A transitioning Air Force engineer might spend a career working on systems that look strikingly similar once they join HX5, just approached now from the contractor side of the table rather than the uniformed one. CEO Margarita Howard has pointed to this kind of continuity as a central reason veterans fit well into HX5’s work… Read more

Generation Z has a reputation for holding employers to high standards. Research from Deloitte found that 77% of Gen Z respondents consider it essential to work for a company whose values align with their own. For defense contractors, that finding creates both a problem and an opportunity. Margarita Howard, sole owner, CEO, and president of… Read more

Federal contracting is an industry where the paperwork is as important as the product. Billing systems, audit trails, compliance documentation these are not administrative afterthoughts. They are the foundation that determines whether a contractor can even compete for certain types of work. Margarita Howard understood that when she founded HX5, and she built accordingly. An… Read more