1. Contact us via email, encrypted email, our contact form, or simply call us.  Once you contact us, we will schedule an initial conversation to discuss your needs.
2. During the initial conversation, you will speak with your own case manager to discuss your situation and options going forward.  We may ask for information or materials ahead of sessions so your time is focused on solutions instead of explaining the problem.
3. After the initial conversation, the case manager will speak with other confidential GEI specialists as appropriate to best maximize your time and resources.  The team-approach is unique to GEI.
4. Upon your approval, you begin to work with GEI specialists as needed under the supervision of your case manager so you never feel lost or neglected.
5. If you are unsure if you need GEI help, our SAFE FED Project is a free service providing information on a variety of subjects that may challenge the success of your career.  It was created to give feds a place to go for feedback or assistance when things turn for the worse.  Whatever your problem is, we've heard it all.  Investigations, disciplinary actions, political duress, embarrassing incidents...guilty or innocent, everyone deserves a path forward.  Conversations are confidential and usually limited to 15 or 20 minutes.

Everyone in the federal community.  From new applicants and appointees, to seasoned veterans looking for a promotion or looking to move on.  Anyone with questions regarding their career or a professional crisis.  We help strategic planners looking to make an impact in Congress, the White House, the press or the public.  Every fed is different, and for each we have a different solution.

We cover just about everyone.  If you want to work in government, if you currently work in government, or if you want to get out of government, GEI can help.

Yes.  We are painfully aware from our own experiences in government that privacy is everything.  At GEI, you can seek assistance on sensitive issues in a confidential setting without the worry that your information or activity with GEI professionals will leak out.  To protect our clients, we do not sell your information nor do we provide personal information to anyone except GEI experts who help you.  The whole point of GEI is to help federal employees safely and confidentially.

Described once by the Washington Post as a "fierce defender of public servants," Steve Lenkart started GEI after recognizing serious gaps in available knowledge and guidance necessary to promote successful careers in government.  Prevalent at all levels, these gaps exist in the narrow, often overlooked chasms that can define our potential or ruin a career.  These chasms become most visible when suddenly the future is unclear or when something goes wrong.

Then, the federal universe can seem overwhelming.

GEI fills those gaps.  We empower the individual to cross those unexpected chasms to a new opportunity or discover a previously unexplored path forward.  Many businesses and organizations push products and services to the federal community but only GEI makes available a personalized, centralized team of professionals to ask a simple question or build a career-long relationship.

GEI professionals come from the federal sector with different skills and experiences.  We work as a team discussing with one another the issues at hand to present to you the best solutions possible.

Some GEI clients simply want feedback on a tough situation.  Some clients want more extensive help with their personal or professional  skills.  Some need legal assistance combined with a practical approach to a serious problem to limit professional damage and provide a path forward.  Regardless, everyone works as a team bring their specific skills to the table to get you what you need.

Basically, GEI is a new approach to a ton of old problems.

The goal is to get good people in government and empower the people who are there now.  A country is only as strong as its civilian government, and GEI seeks to preserve the strength of our nation by assisting those who took an oath to support the American people.