The GovCon Grove - Good Government supported by Great Companies - June 12

Winning business in the crazy, hypercompetitive, wonderfully mission focused GovCon sector is hard enough. Finding partners who do it the right way can be even harder.?????

Looking for a good partner? Need inspiration from a team that is winning and succeeding as a good partner, vendor and employer???

• Creating a People-First Company Culture?

ICYMI the Chatter last week:??

The Elev8 GovCon Nomination Period is Now Open!?- The inaugural #Elev8 awards nudged opened the door and shed a light on some of the top companies #doingittherightway! The next iteration of the Elev8 GovCon program will actively foster, support, and highlight the top companies and brands that not only drive innovative and effective solutions, but that also demonstrate their own excellence in measurable and defined ways, making them a beacon for talent, for partners, and for clients.?Nominate your company here.??

Included below we continue to shine a light on the good stuff, highlighting a few weekly examples of leading GovCon firms and executives who are proving that they understand it is not just about winning, but about building a lasting corporate culture and giving back.??????

‘Tis summer and the time for fostering young minds and talent through internships:?

• REI Systems welcomed its 2023 Summer Intern class, while Two Six Technologies welcomed both new hires and a big class of interns. Steampunk, Inc. welcomed 22 college interns to the?#Punklife who will be working in business development and marketing, DevSecOps and Design & Strategy, and General Dynamics Information Technology?welcomed its 2023 interns. Getting in on the good stuff, Infotrend Inc launched its own Internship Program, providing a fantastic opportunity for rising stars and brilliant minds to immerse themselves in the dynamic world of technology and digital trends.?#inspireyouth #internship

Summer is also time for slowing down a bit with your favorite book:?

• RELI Group, Inc. employees chose and shared some of their favorite summer reads based on significant happenings in the month of June.?#welovebooks
• We love that Easy Dynamics Corp launched a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion focused book club! The club provides a space for dialogue and learning where everyone can share their perspectives and experiences and will facilitate conversations around important DEI-related topics.??#bondingandlearning

Summer is for gathering your team:?

• Trilogy Federal team members gathered on its office’s rooftop deck for a fabulous evening of good company, good food, live music, amazing weather, and stellar views with its COO?Eric McNutt, PMP, CGFM?indulging everyone with a 2-song encore performance to wrap up the evening.??#playusasong
• Dev Technology Group, Inc. hosted a cooking class in celebration of National Caribbean-American Heritage Month. The team learned how to make a traditional Caribbean dish called Jamaican Ackee and Salt Fist. ?#teambonding
• GRSi?National Security Programs employees had an unforgettable time at its highly anticipated family fun night with the?Charleston RiverDogs. The evening was filled with delicious food, fantastic camaraderie, and to top it all off, a victory for the RiverDogs! ?#employeeappreciation
• NOAA Fisheries?hosted a Sustainable Seafood Celebration - like an annual reunion :) … can we still just call it the Fish Fry?!??#networking

And summer is a time for Giving Back:?

• Clarivate celebrated its colleagues for completing 4,777 volunteer hours this year and shared that the company provides 40 hours of paid time off to make a positive impact in our communities.?#supportingvolunteerism
• Sparksoft Corporation may be a little tired today since they spent part of this past weekend taking part in the Maryland Take Steps Walk in support of the?Crohn's & Colitis Foundation.?#gettingouttogiveback

ICMYI: The latest OS AI Know Thy Competitor segment:??????????

#CMS #StrategicHire #ESRD One of the best ways to track a competitor is to look at their job openings. So, when a major 8(a) EDWOSB partner to CMS/HHS, NOAA and NASA (one whose CEO is a former Chief Information & Engineering Officer that supported the Hubble Space Telescope program – how cool!) posts a string of job openings, to include an HHS/CMS focused Strategic Solutions Architect who has chops in Big Data and Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence; and one seeking a?Data Analytics SME that is well versed in CMS End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) data,?we take notice!??

Did we happen to mention that this recent Prime awardee on the $500M CMS DASH BPA has been a regular on the Inc. 5000 and the Baltimore Business Journal’s FAST50 list, which each recognize astounding growth!? Click here to see if you know which company is on the hunt to make some strategic hires in the days and weeks ahead -> https://bit.ly/3Ci9Ky6??

OrangeSlices Tip of the Week?????????????

This post, shared by ICF ’s Liz DeBiase and written by ICF Next VP of Growth Jennifer Folsom is titled How To Build A Culture Of Continuous Feedback and is focused on the importance of creating a culture of trust within an organization so that people are more comfortable both giving and receiving feedback. If you have to steel yourself to give feedback to your team or cringe any time a colleague asks if they can speak with you, this is a #mustread.??

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• Just a few of the topics covered in this week's edition include:??Take 2: 2B DHS PACTS IDIQ; 5 rising VA/DHA SDVOSB stars; 20 EPA FY24 RFPs / 300M CMS BCRC / 50M USCG Analytics / 100M DHS GMM BPA scoop; AND more...?

The GovCon Grove is compiled and published by Heather Seftel-Kirk , OrangeSlices AI’s Exec VP and our own Corporate Culture Champion charged with making sure we don’t just talk the talk, but we walk the walk. Follow Heather and connect if you are a leader passionate about employee experience and #doingittherightway????

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