The Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD), a federal acquisition center under the Department of the Interior, recently became one of the first governmental departments, and the first acquisition department, to become an ISO 9001-certified organization.

On March 14, 2008, Beacon Associates delivered a Workforce Analysis Handbook to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on March 14, who in turn sent it to the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

Dr. Susan Grunin, Ph.D., Beacon Associates’ Senior Director of Organizational Effectiveness, has co-authored a new book entitled Strategic Human Capital Management: A Practical Guide.

DiversityBusiness.com, the nation’s leading multicultural internet site, named Beacon Associates, Inc. on their 2006 Div100 List as one of the top 100 diversity-owned businesses in the state of Maryland.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently awarded its Certificate of Excellence to Susan Grunin, Senior Director of Organizational Effectiveness at Beacon Associates, for “Outstanding Service and Contributions to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration.”