Akima celebrated its ranking of # 29 on Washington Technology ' s List of Top 100 Government Contractors . With over $ 1.3 billion in contracts , Akima jumped five spots this year and continues to gain prominence in the market , winning new work and impressing customers year after year as it creates a long-lived asset for NANA shareholders . Akima is the highestranked Alaska Native Corporation subsidiary on the list , followed by ASRC Federal , which holds spot # 49 .

Akima president and CEO Bill Monet recently received his fifth consecutive Wash100 Award . Each year , Executive Mosaic recognizes the top 100 executives who are most influential in the government contracting sector . Bill was bestowed the award at Akima ' s headquarters by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson .

Akima was chosen as a VETS Indexes Recognized Employer in the organization ’ s annual employer awards . The award recognizes the organization ' s commitment to recruiting , hiring , retaining , developing and supporting veterans and the military-connected community . Akima remains committed to recruiting and hiring veterans on our teams around the world .

In June , Barry Smallwood , President of Akima ’ s Emerging Markets Group , was named among Washington Exec Magazine ' s 2024 Top AI Execs to Watch . He helped Akima develop practical , real-world AI applications while ensuring solutions were technically sound and useful .

Akima ' s Tuvli Fort Knox Community Relations Team in Kentucky was recently presented with a gold level certificate for its continued volunteer support in the Kentucky Heartland service area from Feeding America . The Tuvli employee team supports two key programs each month : a backpack program that helps address student hunger on weekends and school breaks and a senior supplemental food program , which fills and sends out approximately 9,000 senior boxes filled with food every month .

Akima ’ s IT team is thrilled to announce that our company achieved an outstanding score on the recent Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Assessment Center ( DIBCAC ) HIGH assessment for NIST compliance . This remarkable accomplishment places us among the top-performing organizations in our industry regarding adherence to the stringent NIST cyber security framework guidelines .

In May , Akima honored the achievements of 39 individuals at the Ninth Annual Pinnacle Awards . Held at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Virginia , the event was attended by local employees as well as winners , their guests and executives . Akima CEO Bill Monet hosted the evening , as Akima executives presented awards in 10 categories . Viewers from across Akima participated via a broadcast relay , which featured a lively chat feed filled with congratulatory notes and kudos , along with watch parties at Akima offices .

Akima ’ s A Mission that Matters video won a gold Hermes Creative Award . This animated video shares how Akima ' s federal contracting work contributes to enhancing the lives of NANA ’ s shareholders and exemplifies the pride employees feel by working at Akima . Throughout the storyline , elements of Iñupiat culture are interwoven with representations of Akima ' s contracting work . View the video at vimeo . com / akimallc / mission or scan the QR code below .