Mental illness is pervasive, with one in five adults experiencing its effects in a given year. Chances are you have a friend, family member, or coworker living with a mental illness—although you may not know it. For the 46.6 million people who are impacted by mental illness, Mental Illness Awareness Month is likely not something they openly acknowledge because of the stigma tha ...
Fors Marsh Group Partners with National Science Foundation to Validate Program Management Competency Models
In September, the National Science Foundation (NSF) selected Fors Marsh Group (FMG) to provide strategic human capital services to ensure compliance with the Program Management Improvement Accountability Act (PMIAA). PMIAA establishes government-wide standards and policies for program management (PM). FMG will activate its team of human capital experts to provide research, faci ...
Making a Difference Through Mission-Aligned Partnerships
Fors Marsh Group (FMG) is committed to making decisions that generate growth and create impact for our employees, clients, and communities. As a Certified B Corporation, we believe we can create sustainable, positive change by partnering with local, mission-aligned organizations in many different ways. To build on this effort, FMG partnered with Year Up National Capital Region ...
Three Ways to Empower Emergency Preparedness Programs at Your Organization
September’s a busy month for the staff at Fors Marsh Group (FMG)—whether it’s helping our federal clients wrap up activities at the end of the fiscal year, putting our data scientists’ expertise to the test to line up the best fantasy football team, or getting our families back into the school-year swing of things, we’re always on the go. Amidst all of the hustle and bustle, t ...
The National Opioid Action Coalition (NOAC) Launches “#TalkToMe” Initiative
In response to the nation’s opioid epidemic, the National Opioid Action Coalition (NOAC), formed by Fors Marsh Group (FMG), iHeartMedia, and WPP, today announced the launch of #TalkToMe – a science-based public awareness initiative that unites the public and private sectors with pop culture influencers to reduce stigma as a barrier to opioid use disorder prevention, treatment a ...
Performance Measures: The Missing Link in Competency Models
The US Federal Government has become a leader in defining and organizing skill sets into positions and career roadmaps. Yet the struggle to design jobs that really align to organizational missions continues to be the subject of Human Capital analysis. To really understand the challenge, its important to know what is in a model and what you usually won’t find there. What is a p ...
What’s Wrong With Your Survey?
What ever happened to President-elect Thomas E. Dewey that early readers of the Chicago Daily Tribune read about on the morning of November 3, 1948? The mood must have been festive in New York City’s Roosevelt Hotel where Dewey and his campaign gathered to await the results of the 1948 presidential election the night before. Thomas Dewey, the Governor of New York and the Republ ...
Fors Marsh Group Makes Inc. 5000 List for Seventh Consecutive Year
Inc. Magazine ranks Fors Marsh Group (FMG) No. 2,923 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, up from 3,840 in 2018. This is the seventh consecutive year FMG made the list. The Inc. 5000 list is an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. It takes a comprehensive look at America’s independent entrepreneurs and determines a company’s rank by examining percentag ...
Dr. Justin Baer Joins Fors Marsh Group as Vice President of Public Policy Evaluation
Fors Marsh Group (FMG) named Dr. Justin Baer as its new Vice President of Public Policy Evaluation (PPE). Dr. Baer joins FMG from Abt Associates, where he served as Principal Associate and Practice Lead. In this role, he oversaw a portfolio of more than 40 research and evaluation projects focused on children, youth, and adult learning. These projects included large-scale evalua ...
Fors Marsh Group Attends TSA Small Business Industry Expo
Fors Marsh Group (FMG) attended the 9th Annual Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Small Business Industry Expo on July 24, where small business leaders gathered to strengthen the industry’s collaboration with TSA. Best-in-class OASIS1 and HCaTs2 contract vehicle holders were invited to showcase products aimed at empowering the TSA to meet its mission of protecting the ...
Graduate School USA Partners with Fors Marsh Group to Develop Innovative Education Solutions for Rising Federal Workforce Leaders
To address the growing need for federal workforce training in the DC-area, Graduate School USA (GSUSA) has partnered with Fors Marsh Group (FMG) to identify the critical training needs to prepare the next generation of leaders in the federal workforce. “With FMG’s extensive work in human capital and training programs, we are well equipped to develop education solutions that ai ...
Fors Marsh Group Conducts 2019 State of the First Amendment Survey
For the third year, Fors Marsh Group (FMG) partnered with the First Amendment Center of the Freedom Forum Institute, the programming and education partner of the Newseum, to conduct the 2019 State of the First Amendment (SOFA) survey. The SOFA survey takes an annual pulse of Americans’ attitudes toward the First Amendment and knowledge of the core freedoms listed in the First A ...