Intel Analysis

Alexandria, Virginia · Est. 2006

Bridging analytical gaps.

Intelligence analysis, supply chain risk and technical expertise for government and industry.

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From systems to components

Every detail. A wider context.

Understanding a supply chain means looking beyond the finished product. We examine organizations, components and the relationships between them.

  • Ownership
  • Components
  • Relationships

Better questions. Stronger perspective.

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Ownership
Analyst-owned and led
Status
SBA-certified SDVOSB
UEI · CAGE
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Since
16 March 2006

I — Overview

The value is in the connections.

We investigate the organizations, suppliers and relationships behind your questions. Our assessments explain what the evidence shows and what it means for your decision.

Analyst-owned and led, IAI brings together analysis, technical expertise and program support for government and commercial organizations.

About IAI
Study II — Span: Two masses across a gap, joined by a single span.

Study II — Span
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II — The people behind the perspective

Experience makes the difference.

Our leaders are intelligence analysts who understand the work and support the people doing it.

Study IX — Two strands: Two bundles wound round one another, each holding the other’s shape.

  1. 1984In intelligence since

    Carl McDonald

    President · Founder

    • US Navy intelligence analyst
    • Founded IAI in March 2006
    • Supply chain risk management subject-matter expert since 2016

  2. 22Years, US Air Force

    Barry Fisher

    Chief Executive Officer

    • Counterintelligence and criminal investigation
    • IAI counterintelligence analyst, 2017–2018
    • Chief executive since August 2025
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III — Capabilities

Depth where it counts.

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  1. 01 Flagship practice

    Supply Chain Risk Management

    Assess vendor, component and ownership risks across federal supply chains.

    Study III — Tiers — A wide ring narrowing in steps, from the program to one origin.
  2. 02

    Corporate Due Diligence

    Investigate company ownership, control and relationships to support business and government decisions.

    Study X — Through line — A knot of threads, and one pulled straight through it.
  3. 03

    All-Source Intelligence Analysis

    Combine intelligence from multiple sources into assessments that explain the findings, evidence and uncertainty.

    Study IV — Convergence — Threads from every side drawn into one bundle.
  4. 04

    Counterintelligence and Insider Threat

    Analysis, threat assessment and program support for counterintelligence and insider threat teams.

    Study VII — Strand — A ribbon of parallel threads, and one that runs its own course.
  5. 05

    AI and Data Solutions

    AI planning, data integration and analytic support shaped around your team’s needs.

    Study VI — Warp and weft — Data as cloth: every crossing a record.
  6. 06

    Technical and Program Services

    IT, project management, system assessment and proposal support for customer programs.

    Study VIII — Ruled — Straight threads between ruled edges; precision makes the curve.
Study V — Loom: Straight threads, twisted between two rings, describe a curve none of them contains.

Study V — Loom
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IV — Method

Better questions. Stronger perspective.

  1. 01

    Evidence

    Start with what is known.

    Examine the evidence and the reliability of its sources.

  2. 02

    Context

    Follow the connections.

    Understand the organizations, systems and relationships behind the question.

  3. 03

    Judgment

    Make uncertainty clear.

    Explain what the evidence supports and what remains unresolved.

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V — Start with a question

Let’s talk about what comes next.

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