Feb
U.S. Department Of Labor, Office Of Federal Contract Compliance Program Announces Its First G-FIVE Recipients
FREDERICK, MD — Engineering Systems Solutions (ESS) announced today that the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has selected ESS as a recipient for the 2008 Good-Faith Initiative for Veterans Employment (G-FIVE) initiative; demonstrating “best practices” for the employment and advancement of veterans.
The G-FIVE was created to address the employment challenges facing the veteran workforce today by recognizing Federal contractors for their efforts in employing and advancing covered veterans,
said Charles E. James Sr., Deputy Assistant Secretary for OFCCP. The G-FIVE
“reaffirms OFCCP’s commitment to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act and creates an excellent incentive for Federal contractors to hire veterans.
The G-FIVE also strengthens partnerships between OFCCP and veterans groups and other agencies,
added Victoria Lipnic, Assistant Secretary, Employment Standards Administration.
PIt’s an OFCCP initiative that supports America’s Heroes.
The directive outlining this new initiative, along with frequently asked questions, is available on OFCCP’s Website at Directive 282 and Directive 282 FAQs.
The OFCCP, an agency of the Department of Labor’s Employment Standards Administration, enforces Executive Order 11246 and other laws that prohibit employment discrimination by Federal contractors. The Agency monitors Federal contractors to ensure that they provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, gender, color, religion, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
ESS offers innovative solutions and services to ensure project and mission success through integrity, commitment, and excellence. ESS is a Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Company with core capabilities in providing hardware equipment for front-line support to the Global War on Terror for Analysis, Dissemination, Consolidation, Transmission, Translation, and Interrogation and Collection of Intelligence Data; Information Sharing; Healthcare Document/Records Management and Control; System Integration Services; Information Assurance / Cyber Security; Healthcare Information Technology; Engineering of Integrated Technical Services;
and IT outsourcing.
ESS’ business expertise and support spans a range of industries, solutions, and geographies.
Engineering Systems Solutions
Engineering Systems Solutions, Inc.(ESS) is a Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) holder, providing Logistical, Analytical, Information Technology (IT), Information Security (IS) / Information Assurance (IA) Support Services, and a valued added provider of health and life science COTS applications. ESS has a reputation for quality, customer service, cost effectiveness, and technical solutions; providing emerging technologies such as web services, legacy migration, software applications, and integrated development and database (Microsoft (MS) .NET, Oracle, SQL, XML, etc) support. With over 15 years of corporate experience, ESS has built expertise in emerging technologies (e.g. Web Services / Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and leading integrated development environments and databases in order to bridge the gap between your existing environment and tomorrow's system and applications. For more information, contact ESS at 301-698-1177, via email at info@essworld.net, or on the web at www.essworld.net.
Certain statements in this press release are forward looking in nature and, accordingly, are subject to risks and uncertainties. The actual results may differ from those described or contemplated.
