About Our Sponsors

Booz Allen Hamilton has been at the forefront of strategy and technology consulting for nearly a century. Today, the firm is a major provider of professional services primarily to US government agencies in the defense, security, and civil sectors, as well as to corporations, institutions, and not-for-profit organizations. Booz Allen offers clients deep functional knowledge spanning strategy and organization, technology, operations, and analytics—which it combines with specialized expertise in clients’ mission and domain areas to help solve their toughest problems.

The firm’s management consulting heritage is the basis for its unique collaborative culture and operating model, enabling Booz Allen to anticipate needs and opportunities, rapidly deploy talent and resources, and deliver enduring results. By combining a consultant’s problem-solving orientation with deep technical knowledge and strong execution, Booz Allen helps clients achieve success in their most critical missions—as evidenced by the firm’s many client relationships that span decades. Booz Allen helps shape thinking and prepare for future developments in areas of national importance, including cybersecurity, homeland security, healthcare, and information technology. Booz Allen is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, employs more than 22,000 people, and has annual revenues of approximately $5 billion. Fortune has named Booz Allen one of its “100 Best Companies to Work For” for six consecutive years. Working Mother has ranked the firm among its “100 Best Companies for Working Mothers” annually since 1999. More information is available at www.boozallen.com. 

In the 21st century, the level of human skills will determine organization success. AchieveGlobal provides exceptional development in interpersonal skills, giving federal agencies the workforce they need for results. Located in over 40 countries, we offer multi-language, learning-based solutions—globally, regionally, and locally.

We understand the challenges you face. Your success depends on people who have the skills to handle the challenges beyond the reach of technology. We’re experts in developing these skills, and it’s these skills that turn your strategies into business success in the 21st century.

These are things technology can’t do. Think. Learn. Solve problems. Listen. Motivate. Explain. People with these skills have a bright future in the 21st century. AchieveGlobal prepares you for that world.

A leader in adult learning, Bellevue University partners with organizations to develop learning solutions that create lasting strategic advantages.The flexible approach provides students with a rich and relevant interactive learning experience and the contextualized content enhances the understanding of the dynamics of the business far beyond their expected job tasks and functional duties, thereby impacting performance and behavior of the individual, the team, and the organization.

Our award-winning innovative learning solutions include:

• Customized learning solutions aligned with YOUR objectives in mind
• Career-relevant learning programs developed for working professionals
• Measurement of learning interventions to isolate the impact of the initiatives, determine the return on the investment and determine effectiveness.

If your needs range from enhanced knowledge in managing diversity in the workplace, to the latest in international and cyber security to developing professionals with DAWIA certifications, we can develop a learning solution for your organization.

As an education partner, Bellevue University also works with DAU and the NCMA to help employees meet personal development objectives through a variety of bachelor’s and master’s degrees.

Learn more at bellevueuniversity.us and bellevue.edu. Contact Joannie Harmon at (877) 824-5516 or email joannie.harmon@bellevue.edu

C² Technologies, Inc. (www.c2ti.com) is a nationally recognized leader in performance improvement, dedicated to improving the effectiveness of productivity-driven organizations. Founded in 1989, our 300-strong workforce provides strategic human capital management, training, mission-critical support services, and information technology solutions to meet the specific needs of our civilian, defense, and private-industry clients. C²'s solutions are as diverse as our clients, giving us an opportunity to incorporate best practices from each industry into our services.

The C² Human Capital practice specializes in the design, development, and implementation of products and solutions that are tailored to our clients’ unique organizational needs and challenges. Following a data-driven approach, our practitioners strive to help our clients become more responsive, efficient, and effective, and align their human capital resources to meet organizational objectives. Our solutions include:

Strategic Workforce Planning - HR Policy Research and Development - Job Analysis - Succession Planning - Recruitment and Selection - Compensation and Classification - Organizational Development and Transformation - Performance Management - Change Management - Employee Relations - Diversity Management - Leadership and Management Development - Outplacement and Career Development

For over 26 years, the Center for Organizational Effectiveness (COE) has been a trusted partner helping federal agencies measurably improve efficiency and effectiveness. COE works collaboratively to gain a deep understanding of each organization’s mission and values so that a solution to one problem does not create more challenges in other areas. We help align strategy, processes, and people to perform at their best. Our approach is always holistic, never shortsighted or piecemeal; our process is designed to illuminate and amplify organizational resources, not consume or squander them. We are committed to measuring—and optimizing—the efficacy of our strategies and tools, all of which are time-tested to deliver results that matter. Our suite of performance management software is the first in the industry to be built from the ground up to meet the unique requirements of federal agencies. Headquartered in the Washington DC area, COE offers performance management, strategic human capital consulting, organizational assessment and business process re-engineering, as well as program evaluation and information technology consulting through the GSA MOBIS and IT schedules, the OPM TMA contract, and the Army PEO-EIS Enterprise Architecture Strategy and Engineering BPA, contract no. W52P1J-11-A-0022. Visit us at www.center4oe.com, or for more information about our suite of performance management software, visit www.goalowner.com.

Hay Group is a trusted advisor to a wide range of federal agencies by offering comprehensive, research-based; best-practice approaches that help federal executives and managers meet challenges. Founded in 1943, Hay Group is a global management consulting firm with 85 offices in 47 countries. Our integrated practice areas enable clients to: build structures and processes that more effectively support mission and strategy, assess and develop leaders who can create better performing teams, benchmark and align roles and rewards with agency strategies, optimize benefits to balance quality and financial accountability and uncover workforce insights to improve engagement and performance.

