We believe our employees are our greatest asset. Our success depends on the commitment, dedication and well-being of our staff. We constantly strive to deliver quality, affordable benefits for our employees and their families. We offer a comprehensive benefits program that includes medical, dental, vision, life, disability benefits, and 401k plans to all full time employees. The benefits program also includes commuter benefits such as transportation and parking costs.

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Gritter Francona, Inc. considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status except where a reasonable, bona fide occupational qualification exists. Please note that you may request any necessary accommodation to participate in the application process.

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GFI Launches Semper Servientes Program

Washington, D.C. – 8 January 2020 – GFI launched the Semper Servientes Program, the company’s community engagement program that encourages our team to give back to the community. Bridging the connection with GFI’s founder, retired Marine Cory Gritter and the Marine Corps motto “Semper Fidelis” (“Always Faithful”), “Semper Servientes,” is the Latin phrase for “always serving.” This phrase, to always serve, to be devoted, describes the Program’s purpose. The Semper Servientes (SS) Program highlights GFI employees that continue to support the community outside of their regular job duties, always striving to “do the right” thing,” and embodying GFI’s core values. Every quarter, GFI spotlights one employee as an SS Ambassador that has gone above and beyond to help the community. At GFI, our true success is measured by the positive impact we can bring to the community. We believe our reputation and dedication to being honorable citizens and representatives that support our community is what makes our staff so unique.

GFI’s first SS Ambassador, Amy, recently traveled across the world to provide medical, dental, and counseling assistance to the people of Eburru, a remote village in the mountains of Kenya. Many of the people of Eburru are in very vulnerable situations due to poverty, illness or abandonment. As part of a 14-person group from her church, the trip provided for urgent physical needs through medical and dental clinics and specific clothing and supply donations, and cared for urgent spiritual needs through prayer and home visits. After her trip, Amy was able to share three lessons she learned from her current role at ABMC, that she was able to apply to her time spent in Kenya.

“Be flexible. My current role at American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) requires quite a bit of flexibility. While in Eburru, we had a loose schedule that was constantly changing, so we never knew what was coming next in our day. Prepare for what you can but embrace the fact that you cannot prepare for everything.

Anticipate needs. One of my goals at ABMC is to anticipate the needs that may arise and be prepared to meet them. In Kenya this was more challenging, but I still tried to anticipate possible needs and obstacles before they arose so that they could be prevented or easily addressed.

Ask good questions and listen well. While the content of the questions was very different in Kenya, asking questions and listening to the stories, needs, challenges and joys of others was infinitely valuable. Even if I couldn’t meet the need, allowing a person to be heard is so important in creating a relationship based on dignity and trust.”

Amy is just one of many at GFI that embodies GFI core values and what it truly means to give back to the community.

Amy is a Senior Consultant supporting the ABMC contract.

GFI Selected as Distinguished Service Awards Veteran Owned Maturing Business Finalist

Washington, D.C. – 22 October 2019 – GFI was recently selected as a finalist for the Distinguished Service Awards Veteran Owned Business of the Year Awards – Maturing Business Category. The Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce honors successful veteran-owned businesses in the National Capital Region that have demonstrated strong business performance in the categories emerging business, maturing business, and established business.

As a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, GFI is dedicated to towards helping transitioning Servicemembers to civilian life, Veterans, and their families. GFI’s President Cory Gritter, a decorated Marine, along with the leadership team’s (LT) veteran experience, gives GFI a unique, personal connection to supporting the Government and our community. Employing several Veteran and/or reservist staff, GFI uses this “Veteran Edge” to deliver superior customer service to clients such as the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Army.

As a business that has developed as a result of the Wounded Warrior Mentoring Program, a program that supports transitioning Servicemembers to civilian life, GFI is an advocate for supporting the Veteran community. “Anytime we have the chance to help a fellow Veteran, or make a positive impact, I want to take that chance. As a Marine, we always have each other’s backs. We are proud to be recognized by the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce.” said Cory Gritter, GFI’s President.

About the Distinguished Service Awards

The Distinguished Service Awards honor individuals, companies, and non-profit organizations for their service to Veterans in the Greater Washington business community. The awards are presented in recognition of community stewardship and business leadership.

GFI Awarded GSA PSS AIMS Schedule

Washington, D.C. – 18 March 2019 – Gritter Francona, Inc. was recently awarded the General Services Administration (GSA) Professional Services Schedule (PSS) Advertising and Integrated Marketing Solutions (AIMS) Schedule 541 contract for Special Item Number (SIN) 541-4A Market Research and Analysis and (SIN) 541-4F Commercial Art and Graphic Design Services. This is a five year contract beginning March 21, 2019 through March 20, 2024.

