Groundswell, Workday make good on partnership with Peace Corps project

Our profile on Groundswell’s federal market strategy we published in April highlights their relationship with Workday, a provider of commercial software focused on human resources and financial operations.

Groundswell is one Workday’s first federal partners and on Tuesday, they announced the launch of a global cloud-based enterprise resource planning system for a government agency.

Neither company identified the agency in their announcement, but Federal Procurement System Data records identify the contract as a $16.5 million implementation for the Peace Corps.

The contract is known as Persons Employed and Engaged with Peace Corps Systems, or PEEPS. It is a software-as-a-service implementation that seven companies bid for.

Peace Corps is replacing its on-premises personal database with a cloud-based system that gives its personnel access to their own data, letting them make decisions. Managers will also have new tools to better manage their employees, of which the Peace Corps has around 7,000.

"This successful implementation of Workday demonstrates our modern ERP transformation and deployment capabilities and our commitment to federal agencies," said George Batsakis, CEO of Groundswell.

Groundswell and Workday are touting this project with the Peace Corps following a $206 million win at the Defense Intelligence Agency, where they partnered with each other.

The Workday projects are part of a government-wide trend away from legacy ERP systems and toward more modern and agile solutions, Groundswell officials said in a statement.

"We are committed to being a trusted partner to the government as it navigates an ever-changing landscape, empowering agencies to transform how they manage their people and the taxpayers' money in service of this great nation,” said Lynn Martin, head of federal at Workday.