports teams.

Texas City is just minutes from the Clear Lake and Galveston Island recreation areas, which are popular spots for boating and other water sports. With a 61-degree average temperature in the coldest month of the year, residents appreciate the warm weather and year-round accessibility to outdoor activities.

BP Texas City is reaching out and looking for great people so take a look now at their job offerings and apply now

• View BP Texas City Jobs on HireVeterans.com
• Official BP Texas City Web Site

Top Navy Contractor Partners with HireVeterans.com to Employ Military Veterans

Eagan, McAllister Associates to Hire U.S. Veterans

by Robbyn Wilson

Founded in 1984 by Rex Eagan and John McAllister, the current CEO, Eagan, McAllister Associates (EMA) has more than 1,500 employees delivering services under 100+ contract vehicles with over $165 million in annual revenue. Acquired in July 2007 by Science Applications International Company (SAIC) and headquartered in Lexington Park Maryland with 13 additional locations in five states.

Eagan, McAllister Associates (EMA) is now a recognized leader in technology, engineering, management, and logistics support for government and industry clients worldwide actively supporting the Aviation and Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) communities.

EMA has specialized capabilities include information assurance, technology-based systems, information technology solutions, systems engineering, program management, and geographic information systems (GIS). EMA has a 22-year history of supporting U.S. Navy projects and programs and is ranked 39th in the Department of Defense’s annual list of top Navy contractors based on FY05 procurement data (January 2006). EMA is a two-time recipient of the James S. Cogswell Award for Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement (2001 and 1994) and is built on a commitment to long-term careers over short-term, contract-by-contract relationships.

Currently, EMA is reaching out to employ our U.S. Military Veterans for several locations to fill a variety of specialized jobs. To accomplish this task, EMA has partnered with HireVeterans.com, a market leading job board for U.S. Veterans where U.S. Veterans find their jobs from employers who seek to hire Americas best.

EMA: A Humble Beginning
Eagan, McAllister Associates, Inc. (EMA) began its operations in 1984 with one contract; two employees, co-founders Rex Eagan and John McAllister; and one small office near NAS Patuxent River in Lexington Park, Maryland. Through the mid 1980s, EMA provided engineering, management, and logistics support for Defense programs including carrier air traffic control and landing systems (ATC&LS), tactical aircrew combat training systems (TACTS), shipboard datalinks, computer security, and command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence (C4I). Through its work associated with these and other Navy programs, EMA quickly earned a distinctive reputation for its top-quality solutions and exceptional customer support. Over time, as information technology (IT) and associated engineering issues and concerns began moving to the forefront in both government and commercial arenas, satisfied clients naturally looked to EMA for creative, high-tech solutions to their evolving IT challenges.

Twenty years later…
EMA immediately answered its customers’ demand for expanded high-tech support by focusing its efforts on the growth and development of its IT and engineering-related capabilities and service offerings. Through these efforts, EMA has emerged as a world-class IT leader, widely recognized for its innovative, customer-specific solutions and support. By the numbers, EMA’s success translates into over 1,541 talented employees at sites nationwide, annual revenues of $167 million, and a continued average annual growth rate of over 28%. EMA’s success is also validated by its frequent ranking among top contractors by both government and industry publications. In January 2006, EMA was ranked at number 39 in the Department of Defense’s annual list of top Navy contractors. In May 2003, EMA was ranked at number 77 in Washington Technology magazine’s annual list of Top 100 Federal IT Services Contractors. And in September 2002, Government Executive magazine ranked EMA as the Navy’s 49th largest contractor overall.

In December 2003, EMA was acquired by AMSEC LLC, a full service supplier to the commercial and Navy maritime industry. AMSEC LLC was formed in June 1999 as a business partnership between Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS). In July 2007, EMA became a wholly-owned subsidiary of SAIC and ended its partnership with AMSEC.

