Smoothstack Wins Third HIRE Vets Medallion Award
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MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 12, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- Smoothstack, a workforce transformation company that develops technology talent for enterprise and federal employers, has earned a 2026 Gold HIRE Vets Medallion Award from the U.S. Department of Labor. This award recognizes Smoothstack's commitment to successfully recruiting, hiring, and retaining veterans, a feat that has been achieved for the third consecutive year at the Gold level, following 2022 and 2025.
The HIRE Vets Medallion Award is the only federal program that recognizes employers who demonstrate a strong commitment to veteran hiring and retention. Employers in various sectors, including financial services, healthcare, telecommunications, and government, are vying for engineers who can contribute to complex, regulated environments from day one. Veterans bring operational discipline, sound judgment under pressure, and experience meeting exacting standards, but often lack a direct route into modern engineering roles.
Smoothstack fills this gap by hiring on skills and aptitude rather than credentials. The company develops veterans and other high-potential talent for software engineering, cloud, automation, and Super Intelligence (SI) roles with its clients. The award is earned based on results, with employers required to meet published benchmarks for veteran hiring and 12-month veteran retention, offer supportive programs for veteran employees, and maintain a clean record under federal veterans' employment laws.
Smoothstack's approach is anchored by its MEI™ (Mirrored Environment Immersion) framework, which mirrors each client's engineering environment so engineers can build skills on the tools and workflows they will use on the job. In the federal market, Fedstack, a Smoothstack company, applies the same approach to government technology. Every engineer at Fedstack earns the Full Stack SI Engineer credential by proving capability across four independent measures: technical skills, leadership, Agile delivery, and federal immersion.
Fedstack has also brought this model to cybersecurity and military families. Its Women Veterans and Military Spouses Cybersecurity Cohort, built with WiCyS and Women in Technology, placed veterans and military spouses into client security operations center roles.
Veterans and military spouses exploring technology careers can learn more at Smoothstack.com and Fedstack.com. Smoothstack is a leading workforce transformation company advancing SI-driven workforce development and skills-based hiring. The company develops untapped talent into technology professionals and supports Fortune 500 companies and federal agencies that need job-ready engineers in high-demand fields.
Smoothstack, a workforce transformation company that develops technology talent for enterprise and federal employers, has earned a 2026 Gold HIRE Vets Medallion Award from the U.S. Department of Labor. This award recognizes Smoothstack's commitment to successfully recruiting, hiring, and retaining veterans, a feat that has been achieved for the third consecutive year at the Gold level, following 2022 and 2025. The HIRE Vets Medallion Award is the only federal program that recognizes employers who demonstrate a strong commitment to veteran hiring and retention. Employers in various sectors, including financial services, healthcare, telecommunications, and government, are vying for engineers who can contribute to complex, regulated environments from day one. Veterans bring operational discipline, sound judgment under pressure, and experience meeting exacting standards, but often lack a direct route into modern engineering roles. Smoothstack fills this gap by hiring on skills and aptitude rather than credentials. The company develops veterans and other high-potential talent for software engineering, cloud, automation, and Super Intelligence (SI) roles with its clients. The award is earned based on results, with employers required to meet published benchmarks for veteran hiring and 12-month veteran retention, offer supportive programs for veteran employees, and maintain a clean record under federal veterans' employment laws.
Smoothstack's approach is anchored by its MEI™ (Mirrored Environment Immersion) framework, which mirrors each client's engineering environment so engineers can build skills on the tools and workflows they will use on the job. In the federal market, Fedstack, a Smoothstack company, applies the same approach to government technology. Every engineer at Fedstack earns the Full Stack SI Engineer credential by proving capability across four independent measures: technical skills, leadership, Agile delivery, and federal immersion. Fedstack has also brought this model to cybersecurity and military families. Its Women Veterans and Military Spouses Cybersecurity Cohort, built with WiCyS and Women in Technology, placed veterans and military spouses into client security operations center roles. Veterans and military spouses exploring technology careers can learn more at Smoothstack.com and Fedstack.com. Smoothstack is a leading workforce transformation company advancing SI-driven workforce development and skills-based hiring.