Two major conferences were held this month to address the challenges facing government contractors and the Human Resources industry. We attended the GSA Opening Doors 2010 business-to-government conference in Los Angeles August 9-11 and the Navy Gold Coast Conference held at the San Diego Convention Center August 17-19 to discuss HR functions for government contractors.

Our representatives attended the conferences and focused on finding solutions for effective HR contracts with the US Government.

Our representatives had booths set up to speak to attendees about how government services can best utilize Professional Employee Organizations (PEO’s). “We started off as a prime contractor for the navy and do a lot for the Department of Defense as well as the Department of Labor,” states Brandon Carl, Business Development Manager for GHRO. “This experience has spun into us handling a lot of the HR functions for other government contractors because of how difficult it is. We have been doing it since 1955 so we’ve been navigating those waters effectively for a long time.” He continued by saying, “Since we’re good at what we do it is the perfect opportunity to talk about partnering, obtaining new contracts and helping the government maintain what they’re doing.”

The conferences were held to connect businesses with government agencies to promote opportunities in a recovering economy. The government has budgetary restraints just as the private sector does and as a result has enlisted the help of Human Resources Outsourcers to provide viable business efficiency solutions to better serve the public.

Our representatives were happy to be among the attendees and found the conferences had successfully addressed many of the pressing issues the government is having in regards to contracting PEO’s for recruitment services, safety and worker’s compensation, payroll services and many other HR functions.

Did you see us there? How was your experience at the conferences?