Working with The Washington Center

Federal partners have great flexibility in how they work with The Washington Center.

 

The Washington Center maintains a GSA Multiple Award Schedule Contract. This permits federal agencies to take advantage of TWC’s services with minimal contracting requirements. Additionally, since all fees are approved through the GSA, our federal partners know that they are getting an excellent deal and that all quantity discounts are pre-negotiated.

 

Larger federal programs facilitated by TWC are done through competitively bid contracts negotiated with individual federal partners. In this way, federal partners are able to design their own programs which can target the needs and priorities of the specific agency. Though direct contracting may take some time, the benefits of a specially designed program for your agency make the wait worthwhile.

 

Some agencies use grants to sponsor their workforce development programs and design programs unique to their goals. Recognizing internships have educational and capacity-building nature, grant dollars allow agencies to instill their mission in the next generation of workers.

Outside of Washington, D.C.

Three-fourths of federal employees work outside of Washington, D.C., and are facing the same workforce development issues as Headquarters.  The Washington Center can develop and manage internship program across the country.  Over the last three years, we have had hundreds of interns located in over 50 different locations from Alaska to Hawaii to Maine to Florida.  Some of current regional internship partners include:

 

• Department of Transportation
• Federal Aviation Administration
• Internal Revenue Service
• U.S. Coast Guard
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Veterans Affairs