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.
Explore supply chain riskThe descent: from the whole Earth, photographed by NASA's EPIC camera on 12 November 2024, down through the U.S. Southeast the same day, a coastline, a river port, its container terminal and the containers themselves; then inside one box — a circuit board, a processor die on it, and the die's circuitry. Each step frames the next as a square.
- Ownership
- Analyst-owned and led
- Status
- SBA-certified SDVOSB
- UEI · CAGE
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- Since
- 16 March 2006
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
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
The terminal and the river · 16 km · USDA NAIP aerial imagery
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.
A coastline · 400 km · NASA VIIRS via GIBS · 12 November 2024
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
22Years, US Air Force
Barry Fisher
Chief Executive Officer
- Counterintelligence and criminal investigation
- IAI counterintelligence analyst, 2017–2018
- Chief executive since August 2025
III — Capabilities
Depth where it counts.
- 01 Flagship practice
Supply Chain Risk Management
Assess vendor, component and ownership risks across federal supply chains.
Containers, one by one · 640 m - 02
Corporate Due Diligence
Investigate company ownership, control and relationships to support business and government decisions.
On the board: a processor die · ≈ 2 cm - 03
All-Source Intelligence Analysis
Combine intelligence from multiple sources into assessments that explain the findings, evidence and uncertainty.
The whole Earth, from a million miles · 16,516 km - 04
Counterintelligence and Insider Threat
Analysis, threat assessment and program support for counterintelligence and insider threat teams.
Inside the die: its circuitry · ≈ 4 mm - 05
AI and Data Solutions
AI planning, data integration and analytic support shaped around your team’s needs.
Inside one box: a circuit board · ≈ 25 cm - 06
Technical and Program Services
IT, project management, system assessment and proposal support for customer programs.
Berths, cranes, container stacks · 3.2 km
On the board: a processor die · ≈ 2 cm · Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
IV — Method
Better questions. Stronger perspective.
- 01
Evidence
Start with what is known.
Examine the evidence and the reliability of its sources.
- 02
Context
Follow the connections.
Understand the organizations, systems and relationships behind the question.
- 03
Judgment
Make uncertainty clear.
Explain what the evidence supports and what remains unresolved.