The GovCon Grove - Good Government supported by Great Companies - April 15, 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 – A Lemons to Lemonade Story 
• Firebird AST – Leaning into the Mission 

Featured Posts on OS AI last week:  

• Just Announced: The FY 2025 Elev8 GovCon Nomination Period is Now Open – On-Ramp for new companies 
• NIH focused HUBZone Small Businesses to know 
• IRS focused HUBZone Small Businesses to know 
• Announcing the 2024 Engage Federal Financials Honorees 
• Navy focused HUBZone Small Businesses to know 
• The Peel Podcast – The Updated Alliant 3 RFP 

Events to have on your Radar:   

2024 will be filled 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 

Red Team Consulting ’s 11th Annual Charity Golf Tournament is just around the corner. You can still get in to sponsor or play at this day of charity golf and GovCon networking. Details here. 

And 

Partners in delivery and community service, MBL Technologies Inc. and ShorePoint Inc are supporting the 2024 Walk MS event in Reston, VA on April 21. Join them at 10am to walk or run! Bring the family and furry friends. More here. 

Have you got a fundraising event or community focused event we can help support? Message us at support@orangeslices.ai. 

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… 

Culture 

• Pluribus Digital knows making time to reconnect and re-engage with teams is critical. Working with Wavy they set up a fun game night for staff that included versions of "Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?" and "Family Feud." 
• SteerBridge loves friendly competition and its March Madness bracket not only fueled team members' competitive spirit but also brought them together for fun and the chance to bond and celebrate. 
• Alpha Omega announced its partnership with GTA and Black Women in Tech as part of its focus on embracing diverse perspectives, driving innovation, and fostering a culture of belonging 
• Audley Consulting Group announced a partnership with One Tree Planted. In celebration of its team, the company has taken a meaningful step toward sustainability by planting a tree for each and every one of its valued employees! 
• Valuing the well-being of its team Sparksoft Corporation kicked off a #Pilates initiative in the Innovation Center (and virtually too!) for an amazing series of classes with its resident fitness expert. 

Giving back 

• Helping inspire and support the next generation of STEM successes, Zolon Tech Inc. is sponsoring the Enginotic 6 Robotics team. That this team is now headed to the World Championship is icing on the cake. 
• Signature Performance, Inc. showed up to sponsor and volunteer at the 2024 National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic which provided nearly 400 profoundly disabled Veterans with training and rehabilitation on the slopes of Colorado. 
• To kick off National Global Volunteer Month, the Index Analytics LLC team put together and donated 30 hygiene kits to students at a local Baltimore City School.

Most Viewed Comments on OS AI 

• Re: The Green Technology Group, LLC - TGTG always keeps their promises…provides profitable positions to us as their subcontractor… and leads with integrity and authenticity. More here. 
• Re: Simple Solutions Technology, LLC - …The Apprenticeship program is central to STS’ mission…intentional and diverse approach to developing home grown talent is a rare example of a truly sustainable way to upskill workers and bring individuals with nontraditional backgrounds into the tech field… More here. 

OrangeSlices Tip of the Week    

This week’s tip comes from RIVA Solutions, Inc. who shares a post titled Beyond Buzzwords: How RIVA Promotes of Culture of Diversity and Inclusion in Tech. Read to learn how this team not only built diversity but is continuing the conversation. 

Are you signed up yet to receive the new daily OrangeSlices AI newsletter, the Fresh Squeezed Daily?  Just a few of the topics covered in today’s edition include:  An upcoming GovCX Collective event and an ACT-IAC IRS focused event; DHA, FBI, IRS and DHS awards; many government and industry leaders on the move; and a VA contracting lead shares his musings.

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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