The GovCon Grove - Good Government supported by Great Companies - March 18, 2024

This weekly newsletter spotlights some of the top GovCon companies and leaders who recognize the importance of good culture and giving back as a way to attract and retain key talent, and good partners, thereby creating a winning formula for success. We also share some of the partner insights and featured posts found on OrangeSlices over the past week. Details on OS AI’s Daily Fresh Squeezed Newsletter are available below.  

Looking for a good partner?   

• Zolon Tech’s Journey into Federal Health 
• Looking to new Corners of Federal Services, Sky Solutions looks to Empathy, Total Experience, AI and Empowerment to Continue its Growth Trajectory 

Featured Posts on OS AI last week:  

• VA focused Women-Owned Small Businesses to know as you plan for 2024 
• NIH focused Women-Owned Small Businesses to know as you plan for 2024 
• CDC focused Women-Owned Small Businesses to know as you plan for 2024 
• Partner Request: VETS 2 Prime seeks Benefits and Memorial Services (BAM) portfolio expertise 

Events to have on your Radar:   

2024 is filling up with events, industry days and networking opportunities you don’t want to miss. Stay in the loop. Bookmark this Upcoming Event page now. Check them out here.   

And speaking of events...

• LET'S GO Boys and Girls 15th Anniversary Gala is being held April 25, 2024. Enjoy a night of memories, great food, music and dancing, and explore the Baltimore Museum of Industry. Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are available now. 

AND 

• ThunderCat Technology 's 7th Annual Charity Golf Tournament is in the works. You can join in the effort for Willing Warriors by sponsoring today. 

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.      

As you focus plans for the year ahead, knowing that great talent can go anywhere, support anyone, consider the influence good culture and giving back has on those decisions… 

First, are you up for a challenge? 

Dev Technology Group, Inc. ’s Kendall Holbrook has thrown down the gauntlet to all those who like to compete to gain contracts. Are you brave enough to compete with this team on the field of play? Check out "Play with a Purpose" in support of After-School All-Stars, Washington DC. Details here. 

Culture 

• Many teams found ways to mark #InternationalWomensDay. All Women Leadership -- AWL Strategies celebrated by giving its team the day off. Nice! AWL also gives back 5% of its profits to support women’s access, equality, and leadership. This year donating the balance to Reproductive Freedom for All.
• Coforma | Careers is committed to breaking down employee earning disparities. Two of the many ways are by posting salary information in all our job listings and by having a clearly defined, equitable pay model.   
• In celebration of Red Team Consulting 's 20th anniversary, the team dedicated the morning to camaraderie and compassion by volunteering with their good friends at Homestretch, Inc.   
• Sabre Corporation marked National Pi Day as many did but this team went a bit further, hosting a drawing to give away pies to Sabre professionals. 

Most Viewed Comment on OS AI 

Re: Galapagos - ... favored by many for providing an “easy button” for rapid procurement of advisory and assistance (A&A), IT service management, cybersecurity, and cloud. More here. 

OrangeSlices Tip of the Week    

This week’s tip comes from Fearless CEO Delali Dzirasa who shared his five ways of building strong leadership teams. Learn how variety, communication, vision, respect and growth can help build better teams focused on advancing an organization. Read the post here. 

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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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