Government and Non-Profit

Associations
Associations are looking for new revenue streams while remaining “relevant” to their core membership base. GRS helps organizations - at the Board of Directors and/or Executive Leadership levels - identify additional revenue opportunities, understand and mitigate potential risks, and alleviate activities, policies, services and behaviors which undermine financial and mission performance. In addition, the firm uses its perception and communication analysis and management capabilities to understand the current state of the association’s relationship with its members, and recommends steps to improve the sense of value among core groups.

Defense and Aerospace
The defense and aerospace sector in the U.S. continues to demonstrate strong growth and focused transformation efforts. The strategic direction of increasing special operations forces capabilities by 1/3 and the fusion of intelligence into operations will require significant continued changes in the people and technology systems used by the Defense Department and their suppliers. GRS has the expertise in both intelligence and the military to help clients successfully identify and implement critical priorities across a broad spectrum of areas.

Federal Government
Agencies within the U.S. Federal Government share a commonality of seeking to import best practices from the private sector. GRS has helped numerous Federal Government organizations identify activities which can be improved to optimize performance. Chief among these is the formation of an internal strategy practice and the redevelopment of human capital management systems to ensure the behaviors of the workforce are aligned against critical goals and objectives. GRS uses it capabilities in this area to help agencies carefully choose key objectives, metrics, and incentives to drive exponential outcomes.

Higher Education
The Higher Education sector continues to respond to changing market forces including non-traditional students, brand competition, commoditization of educational programs, and changing cost structures. GRS helps institutions identify opportunities to succeed in this dynamic marketplace through a careful analysis of the client organization’s situation and specific objectives. In addition, the firm brings its human capital and executive coaching capabilities to help leaders with an academic background become highly effective mangers of complex institutions.

Homeland Security
The Department of Homeland (DHS) Security represents a sizeable portion of the nation’s law enforcement, emergency response, and national security resources. Formed as the amalgamation of over 20 departments, the agency brings together a diverse set of skills and cultures to the challenge of protecting the homeland. GRS is an expert in supporting the strategic and cultural needs of complex security related organizations and helping them to achieve alignment on identified critical objectives. In addition, the firm helps multi-dimensional organizations build effective communications programs aimed at a diverse workforce and helps agencies build bench strength through executive coaching.

Industry Trade Organizations
Industry Trade Organizations are looking for new revenue streams while remaining “relevant” to their core membership base. GRS helps organizations - at the Board of Directors and/or Executive Leadership levels - identify additional revenue opportunities, understand and mitigate potential risks, and alleviate activities, policies, services and behaviors which undermine financial and mission performance. In addition, the firm uses its perception and communication analysis capabilities to understand the current state of an ITO’s relationship with its member industry leaders, and recommends steps to improve the sense of value among core groups.

Intelligence Community
The high level of uncertainty in key regions of the world including the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America ensures the Intelligence Community will have no shortage of critical national security issues in the years ahead. In addition, the shift from state-sponsored terrorism to state-assisted or non-geopolitically based threats has required the IC work in new ways. In response, as outlined in the 9/11 Commission Report, the IC continues to require a new level of permeability on several fronts: intra-agency, inter-agency, and with credible foreign partners. GRS works with clients in this sector to support the building of new human capital and technologically based systems to achieve higher levels of mission effectiveness.

Not for Profit and FFRDCs
The role and importance of Not for Profit and FFRDC organizations has grown exponentially in the past two decades. Organizations in this sector now serve as important outlets for innovation, research, and the development of substantiated points of view on important topics. To achieve an optimal relationship with their core audiences and sponsors, these organizations must communicate a compelling strategy, build a highly skilled workforce, and consistently offer credible, valued products. GRS helps clients in this sector forward-identify emerging trends and their implied requirements for customers. The firm also helps the organization’s leadership build an optimal set of management practices and team for the long run.

State Government
State governments across the U.S. are facing many of the same issues as the Federal Government on a localized level. GRS helps states to effectively build an implement key business plans including contingency operations and human capital systems. The team is experienced with local government issues, building constituencies, and communicating effectively on a regional basis.