AVIATION
EMA provides a full spectrum of technical and administrative support services to support the premier Naval Aviation market at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Maryland, as well as numerous other U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, and Federal Aviation Administration projects and programs. With a track record of outstanding customer support that goes back more than 22 years, our expert services are uniquely tailored to meet not only market demand but also individual customer needs.

Our engineers, computer scientists, logisticians, technicians, analysts, and network administrators provide all aspects of systems engineering, software development and engineering, test and evaluation, modeling and simulation, combat and communications systems integration, integrated logistics, acquisition, configuration management, and program and financial planning and management for a host of aircraft platforms and facilities. These include the V-22 Osprey, E-2C Hawkeye, F-14 Tomcat, F/A-18 Hornet, P-3C Orion, Air Combat Environment Test and Evaluation Facility (ACETEF), Automatic Carrier Landing Systems (ACLS) and Fleet Area Control and Surveillance Facility (FACSFAC), and Light Airborne Multipurpose System (LAMPS). EMA is also widely recognized for its specialized support of Tactical Training Ranges and associated Air Combat Training Systems programs including the Tactical Aircrew Combat Training System (TACTS), the Large Area Tracking Range (LATR), and the Joint Tactical Training System. Our experienced aviation systems personnel provide leading-edge technical and program support for these systems in the areas of hardware and software engineering, integration, and support; product development and improvement; communications systems design; and program management.

Of special note, EMA personnel are credited with the development of the ground-breaking Tracking Instrumentation Subsystem eMulator (TISM). Currently in use at numerous Navy and Air Force ranges, this state-of-the-art, Windows-based training range simulation package is capable of creating repeatable scenarios of up to 36 simulated aircraft, each with pre-defined flight paths and ordnance delivery points.

We also provide engineering and technical personnel dedicated to the support of U.S. Army initiatives out of Fort Huachuca, Arizona. These efforts include the upgrade of information technology infrastructure throughout the Southwest Asia theater of operations; implementation and deployment of enterprise business intelligence tools; engineering and technical support for worldwide upgrade and enhancement of the Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS); and mission-critical engineering support for Homeland Defense, Operation Enduring Freedom, and associated follow-on initiatives.

C41
EMA provides all aspects of support to the primary East Coast market for Naval Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems engineering in Charleston, South Carolina; Lexington Park, Maryland; and Stennis Space Center, Mississippi.

Our clients include the Department of Defense (DoD), specifically the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) San Diego, California; SPAWAR Systems Center Charleston (SSCC); Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Foreign Military Sales (FMS); the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO); Defense Joint Command and Control (DJC2); the Joint Communications Support Element (JCSE); the Department of Justice; other federal agencies; and private industry and international clients.

Our personnel provide a host of core capabilities in the C4I and information technology (IT) sectors. These capabilities include ship, shore, and mobile communications; tactical and mobile systems engineering, development, testing, integration, and installation; software development in accordance with Net Centric Enterprise Services (NCES) standards ; information systems engineering, DoD Architectural Framework (DoDAF) system engineering support, integration, and technical support; information systems security (INFOSEC); information assurance (IA); database and applications development; networking; geographic information systems (GIS); technology demonstration; modeling and simulation; rapid prototyping; data warehousing and management; logistics; and program/project management.

Working on-site at government and fleet U.S. and overseas locations and out of EMA’s own state-of-the-art facilities, our team of experts supports a wide array of major Navy, Marine Corps, FMS, and Joint Service systems and programs. They currently provide all aspects of C4I support — both technical and administrative — for the LPD-17 Amphibious Transport Dock class ship Radio Communication System (RCS), horizontal fusion, ship to objective maneuver (STOM) analysis, and Ship Signal Exploitation Space (SSES) suite; mission electronic oceanographic systems on T-AGS 51 Hydrographic Survey and T-AGS 60 Oceanographic Survey class ships; Navy and Marine Corps tactical and mobile systems; Joint Service programs such as the Global Command and Control System (GCCS) and Joint Command and Control (JC2); communication systems such as the Naval Modular Automated Communication System Single Messaging Solution (NAVMACS/SMS); and FMS.

