Aquia Inc. Honored for Third Consecutive Year by OrangeSlices AI's 2025 Elev8 GovCon Award

MILLSBORO, Del., October 3, 2024 -- Aquia Inc., a cloud and cybersecurity digital services firm, announced it has secured the OrangeSlices' 2025 Elev8 GovCon award for the third year. The recognition underscores Aquia's commitment to excellence and innovation in one of the world's most complex and competitive marketplaces. 

The Elev8 GovCon awards spotlight companies that go above and beyond in the federal GovCon sector, and have recognized Aquia's contributions across multiple key areas:

• Good Partner: Aquia goes above and beyond to support its partners, providing mentorship, engagement, and collaboration that fosters teamwork and delivers exceptional results for clients.

• Growing Your Talent: With a strong focus on individual development, Aquia ensures its team members receive the best opportunities for personal and professional growth.

• Philanthropy: Aquia's philanthropic efforts are driven by its team's commitment to making a positive impact on the world and the communities in which it operates.

• Exemplify Innovation: Aquia embraces innovation, recognizing that the status quo is insufficient. The company continually strives to exceed its clients’ and partners’ expectations.

• Industry Engagement: Aquia actively engages with the industry, offering mentorship, sharing insights, and giving back to the community, exemplifying a strong commitment to the betterment of all involved.

• Inclusive and Diverse: Aquia values diversity and inclusivity, amplifying diverse voices and promoting collaboration among diverse personalities to achieve shared goals.

• Sustainability Practices: Aquia demonstrates its dedication to sustainability, setting an example for responsible corporate citizenship.

• Investment for the Sake of Betterment: Aquia invests in enhancing the work environment for its internal teams and improving customer delivery, demonstrating a deep commitment to continuous improvement.

"Being recognized as an Elev8 GovCon honoree for the third year in a row is a testament to our team's unwavering dedication to excellence and commitment to setting high standards in the federal contracting space,” said Chris Hughes, co-founder and CEO of Aquia. “As we celebrate this achievement, we remain focused on our mission to empower government agencies with advanced cybersecurity and cloud solutions, enabling them to better serve and protect our citizens."

OrangeSlices’ official announcement is available here.

About Aquia Inc.

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Aquia is a cloud and cybersecurity digital services firm and “2024 Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) of the Year” awardee. We empower mission owners in the U.S. government and public sector to achieve secure, efficient, and compliant digital transformation.

As strategic advisors and engineers, we help our customers develop and deploy innovative cloud and cybersecurity technologies quickly, adopt and implement digital transformation initiatives effectively, and navigate complex regulatory landscapes expertly. We provide multi-cloud engineering and advisory expertise for secure software delivery; security automation; SaaS security; cloud-native architecture; and governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) innovation.

Founded in 2021 by United States veterans, we are passionate about making our country digitally capable and secure, and driving transformational change across the public and private sectors. Aquia is an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Advanced Tier partner and member of the Google Cloud Partner Advantage Program. Learn more at aquia.us. 

About OrangeSlices AI
OrangeSlices AI. Playful Name. Serious about Democratizing Data and Disrupting the GovCon Competitive Intelligence Market. The core mission for OS AI is to identify, share and create timely, actionable and responsible information and data products, tools and resources that 1) are accessible to all organizations and their teams, small to large; 2) will assist Federal government and Industry IT and consulting leaders to more effectively identify and engage with each other; and 3) shine a spotlight on those leaders and companies that are #doingitright. #Elev8GovCon

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