FCi Federal CEO Sharon D. Virts Named 2013 Ernst & Young Greater Washington Entrepreneur of the Year

Leesburg, VA – FCi Federal Founder and CEO Sharon D. Virts was named Ernst & Young’s 2013 Entrepreneur of the Year for Greater Washington. Virts was recognized in the category of government services for FCi Federal’s success in providing services to Federal agencies across the United States.

“This is a great honor for me and for all of the FCi Federal team,” said Virts. “It proves that when you have passionate people working together to serve government agencies and their constituents, you can achieve great success for those customers. Everybody seeking assistance from an agency is important to us, and we work hard for them every day.”

The Greater Washington award winners now go on to compete at the national level. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the National Entrepreneur of The Year Overall Award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California, on November 16, 2013. The awards are the culminating event of the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum®, the nation’s most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies.

Now in its 27th year, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Program has honored the leadership of such entrepreneurs as Howard Schultz of Starbucks Coffee Company, Arthur M. Blank of AMB Group, LLC (The Home Depot, Atlanta Falcons), Pierre Omidyar of eBay Inc., Ruth Fertel of Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Maxine Clark of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc., Tom Adams of Rosetta Stone, Reid Hoffman and Jeff Weiner of LinkedIn, and 2012 winner Hamdi Ulukaya, founder of Chobani Inc.

About FCi Federal

FCi Federal is one of the fastest growing government services firms in the industry, providing a wide range of managed professional, administrative and technical services to federal agencies. The company’s more than 1,500 employees work in ways that routinely outperform government expectations. FCi Federal is a major support contractor to homeland security agencies with 29 prime contracts. With its deep domain knowledge, proprietary management methodologies and culture of zealous customer focus, FCi Federal has built a proud track record of success on virtually every contract assignment. To learn more about how FCi Federal can help ensure your agency succeeds when getting it right matters, please visit http://www.fcifederal.com.