The GovCon Grove - Good Government supported by Great Companies - August 21, 2023

Partner Spotlight:???

• Success Comes from Doing, Not Saying you Do??

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

• The Path to Becoming a $1B Company with a Thriving Culture????

Elev8 GovCon Awards Nominations ??

The clock is ticking for you to nominate for this award that 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. The FINAL September 1 deadline is approaching. 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.??????

Culture?

• Taking the time to recognize and thank its team, Sabre Systems, LLC recently held a virtual recognition ceremony to celebrate the efforts and achievements of Sabre professionals supporting the Bureau of Labor Statistic and the Census Bureau.??#virtualteams
• A rooftop reception connecting with each other, playing games, and eating some delicious food. We love the added comment – it’s time for day 2! Party on Qumulo !?#teambonding
• A Women Empowerment Employee Impact Group is amazing! Add to that a Fireside Chat with?Deborah Liu, President and CEO of Ancestry centered around her book, “Take Back Your Power: 10 New Rules for Women at Work”, even better. Well done REI Systems .?#womenempowerment
• We love that Summit Consulting, LLC ’s Kate Lynch Machado called out her “smart and creative data science colleagues for their work creating and WINNING the?AcademyHealth?Health Equity DataJam!” That the project fits into Summit's motto of "Doing well by doing good" says a lot.?#doinggood

Giving Back?

• The Children’s Inn has many opportunities to give back.?NTT DATA Services?provided an awesome opportunity for Inn families to attend a?Washington Nationals?game through The Inn’s The Teen Program.??#givingback
• Taking the opportunity to give back to organizations like the?Persad Center,?Grady Health System?Food as Medicine - Food Pharmacy and more, ivision was out and together, getting involved.?#bondingovergiving
• Not only did MicroHealth LLC sponsor a team at the Duane Williams Fight Against Hunger Golf Tournament but they also donated a whopping 200 lbs of food to help those in need.??#foodinsecurity
• DLH Corporation is supporting students in need as they embark on a new school year filled with endless possibilities. Members of the team gathered at the Bethesda, MD office to fill backpacks with school supplies for local students. ?#backtoschool

Looking for a new kind of networking event:?

• GovCon Rockstar, a monthly indoor social, brings together federal employees and government contractors for networking without the work!?#networking

Check out some recent comments related to companies listed on the OS AI Platform. When you are looking for great partners and companies that #doitright, inside intel can’t be beat:??????

“#TeamNavitas is a great network of passionate, bright, and caring individuals that I’m thankful to be able to call colleagues and family and look forward to continued growth and success together!” Re:?Navitas??

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

General Dynamics Information Technology Director Kate Thomas shared an article titled Performance vs Trust by Ron Potter, Co-Founder at GPS4Leader. Kate notes the article calls for self-reflection, adding that trust can be hard in a hyper-competitive world, but without it we fail.?The article itself digs into the difference between promotion and recognition based on performance vs trust and how that can impact culture. Check it out here.?

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Just a few of the topics covered in this week's edition include:??Take 2 for 1.5B CATTS IDIQ; VA rethinks 259M VA OCC IDIQ; SEC flips 50M Cloud award; SSA IT SME now DOS Chief; 35M CMS BI/50M OPM CSC/32M DOJ Sec wins

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????

About OrangeSlices AI??????????????

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The core mission for OS AI is to identify, share and create timely, actionable and responsible information and data products, tools and resources that 1) are accessible to all organizations and their teams, small to large; 2) will assist Federal government and Industry IT and consulting leaders to more effectively identify and engage with each other; and 3) shine a spotlight on those leaders and companies that are #doingitright. Learn more about how you can engage with OS AI here.?????????????