Hay Group is committed to researching how the federal government can more effectively achieve its mission. Working with the Partnership for Public Service, we sponsor and provide key drivers analysis and rankings for the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government , as well as research on innovation and leadership.

Kelly Government Solutions (KGS) provides experienced staff to the federal government and its key suppliers, including prime and small business contractors. Through services such as government contract staffing, workforce management, project management, and contract compliance services, KGS is able to supply talent to both public and private sectors alike. Visit kellygovernmentsolutions.com for more information.

Monster Government Solutions (MGS) leverages the unmatched recruiting resources of the Monster Worldwide network to connect government and education employers with quality job seekers. Our solutions are specifically created for the Federal, State and Local, and Education sectors and include strategies that attract, assess, hire and retain diverse candidates.

North Highland Worldwide Consulting is a global, employee-owned management consulting company that delivers strategic and tactical business solutions to public and private sector clients. North Highland has supported the U.S. Federal Government since 2001; clients include DHS, US Treasury, DoD, FBI, PDGC, VA, and FDA. Founded in 1992, North Highland is headquartered in Atlanta, GA, with over 2,200 consultants in 45 offices worldwide. 　　For five consecutive years, Consulting Magazine has ranked North Highland in the top four "Best Places to Work For."　 Further, Consulting Magazine ranked North Highland as the #1 consulting company in the world in having a positive impact on clients.

North Highland helps government and private sector clients define strategies, streamline operations, empower people, integrate suppliers, leverage technology and maximize customer interactions. We develop successful, long-term relationships by helping clients achieve their business objectives again and again.

Grow your people. Grow your business. Grow your bottom line. Talent moves where it’s appreciated. But appreciation does more than keep people happy. It reveals hidden talents and inspires people to grow. O.C. Tanner is uniquely qualified to help you engage employees in the growth of your business, align what you appreciate with corporate goals and values, and determine your greatest potential for growth. We start by understanding the possibilities—and then create a solution for you to appreciate people who do great work. Because celebrating success inspires people to invent, to create, to discover. And when people are inspired, companies grow. www.octanner.com

Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world’s most complete, open, and integrated business software and hardware systems company. With more than 370,000 customers—including 100 of the Fortune 100—in more than 145 countries around the globe, Oracle is the only vendor able to offer a complete technology stack in which every layer is engineere! d to work together as a single system. Oracle's industry-leading products give customers unmatched benefits including unbreakable security, high availability, scalability, energy efficiency, powerful performance, and low total cost of ownership. For more information, visit oracle.com.

The Segal Company is certified by the General Services Administration (GSA) to serve branches of the Federal government through both 738X and MOBIS schedules.

Segal’s human resources solutions include strategic, technical, and actuarial consulting for human resources, employee benefits, compensation and rewards, talent and performance management, communications, administration technology acquisition, change management, and employee communications programs.

We understand the pressures of increasing operating costs and shrinking budgets, the demand to hire the best staff, the struggle to keep them, and the requirement to exceed expectations for efficient and effective services delivery. Our collaborative, objective consulting approaches provide unique insights into your strategic objectives, and our customized solutions align with your organization’s goals.

STG International, Inc. (STGi) is a woman‐owned minority business, founded in 1997 to provide human capital management, medical, and professional services to Federal and private sector clients. Thanks to steady, exponential growth, STGi now employs more than 1,700 professionals in 38 states and territories, with headquarters in Alexandria, VA, and additional offices across the country. Dedicated to the Human Mission, STGi proudly supports the nation’s most fundamental imperatives; including Head Start training and technical assistance, medical care for Soldiers, and government‐wide recruitment, among others. Learn more by visiting www.STGInternational.com.

SuccessFactors is the leading provider of cloud-based Business Execution Software, which delivers business alignment, team execution, people performance, and learning management solutions to organizations of all sizes across more than 60 industries. With approximately 15 million subscription seats globally, we strive to delight our customers by delivering innovative solutions, content and analytics, process expertise and best practices insights from serving our broad and diverse customer base. Today, we have more than 3,500 customers in more than 168 countries using our application suite in 34 languages.

Leading organizations worldwide use Taleo on demand talent management solutions with Talent Intelligence to attract, develop, engage, and retain their workforce for improved performance. Taleo combines software, best practices, and services so organizations can build talent pipelines, improve time to hire, and align employee performance with organizational objectives.

TMP Government is the digital brand authority, and develops and implements digital recruitment and outreach communications for government and those organizations working with government. We meet the recruitment, outreach and marketing communications needs of a diverse clientele, from federal, state and local agencies to professional service firms and national associations.

University of Maryland University College (UMUC) is one of 11 accredited, degree-granting institutions in the University System of Maryland (USM). Offering over 100 workplace relevant programs and certificates for more than 90,000 students, UMUC has earned a global reputation for excellence as a comprehensive virtual university and for focusing on the unique educational and professional development needs of adult students. Headquartered in Adelphi, Maryland, UMUC has classroom locations in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, Europe and Asia, and provides award-winning online classes to students worldwide.

UMUC has education alliances with several major government agencies and contractors focusing on their specific workforce development needs. These include programs in cybersecurity, project management, human resources management, acquisition and supply chain management, DoD certifications, and many others. Additionally, UMUC offers a wide selection of business management, information technology and accounting programs each tailored to meet the needs of the marketplace.

You can learn more about UMUC’s Corporate Learning Solutions office at www.umuc.edu/corporate/ or contact Pat Delaney (pdelaney@umuc.edu or 301-985-7542).