The Marketing & Communications (MarCom) service line is led by Natalie Wong. The MarCom team offers a full range of communication services from strategic communications and materials development. GFI currently supports communications activities for the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Homeland Security. The AIMS schedule allows Federal agencies to find competent and knowledgeable firms with proven experience in advertising, marketing, and communications services. GFI is pleased to support the Government in achieving their communications objectives.

Cory Featured in “Veterans Go Further with VBA” Campaign

Washington, D.C. – 2 January 2019 – The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) recently launched the “Veterans Go Further with VBA” initiative to rewrite the misrepresented narrative of the “broken Veteran” and replace it with how Veterans have used VBA to boost their overall well-being. This includes how they interact in their work lives, social lives, and within their communities.

As part of this campaign, GFI’s President Cory Gritter, a Marine Corps Veteran, discusses how he used his VA benefits to better his business and save for everyday expenses. “VA has helped me go further, specifically just knowing that there is an organization out there who is there to back you no matter how you want to proceed with your life.”

To view Cory’s testimonial feature and learn more about VA benefits, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hNExx7XSpU.

VBA Benefits and Services

To learn more about VBA benefits and services, go to https://www.VA.gov.

Education: https://www.va.gov/education/

Home Loans/ Housing Assistance: https://www.va.gov/housing-assistance/

Careers and Employment: https://www.va.gov/careers-employment/

Veterans Crisis Line:  https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/get-help/hotline

GFI Partners with Operation Covert Santa

Washington, D.C. – 17 December 2018 – This holiday season, GFI partnered with Operation Covert Santa to give back to three much deserving Service Members and their families. Operation Covert Santa is an organization dedicated to giving back to Service Members and their families experiencing challenging circumstances during the holidays. Christmas can be a very difficult time for sick and recently injured Service Members and their families. These individuals are dealing with many stressful issues in an unfamiliar setting, away from home, often after surgery, and/or receiving treatments for illness. As supporters of the Service member and Veteran community, GFI helped provide donations and gifts to Service Members and their loved ones, in hopes of bringing a little joy to their holiday celebrations.

About Operation Covert Santa

Operation Covert Santa collects lists from sick and injured Service Members and their families, and distributes them to “elves” that have volunteered to obtain those items. The gifts are all collected and wrapped and delivered by Santa Claus to the Service Members and their families in the true spirit of Christmas giving. Last year, over 214 elves provided a wonderful Christmas for 74 sick and injured Service Members and their families.

For more information, visit: www.smscovertsanta.org

GFI Leads Soft Skills Supervisor Training for The Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army

Washington D.C.- 4 December 2018 – Gritter Francona, Inc. successfully delivered the FY19 Supervisor Training Program for The Office of the Administrative Assistant (OAA) to the Secretary of the Army.

In support of the OAA’s Human Resources Management Division, GFI developed and delivered a series of one- and two-day Soft Skills workshops that were highly interactive to help leaders, managers, and supervisors explore and develop better soft skills. The workshops aim to improve management and supervisors’ human connection competencies by focusing on enhanced soft skills, while helping individuals manage and motivate the workforce more effectively. Learning areas included:

• Social and Emotional Intelligence
• Handling Difficult Conversations
• Developing/Managing High Performance Teams
• Communicate to Motivate, Inspire, and Influence
• Civility in the Workplace and Conflict Resolution
• Managing Change in Workplace Culture and Behavior
• Motivating Your Workforce Toward Greater Engagement
• Influencing and Negotiating For Supervisors

What differentiates high performing leaders, managers and supervisors is the soft skills that create engagement, alignment, connection, and joint purpose across their workforce. Large organizations, such as OAA, require engagement and alignment to create a heightened sense of human connection. The enhanced soft skills learned through GFI’s workshops help leaders, managers, and supervisors foster higher levels of employee engagement towards delivering superior business outcomes.

GFI Team Members Participate in 9/11 Heroes Run

Alexandria, VA – 11 November 2018 – In honor of September 11^th, Gritter Francona participated in the 9/11 Heroes Run organized by the Travis Manion Foundation in Alexandria, Virginia. GFI team and family members walked/ran the 5K and 1 mile fun run to honor those that have fallen since September 11, including Veterans, active duty, first responders, and families of the fallen. GFI leadership including Cory Gritter, retired Marine, Jay Blackwell, Army Veteran, and Maria Tutino all laced up their running shoes to participate in the event.

“This is my first time running this race. I think it’s an important part of our history and even more significant for us to remember and honor those individuals that made sacrifices for our country.” said Cory Gritter, President of Gritter Francona, Inc. “It also gives our team the opportunity to connect with other communities that dedicate themselves to similar causes to ours.”

This event, is only one of many future events that GFI plans to volunteer and/or participate to support Veterans and their families in the community. As a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), GFI aims to serve our clients and our Veteran communities beyond project work.