In the IT arena, our personnel provide all aspects of IT and related support services for key systems and programs including Navy firewalls and network security systems, Battle Force Email (BFEM), GIS databases and internet server systems, the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), and DoD public key infrastructure (PKI).

In the sensor analysis area, EMA supports the development, testing, and fleet introduction of advanced acoustic, electro-optical, electronic warfare, and infrared sensors. EMA provides valuable exercise support for the use and training of these systems.

EMA is at the forefront in providing the full spectrum of training support for advanced C4ISR systems, from the development of classroom training curriculum to the development and implementation of Fleet Refresher Training, Fleet Introduction Training, and Fleet Formal Training.

EMA provides extensive Interface and Interoperability systems engineering with Navy, Marine Corps, and FMS tactical platforms. EMA is a leader in the development and sustainment of Interoperability Design Specifications (IDS), system and subsystem specifications, and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Standardization Agreements (STANAG).

In support of the Department of Justice, EMA C4I personnel work in cooperation with state and local law enforcement agencies to facilitate the transfer of excess DoD equipment to support the Global War on Terror (GWOT).

TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
EMA provides a full spectrum of expert IT services to government and private industry clients worldwide. Focusing on the development and integration of products and services for customer-specific, total-system solutions, our top-notch technical experts offer state-of-the-art capabilities and IT expertise in geographic information systems (GIS), information assurance (IA)/IT security (ITSEC), software and systems engineering, web and database development and administration, telecommunications and networking, modeling and simulation, enterprise resource planning (ERP), and automatic identification technologies (AIT)/automated logistics solutions (ALS).

Our teams of software engineers, computer scientists, systems analysts, and information assurance and GIS specialists work in support of both on and off-site products and programs out of EMA and client facilities nationwide. EMA’s technology center in Lexington Park, Maryland, in use since 2001, also provides an ideal setting for technology development and demonstration, boasting three fully-equipped engineering labs for on-site development, integration, and testing; two secure, or classified, labs; a technology demonstration room; two large conference rooms; several smaller team rooms; and guest offices.

Our personnel also provide on-site support for clients at NAS Patuxent River, specifically the Enterprise Solutions Program Office (ESPO), the Information Management Department (IMD), and the Shore Station Management Center (SSMC). Additionally, EMA’s technology and aviation systems experts collaborate with the Aviation Systems personnel on a number of aircraft-related projects and programs such as the Tactical Aircrew Combat Training System (TACTS), TACTS Airborne Subsystem Software Support Activity (TAS SSA), and Tactical Training Range Wide Area Network (TTRWAN), as well as on various range engineering and simulation software development efforts.

Ranking among the IT world’s best and brightest, over the last five years EMA has appeared in numerous listings of top federal IT services contractors. Most recently, EMA appeared at number 77 in Federal Computer Week’s list of top 100 General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule 70 contractors. This, among its many other prestigious rankings, serves to validate the fact that EMA technology, with its continually expanding capabilities and long track-record of outstanding client satisfaction and support, has what it takes to be a major force — in fact, a nationally recognized leader — in the IT services arena.

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Aegis Actively Seeking to Hire War Veterans

Aegis and HireVeterans.com Have Partnered to Employ War Veterans

By K. Morgan Barker

Aegis announces that they have joined forces with HireVeterans.com to employ America’s war veterans. War veterans have a history of being on the cutting-edge of military technology and security. Veterans are leaders in their own right, yet they exemplify teamwork and are professionals under pressure. Aegis recognizes that America’s veterans have the skills and discipline they value to propel their company even further as a top international player in the security and risk management business sector.

Military veterans fit hand-in-glove with Aegis due to their extensive training and expertise in the armed forces. Aegis recognizes few employees will ever bring the skills, integrity, discipline and commitment that war veterans inherently offer.

Aegis is based in London and is a privately owned British security and risk management company with overseas offices in Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Kenya, Nepal and the USA. They have substantial experience and a world-wide client-base, including governments, international agencies and the multinational corporate sector. They are a registered and active UN contractor, a major security provider to the US government and security advisor to the Lloyds Joint War Risk Committee.

