Aquia Inc. Receives OrangeSlices AI's 2026 Elev8 GovCon Award For Fourth Consecutive Year

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., November 24, 2025 -- Aquia Inc., a cloud and cybersecurity digital services firm, has been recognized as an OrangeSlices 2026 Elev8 GovCon honoree for the fourth consecutive year. The 2026 Elev8 GovCon awards honor companies that have demonstrated they meet higher standards for culture, engagement, and giving back. Aquia was recognized for excelling across eight key areas:

• Being a good partner

• Growing talent

• Exemplifying innovation

• Philanthropy

• Industry engagement

• Building efficiency-driven teams

• Implementing smart sustainability practices

• Investing for continuous improvement

The recognition reflects input from both Aquia team members and partners who validated the company's commitment to delivering efficient and effective solutions while maintaining a culture of excellence that sets high standards for engagement and giving back.

"Earning the Elev8 GovCon honor for the fourth consecutive year reflects our team's commitment to delivering mission-critical solutions with integrity and excellence," said Sarah Gori, senior vice president of delivery at Aquia. "This recognition validates our focus on empowering our federal partners with the innovative solutions they need to better serve the American people and protect critical public services."

The official announcement is available here.

About Aquia Inc.

Securing The Digital Transformation ®

Aquia is a digital services firm specializing in cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, and compliance automation for the U.S. government. Since 2021, we’ve generated millions in cost savings through cloud services and licensing optimization, enabled civil servants to double health care fraud investigations through streamlined cloud-based systems, and reduced authorization timelines by 74% through modernized security processes. 

As strategic advisors and engineers, we help our customers develop and deploy innovative cloud and cybersecurity technologies, adopt and implement digital transformation initiatives, and navigate complex regulatory landscapes. 

Named the “2024 Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) of the Year” by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), we are passionate about making our country digitally capable and secure.

Aquia has been recognized as the #1 Best Remote Startup to Work for in 2025 by Built In and a 2024 Great Place to Work by Inc. Learn more at aquia.us. 

About OrangeSlices AI

OrangeSlices AI. Playful Name. Serious about making Data available and accessible for a more competitive marketplace; and Disrupting the GovCon Competitive Intelligence Market. The core mission for OS AI is to identify, share and create timely, actionable and responsible information and data products, tools and resources that 1) are accessible to all organizations and their teams, small to large; 2) will assist Federal government and Industry IT and consulting leaders to more effectively identify and engage with each other; and 3) shine a spotlight on those leaders and companies that are #doingitright. #Elev8GovCon 

Press contact for Aquia:

Ashling Knight

comms@aquia.io

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