About Travis Manion Foundation

Started in 2007 by family of fallen 1st Lt. Travis Manion as a grassroots run in his hometown Doylestown, PA with 300 runners, the 9/11 Heroes Run now has more than 50 race locations, presence in 38 different states across the country, and unites more than 50,000 people yearly to celebrate our heroes and spread awareness. Race proceeds are used to directly support the Travis Manion Foundation’s mission to empower our nation’s veterans and families of our fallen heroes to develop character in future generations in order to strengthen communities. In select locations, a portion of race proceeds are granted back to a local nonprofit partner whose mission is also to empower our heroes. We believe the best way to honor the fallen is by challenging the living.

GFI Awarded Communications Contract with Department of Homeland Security

Department of Homeland Security – Office of the Chief Information Officer

Washington D.C. – 15 October 2018 – Gritter Francona, Inc. teamed with Pathfinder Consultants LLC, Dynamic Integrated Services, Dynamis, Technical and Management Resources, Inc., and TurningPoint to support the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) $50M+ Strategic Communications Task Order. In support of DHS OCIO, our team will be responsible for providing the full range of communications services including: strategic planning, audit support, correspondence management, technical writing, graphic design, performance management communications, SharePoint development, web design and maintenance, and social media.

GFI is looking forward to supporting DHS’ mission!

GFI Awarded Connected Care My HealtheVet (MHV) Requirements, Implementation, and Testing Support with Department of Veterans Affairs

Washington D.C. – 01 October 2018 – Gritter Francona, Inc. has been awarded a two-year contract to provide requirements, testing, training, release planning and implementation support to the Veterans Health Administration’s Office of Connected Care (OCC) My HealtheVet Program Office. GFI is responsible for supporting the full life-cycle development of functionality deployed to My HealtheVet starting with requirements management, continuing through sprint and release planning, testing, and training for Veterans and VA staff. We will work directly with the OCC Program Office, U.S. Digital Services, My HealtheVet Core Development and Sustainment teams to deliver products that enhance the My HealtheVet suite of tools and increase patient engagement. Our team members Salient CRGT and METCOR Learning Systems International will continue to support this effort, providing additional testing and training expertise.

My HealtheVet is the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) web-based Personal Health Record that empowers Veterans to make informed decisions and manage their health care. My HealtheVet’s strategic goal aims “to empower Veterans to improve their well-being,” supporting VA’s mission statement, “…to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan.” Our team is excited to continue serving our Nation’s Veterans and ensure they receive the best health care possible.

GFI President Speaks at Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force Meeting

Washington D.C.- 26 September 2018 – Representing the “combat injured servicemember” community, Cory Gritter, President of Gritter Francona, Inc. (GFI), gave his pain management patient testimony in front of the Pain Management Task Force. During his testimony, Mr. Gritter shared his story from service, being injured, to recovery. He described his recovery time spent in the hospital, receiving medications, other treatments, and alternative medications such as acupuncture. He is a strong advocate of alternative medicines to help manage chronic pain, besides prescription drugs and supporter of digital medicine/therapy.

The Pain Management Task Force, is led by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, with support from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense. The Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force brings together a diverse group of disciplines, perspectives, and experts to discuss best practices, issues, and recommendations to address chronic and acute pain management.

GFI was founded in 2013 by Cory Gritter and Carl Salzano as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business with the mission to provide solutions to the complex challenges that veterans and their families face. The GFI leadership team, harnessing skills cultivated during their military service, is passionate about bringing together groups of smart, dedicated individuals from diverse backgrounds to create a cohesive team for solving the complex challenges today’s clients face. We refer to this as “the Veteran Edge.”

Architecture Strategy and Design – Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I)

Washington D.C.- 1 December 2016 – Gritter Francona, Inc. began work supporting the Architecture Strategy and Design-Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I) contract for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Responsibilities of the team include systems engineering support and project design to ensure alignment to VA Enterprise Architecture (EA). Additionally, the team provides solutions/project design for projects going through planning, initiation, development and release. The contract is valid for one base year and three option years that would extend the Period of Performance through 2018.

US Air Force Human Resource Management Modernization

(AFHRMM)

San Antonio, TX- 1 July 2016. Gritter Francona, Inc. began work supporting the U.S. Air Force Human Resource Management Modernization (AFHRMM) contract on 1 July 2016. Our role is to assist in developing a comprehensive IT governance construct to support the Total Force A1 community, and use the Civilian Personnel, DCPAS activity as a model for establishing the governance. The contract is valid through March 2018 with four additional option periods.

US Citizenship and Immigration Services Independent Verification and Validation

(IV&V)

Washington D.C.- 2 March 2016. Gritter Francona, Inc. was selected to support the US Citizenship and Immigration Services Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) contract. Our contractual duties include assistance in maintaining and providing high quality testing services necessary to support agile practices in USCIS business assurance efforts. Additionally, Gritter Francona, Inc. will work with developmental and agile testing groups to identify continuous improvement opportunities within the USCIS OIT development and testing areas. The contract has one base year and two option periods extending through March 2019.

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