Iraq veterans know that the Aegis Foundation has been active right across Iraq since 2004 and has completed a wide range of projects assisting communities in urgent need, from providing clean drinking water for schools and inoculations against water-borne diseases to supplying hospitals and medical clinics with generators and essential equipment.

AEGIS Corporate Overview

Aegis specializes in the identification, analysis and mitigation of risk. They provide a commercially focused and innovative approach to security and risk management through three distinct but complementary divisions: Research and Intelligence, Security Operations and Technical Services. They are then able to offer comprehensive advice on every aspect of security – from corporate operations, commercial risk and foreign investment to counter-terrorism and espionage, close protection and support to governments.

Aegis runs a worldwide network of offices, contacts, and associates and their client’s further benefit from the extensive capabilities of their personnel, built up through careers in the military, diplomatic and intelligence services, as well as in the police, journalism, the UN, finance and commerce. This breadth of knowledge, combined with their global reach and wide practical experience, allows them to provide the highest quality specialist security advice as well as risk management solutions that take meticulous account of the specific requirements of each client.

AEGIS Business Process

Aegis seeks to be involved with clients at the beginning of the planning stage to ensure that risk and associated security measures are thoroughly addressed at the first opportunity and provided in the most cost effective manner. All Aegis activities are conducted with the highest degree of discretion, integrity and client confidentiality within the framework of national and international law, whilst at the same time maintaining complete corporate transparency. Aegis is committed to proper industry accountability and regulation.

What Does Aegis do?

Research and Intelligence: Tomorrow’s Hindsight Today

The Aegis Research and Intelligence division delivers a range of geopolitical intelligence, threat assessment and investigative services tailored to the specific requirements of corporate, institutional and government clients:

Geographic

Regular detailed analysis of the key drivers of geopolitical stability and the security situation of countries of interest. Based on an assessment of the implications of local and regional geo–economics, the domestic political situation, international relations and specific local security threats, it provides a vital tool for those considering acquisitions and investments, or intending to establish and maintain a staff or asset base in that country. Their particular areas of expertise include North, South and South–East Asia, the Middle East, Russia and the former Soviet Union, Africa and Latin America.

Thematic

Regular detailed analysis of important themes which can affect clients’ commercial operations:

· General terrorism and its impact on business. We maintain our own daily updated database of every terrorist incident worldwide.

· Maritime terrorism. We provide ‘ATAS’, a web–based maritime threat assessment tool, which provides instant, customer–specific risk assessments covering over 3,800 ports worldwide and all critical sea lanes.

· Domestic terrorism and single–issue extremism.

· Smuggling and corruption.

Investigative

Advanced due diligence investigations on companies, organizations and individuals.

Specialist

Negotiation and discreet business broking, including the recovery of expropriated assets.

Security Operations

Aegis specializes in providing an extensive range of pre–emptive and responsive security measures for governments, international organizations and the corporate sector to help mitigate geopolitical upheaval and to counter fraud, corruption, terrorism and organized crime.

Security Solutions

Combining the skills of Aegis’ research and intelligence department with their security specialists, they tailor specialist security solutions to meet clients’ particular requirements:

· Operational co–ordination: command, control, communications and intelligence (C3I).

· Business continuity, crisis management and contingency planning.

· Training for specialist military, police, intelligence and security applications.

· Close protection, force protection and physical security enhancements.

· Corporate liability and reputational risk management.

· Insurance related security services.

· Civil/military co–ordination, planning and interface.

· Medical, logistical, EOD and humanitarian support and disaster–relief assistance.

· Education in human rights/law of armed conflict and security sector reform.

Global Reach

Aegis enjoys a worldwide network of offices, contacts, and associates. Their clients benefit from the extensive capabilities of Their personnel, built up through careers in the military, diplomatic and intelligence services, police, journalism, the UN, finance and commerce.

