The GovCon Grove - Good Government supported by Great Companies - September 18

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• Transparency, Partnerships, and ICAM Expertise are the Secret Ingredients for one 8(a) WOSB ??

Event to have on your Radar:?

Elev8 and Engage GovCon - The inaugural?Elev8 and Engage GovCon?social event will kick off the holiday season by bringing together and recognizing the top government partners and industry and government leaders who are driving the important missions of the Federal government and who are making a real and measurable impact. Did we mention the event is being held at the historic Guinness brewery in Halethorpe? Details and registration here. ?

ICYMI: ?

• Meet the 2024 Elev8 GovCon Honorees , a list of companies that have demonstrated they met higher standards for culture, engagement and giving back which were corroborated by both an employee and partner submission. Nominations are still open until September 29th here. ?
• Nominations now open for the Engage FedGov 2024 Leader Awards – The Engage FedGov Awards?recognize and celebrate exceptional individual leaders from across government and industry who stand out from the crowd for their willingness to drive BOLD approaches and innovative engagement strategies while supporting a culture shift across the Federal sector which values collaboration, open communication, transparency, and partnership between and across the Federal government and industry partner ecosystems.??Find out more and nominate 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:?

• With the International Day of Charity earlier this month, the staff at ICA, Inc. are excited for some friendly competition as teams compete for the most active miles logged in the month of September which will support?Habitat for Humanity International .?

Giving Back?

• OBXtek took time to give back to the community, volunteering at the Boulder Crest Foundation, cleaning chicken coops, staining chairs, and cleaning barn windows . Boulder Crest Foundation ?is the home of Posttraumatic Growth (PTG) and the global leader in the development, delivery, study, and scale of PTG-based programs.?
• QTC Management, Inc. hosted a school supplies drive , helping impact the lives of local children with?Inland SoCal United Way ?by gathering six storage bins filled with essential tools for school.?
• We love seeing so many of you getting out and on the ropes at the #DullesPlanePull which raises funds for?Special Olympics Virginia, Inc. ?to provide year-round sports training, competition, leadership opportunities, and health services to more than 25,000 athletes of all abilities. Which teams were out pulling? General Dynamics Information Technology and D&G Solutions .
• Edgewater Federal Solutions, Inc. , in partnership with the?Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation , and?Frederick County Public Schools ?hosted a ribbon-cutting to celebrate two new STEM Centers opening in Frederick County elementary schools they are supporting. ?
• TG Federal was a sponsor in the 11th annual Run for Charity hosted by?Best Runners , bringing its team together through a shared commitment to a wonderful cause. ?

Looking for a way to give back? Consider:?

• The Children's Inn at NIH where it's?#backtoshchool ?season and guests need school supplies to be fully prepared for the new school year. Help provide all the school supplies these guests may need while they stay with The Inn by donating to the Back-To-School campaign !??
• SAIC ?is once again raising money for Feeding America, and will match donations, dollar for dollar, up to $180k! That amount will provide 180k meals for those that have some sort of food insecurities! ?
• Dawn Halfaker announced her newly established Foundation…The Continuing to Serve Foundation aims to, through a network of partners, provide veteran entrepreneurs with the tools they need to start and grow their businesses.?
• Leidos employees across the U.S. will participate in the?American Foundation for Suicide Prevention ?(AFSP)?#OutOfDarkness ?walks to raise awareness and support for?#SuicidePrevention .?Find out how you can get involved.

OrangeSlices Tip of the Week??????

Today’s tip of the week is a ?#CallToAction ?from recent Engage FedGov Honoree Laura Prietula . “…for all of you who have much to share and little time to do it –?#MAKE_THE_TIME . You will help young minds; more importantly, they will feed yours (and your hearts). You will also get more in tune with today's preparation level that students achieve before graduating with bachelor's degrees. See the experience that inspired her call to action here. ?

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Just a few of the topics covered in today’s?edition include:??New VA/IRS/OPM Digital SMEs; 99M CBP OT/27M DOS IDEAS/1.5B DOD Analytics wins; 2B IRS EPS Protest pulled; CMS SB adds CGO; SDVOSB adds FAA Comms award

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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