Inc. magazine ranked Fors Marsh Group (FMG), a research and consulting firm and certified B Corporation, 4,127 on its annual Inc. 5000 list. This is the eighth year in a row FMG has earned a spot on this national ranking. “Earning a spot on this list for eight consecutive years is an honor for our organization,” said Ben Garthwaite, CEO at Fors Marsh Group. “Our continued succ ...
Fors Marsh Group to Support DHS Human Capital and Workforce Solutions
Fors Marsh Group (FMG) was awarded a two-year contract to develop and support complex human resources and workforce solutions for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Working directly with the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO), FMG will design new human capital strategies to improve organizational performance and benefit the Department’s over 240,000 empl ...
Fors Marsh Group Acquires Veterans Research Network
Building on nearly two decades of partnership with the Department of Defense, Fors Marsh Group (FMG) has announced its acquisition of the Veterans Research Network (VRN) from ScoutComms, LLC. The VRN is a research panel composed of military members from the active and reserve components of all the services as well as Army and Air National Guard, veterans, their dependents, and ...
“Find Something New”—in Public Service
In today’s economy, any assistance, especially from the government, is welcome. The economic consequences brought upon Americans by the spread of COVID-19 is most evident in the widespread closing of small business and the furloughing and termination of employees across a wide variety of industries, especially in hospitality and tourism. That is why I was welcoming of the Feder ...
Fors Marsh Group to Support Modernization of Organizational Climate Survey for the U.S. Military
Fors Marsh Group (FMG) earned a one-year contract with the Office of People Analytics (OPA) Health and Resilience (H&R) division to develop a new organizational climate assessment that will identify emerging personnel and readiness challenges within military units in order to help military leadership mitigate these risks. In 2018, OPA was tasked with modernizing the measur ...
Fors Marsh Group Awarded Contract to Inform Suicide Prevention Policies for U.S. Military
Fors Marsh Group (FMG) earned a one-year contract to provide complex data analysis and to produce the Annual Suicide Report (ASR) for the Defense Suicide Prevention Office (DSPO) in partnership with the Office of People Analytics (OPA). FMG’s expertise will support this congressionally mandated report, which focuses on recent suicide trends within the U.S. Military to allow fo ...
Pandemic Proof User Experience Research
As we navigate new restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most industries are wondering how they can continue advancing their work. The pandemic has forced a complete reimagining of almost every professional workflow. One exception is in the User Experience (UX) world, where remote UX research has been thriving and is continuing to thrive under quarantine conditions. Peopl ...
Fors Marsh Group to Provide Data Collection Support for the Election Assistance Commission
Fors Marsh Group (FMG) earns a two-year contract to provide technical assistance and data collection support for the United States Election Assistance Commission’s (EAC) 2020 Election Administration and Voting Survey (EAVS) and 2020 Policy Survey. Under this contract, FMG will provide survey management, data analysis and reporting, and project management support to assist EAC i ...
How Mixed Method Research Reduces Counterproductive Behavior
Sexual assault remains an insidious threat not only in American communities, but in academic and professional environments. For those disproportionately affected—military members, college students, women in male-dominated jobs—the effects of sexual assault are traumatic. Recent social efforts (e.g., #MeToo, #MeTooSTEM) have brought renewed attention to sexual assault in various ...
Fors Marsh Group is a 2020 Washington Post Top Workplace
Fors Marsh Group (FMG), has been named on The Washington Post's 2020 Top Workplaces list for the second year in a row. FMG earned this recognition for its commitment to building an inclusive and collaborative work environment, employee-centered company policies, and mission-driven work. “At FMG, our staff is the driving force behind our mission to make a difference in society, ...
Fors Marsh Group Earns Two ISO Certifications for Quality and Sustainability
Fors Marsh Group (FMG), a certified B Corp, achieved two International Standards Organization (ISO) certifications of compliance for its Arlington, VA office locations. Earning the ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 affirms FMG’s commitment to the highest level of quality and sustainability standards. “FMG is dedicated to creating sustainable, innovative solutions while ensuring they mee ...
How to Provide Creative Yet Accessible Information for All
Visual cues help organize information in a clean, concise way and make information stand out. Color is a visual cue everyone has encountered or has used to convey information: It could have been a color-coded answer key with correct answers in green and incorrect answers in red, a map of Europe with European Union (EU) members in blue and non-EU members in yellow, or a color-co ...