Awards/Certifications
Virginia “Fantastic 50” 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
ECS has been honored to receive the prestigious Virginia Fantastic 50’ since 2004. This year marks the sixth consecutive year that ECS has been named to this list, joining an exclusive list of other high-growth companies within the state of Virginia.
EPA Administrator’s Award for Outstanding Small Business Contractor, 2007
ECS was honored in 2007 to receive the EPA Administrator’s Outstanding Small Business Contractor Award.
Deloitte “Fast 50” 2006, 2007, 2008
The Technology Fast 50 Award was given to ECS in recognition of revenue growth.
Washington Technology Fast 50, 2006
ECS was part of the Washington Technology Fast 50, ranked as one of the fastest growing businesses in the government market.
Top Diversity Owned Business 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Divseritybusiness.com awarded ECS as one of America’s top organizations for multicultural business opportunities.
Certifications
ISO 9001:2008
The ISO 9001:2008 Standard lists a set of established requirements that ECS utilizes to ensure an effective quality management system (QMS) is in place to meet our customers’ needs. ECS has implemented an ISO-compliant QMS that has institutionalized best practices for quality control.
CMMI Level 3
The Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) is a process improvement approach that provides ECS with the essential elements of effective processes. ECS is assessed at the organizational level and our use of CMMI Level 3 practices enables us to implement robust, high-maturity practices for product lifecycle and engineering activities; ensuring that our products and services exceed our customers’ expectations.
PMP
Over half of ECS Project Managers hold the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI), enabling us to continually provide our customers with improved management processes.
ITIL
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) is a set of concepts and policies designed to manage IT infrastructure, development, and operations. Our personnel supporting IT infrastructure contracts are ITIL-certified to ensure compliance to best practices and standard processes.
Section 508 Compliance
ECS fully complies with Section 508, an amendment to the United States Workforce Rehabilitation Act of 1973, mandating that all electronic and information technology developed, procured, maintained, or used by the federal government be accessible to people with disabilities.
