Being a good citizen.

Catapult sponsors projects, activities, and causes that give back to the veteran community, raise funds for agency organizations, and support entrepreneurial affinity. Our people get involved on both the corporate and individual level on a variety of initiatives for various organizations throughout the region.

Mentor-Protégé Partnerships
Catapult’s mentor-protégé program is an integral part of our sourcing plans. We build long-range relationships with small businesses, providing mutually beneficial developmental assistance. This helps small businesses expand their technical capabilities while broadening their customer base. Catapult is participating in the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Mentor-Protege Program, mentoring three small businesses: Dexisive, a woman-owned, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB); Federal Data Systems (FDS), a SDVOSB; and NSR Solutions, a 8(a) HUBZone, woman-owned small business. In April 2011, Catapult won the Administrator’s Award for Mentorship Excellence in recognition of Catapult’s participation in GSA’s Mentor-Protégé program. The award was presented to Catapult and its protégé, DEXISIVE, Inc., by GSA Administrator Martha Johnson at GSA’s first Small Business Mentor-Protégé Conference.

Montgomery County Chamber Community Foundation’s Veteran Institute for Procurement (VIP) Program
President Barry Kane helped launch the Veteran Institute for Procurement (VIP) Program along with the Montgomery County Chamber Community Foundation, in conjunction with the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce (MCCC) GovConNet Council. Barry has not only taught courses since the program’s inception in August 2009, but has helped the MCCC shape the content and scope of the program, whose intent is to help veteran-owned businesses increase their ability to secure government contracts by establishing best business practices.

Veterans Affairs Medical Center
CEO Randy Slager, a disabled Vietnam-era veteran, makes it his personal imperative to underwrite and attend a holiday-themed event for patients of the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Trauma Services Unit at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington, DC. Our involvement correlates to our founding as a Service Disabled, Veteran Owned (SDVO) company.

Charity Golf Tournaments
Catapult lends its name and financial support to a number of charity golf events throughout the year. Over the last two years, we have raised over $30,000 for:

• The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Meredith Thompson Memorial Golf Tournament
• The Diplomatic Security Foundation (DSF) Mike Considine Memorial Golf Tournament
• Marines Helping Marines Golf Tournament
• Coast Guard Foundation

National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Mark Hunker participates in the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), whose mission it is to teach entrepreneurship to young people from low-income communities and improve their business, academic, and life skills.

American Council for Technology (ACT)-Industry Advisory Council (IAC) Human Capital Shared Interest Group (SIG)
COO Mark Hunker is the Chair of ACT-IAC Human Capital SIG, fostering partnership on human capital and workforce issues and development. ACT-IAC is a non-profit dedicated to improving government through the application of information technology.