{"id":37576,"date":"2024-10-31T16:06:53","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T16:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spa.com\/?p=37576"},"modified":"2024-11-14T23:24:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T23:24:57","slug":"spa-awarded-hire-vets-gold-medallion-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spa.com\/spa-awarded-hire-vets-gold-medallion-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Systems Planning &#038; Analysis Awarded HIRE Vets Gold Medallion"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"37576\" class=\"elementor elementor-37576\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ea887d e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8ea887d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-280518e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"280518e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NEWS<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d0d089 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d0d089\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c88c75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"6c88c75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-09fc93d elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlexandria, VA | October 31, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18d5caa e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"18d5caa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f1a50c elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f1a50c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Systems Planning &#038; Analysis Awarded HIRE Vets Gold Medallion<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9184ff2 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"9184ff2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e06b687 qodef-sticky-column--no\" data-id=\"e06b687\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29eab8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29eab8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-heading\">The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded Systems Planning &amp; Analysis (SPA) its Gold Medallion for exemplary efforts in recruiting, employing, and retaining our nation\u2019s veterans.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33649d6 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33649d6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba35ec4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba35ec4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans (HIRE Vets) Medallion Program is the only federal award recognizing exceptional achievement in veteran employment. The award is based on rigorous criteria that companies must meet annually for consideration. SPA has achieved HIRE Vets recognition for seven years in a row, beginning with the program\u2019s inception in 2018.\u202f<\/p><p>SPA CEO Rich Sawchak commented, \u201cThis annual award holds special meaning for SPA, given our longstanding commitment to hiring vets. From SPA\u2019s founding in 1972 to today, we continue to welcome the unique expertise, experience, and perspective veterans bring to the workplace.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff1c6c4 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ff1c6c4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b603965 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"b603965\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\"Our vets are essential to SPA\u2019s culture of teamwork, trust and integrity, national service, and excellence in execution. We are grateful for our veterans\u2019 outstanding and continual contributions to the mission.\u201d\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">SPA CEO RICH SAWCHAK<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4b43e4 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f4b43e4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed43dcf e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed43dcf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c19ae3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c19ae3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to actively recruiting vets through job fairs, SPA assists veterans transitioning to the civilian workforce with mentorship programs such as American Corporate Partners, Hiring Our Heroes Corporate Fellowships, and a company-sponsored employee resource group, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/w9R1iXVSsNY\">SPA Vets<\/a>. 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