Technical Services

Aegis’ technical division is a class leader in the provision of a wide range of technical surveillance and security services in a variety of disciplines.

Surveillance

Aegis personnel have operational experience in high–risk environments against hard–line terrorists and organized crime. Communications systems are secure and the evidence gathering systems are the most advanced currently available.

Technical Services

Independent of equipment manufacturers and distributors, they provide fully impartial solutions designed to meet clients’ particular requirements:

· Audio, video and CCTV operations.

· Asset and key personnel tracking.

· Electronic countermeasures.

· Remote sensing.

· Technical support.

· Security audits and reviews.

· Protective security.

· Training

For individuals or complete operational units, their “special to task” training packages use either the client’s equipment, or suitable equipment they can recommend.

Research and Development

Aegis continuously monitor technical developments worldwide and are frequently involved in sourcing and supplying surveillance and counter measures equipment to UK approved foreign government agencies.

Case Studies

Aegis in Iraq – Enabling Reconstruction

Since June 2004, Aegis has been under contract to the US Department of Defense to provide security support services to the Project and Contracting Office (PCO), responsible for managing the reconstruction program in Iraq. Known as Project Matrix, it is a reconstruction–enabling operation that sits at the core of the Coalition’s Nation–building endeavors. It harnesses the support of Coalition Forces to the reconstruction effort, thus reducing to a minimum friction between the civilian and military operations, and provides those engaged in reconstruction with a situational awareness they would not otherwise have had.

To achieve this, Aegis has established a Security Framework of Reconstruction Operations Centres (ROCs) throughout Iraq. There are six sited alongside regional Coalition Military headquarters and a National Reconstruction Operations Centre in Baghdad. Through these, Aegis maintains a situational awareness of logistical movement and reconstruction security operations allows sharing of intelligence among security forces and reconstruction contractors, effects co–ordination and liaison between reconstruction and military activity and provides threat assessments and intelligence to contractors. The ROCs also provide continuous information on the viability of road movement throughout Iraq, which is tracked by a system of transponders, complementary to the US Military’s ‘Blue Force Tracker.’ In the event of an emergency, whether caused by Insurgent attack or vehicle breakdown, Quick Reaction Forces are dispatched by helicopter or road.

As well as security advice, coordination and emergency backup to Prime Contactors, Aegis supplies a static guardforce to protect the headquarters of the PCO and US Corps of Engineers and a small close protection and vehicle escort capability to provide mobile security for journeys throughout Iraq to visit reconstruction projects.

In addition to its primary tasks, Aegis also conducts a self–funded civil affairs program. Its aim is to facilitate reconstruction in areas where the local people are hostile and to fill unforeseen gaps in PCO–funded projects. Activities such as inoculation programs in Nasiriyah and donations of school books throughout the country, build substantial returns of goodwill. Much of this work is funded through the Aegis Foundation.

Aegis also provides a number of expatriate–led and Iraqi–manned Reconstruction Liaison Teams that routinely travel the length and breadth of the country to monitor the progress of reconstruction work subcontracted to Iraqi building companies. Typically, this involves week–long expeditions to remote areas including along the Syrian and Iranian borders.

Supporting the Elections

In October 2005, Aegis was contracted by the UN Office for Project Support in support of the UN Electoral Assistance division (UNEAD) and the Independent Electoral Commission Iraq (IECI) to support the successful constitutional referendum in October and the General Election in December 2005. The requirement was to provide a mixed expatriate and Iraqi mobile security component to support electoral infrastructure inspection and liaison with the Governorate Electoral Officers and to provide static site security teams to electoral logistic sites in all 18 Governorate capitals throughout Iraq.

Commercial Contracts

In separate contracts, Aegis also provides security to a number of significant Blue Chip companies operating in Iraq.

If you are a war veteran and are interested in a career opportunity that includes an almost seamless transition from the Military and you would like to continue using your experience and skills in the civilian world doing something you love while also being paid well for it, follow the links below for more information:

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