This week Kerri Morehart, Vice President of Human Resources at Pragmatics, Inc., talked about the evolution of human capital management. Morehart also discussed strategies for employee engagement, her fondness for LinkedIn as a recruiting tool, talent acquisition, and animal rescue. She also shed light on her favorite job interview questions and why answering them correctly is key to landing the job. Read more…
WashingtonExec also featured Charlotte Laurent-Ottomane, Executive Director of Veteran’s Pathway to Business Success, in which she spoke of the important role that the organization performs in opening doors for entrepreneurship for soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Read more…
Chris Foster, Vice President of Booz Allen Hamilton, spoke to WashingtonExec about mobility and the age of the empowered healthcare consumer. Foster also discussed the evolving consumer experience and his goal to demystify technology buzz words like “cybersecurity” and “mobility” as a means of further empowering consumers. Read more…
In this week’s news, DMI was ranked No. 511 in Inc. Magazine’s 2013 500/5000 list. Also, Clarabridge, Inc. announced that it secured an $80 million equity investment by new investors, ManTech International Corp. won $49.2 million ID/IQ contract from the US Navy, SRA International won $65 Million Research, Development and Engineering Multiple Contract Award, and TISTA Science and Technology Corporation Won its first prime contract award from the VA.
If you are looking for a new book, Zero to a Billion: 61 Rules Entrepreneurs Need to Know to Grow a Government Contracting Business, written by former SRA International executive David A. Kriegman, is set to hit shelves on November 14, 2013. Pre-order the book here.
Some of the upcoming events include the 2013 Sweet Home Virginia Gala on October 25th, the 11th Annual Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards on Nov. 7th, and the INSA Achievement Awards November 13th. Be sure to mark your calendars.
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