Founded over 20 years ago and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia
ISA provides creative solutions in the areas of change management and business transformation, assessments and studies, strategic planning, data management, policy development, and programming and budget.
OUR CAPABILITIES
Strategic Planning
Strategic planning is a process in which an organization's leaders define their vision for the future and identify their organization's goals and objectives. The process includes establishing the sequence in which those goals should be realized so that the organization can reach its stated vision.
Change Management
Change Management is a process that allows companies to reinvent themselves as they encounter new opportunities and challenges. When done well, it leads to greater participation and adoption of mission critical transformation initiatives and enables organizations to hone their competitive edge.
Data Management
Data Management is the process of collecting, maintaining, and using data securely and efficiently. Its goal is to enable organizations to optimize the use of data within the bounds of policy and regulation so that an organization’s decision making can be optimally aligned with major organizational goals.
Programming & Budget
Well-executed financial strategies that reflect value creation and appropriate risk considerations are pivotal to an organization’s success. At ISA, we support our clients’ program budgeting in a variety of ways including: PPBE support to the Foreign Material Program, Program Element Management, support for Navy
and Marine Corps weapons and
much more.
Assessments & Studies
ISA offers comprehensive services in the realms of assessments and studies that help organizations gain valuable and actionable insights into the most important issues they face. Our team has decades of experience performing assessments and studies for business process reengineering, organizational assessments, DoD, and state programs, and much more.
Dashboard Support
Good dashboards should be able to take complex data and quickly convey an easily digestible story. No matter how complex the story your data describes, our team of creative data experts will work with you to create custom dashboards that match the level of detail your organization needs. Check out a demo of our capabilities here.
CONTRACT VEHICLES
& CERTIFICATIONS
NAICS CODES
541614
Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services
541618
Other Management Consulting Services
541715
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
541990
All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
611430
Professional and Management Development Training
611699
All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction
611710
Educational Support Services
518210
Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services
541219
Other Accounting Services
541330
Engineering Services
541512
Computer System Design Services
541513
Computer Facilities Management Services
541519
Other Computer Related Services
541611
Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
541612
Human Resources Consulting Services
541613
Marketing Consulting Services
PSC CODES
U009
Education/Training -General
B547
Special Studies/Analysis-Accounting/Financial Management
R423
Support-Professional Intelligence
R425
Support-Professional: Engineering/Techincal
B506
Special Studies/Analysis- Data (Other than Scientific)
B541
Special Studies/Analysis- Defense
AC11 – National Defense R&D Services: Department of Defense - Military: Basic Research
AC31 – National Defense R&D Services: Defense-related activities: Basic Research
R426 – Support Professional: Commuincations
AJ14 – General Science and Technology R&D Services; General science and technology; R&D Administrative Expo
R499 – Support- Professional: Other
SIC CODES
8742
Management Consulting Services
8748
Business Consulting Services
8299
Schools and Educational Services
ABOUT OUR CLIENTS
Public and social sector organizations are key to societal and economic progress and well being. We work with social sector and government organizations to improve the lives and livelihoods of their citizens, driving transformations that have a significant, positive impact on society. By combining a highly collaborative working model with insights from our globally recognized research centers, we provide an approach tailored to each client’s needs.
Our work spans multiple sectors and functions, including digital and analytics, operations, organization, and strategy. We work end-to-end—from diagnosis to delivery of lasting impact—together generating tangible results that are improving the lives of millions worldwide.
HISTORY
ISA is a Virginia-based, SBA 8(a) certified small business and is a proud V3-certified, Veteran-Owned Small Business, with one in three ISA employees having served in the U.S. military. Additionally, ISA holds a General Services Administration (GSA) Professional Services Schedule (PSS) contract to easily and efficiently provide services to a wide variety of federal, state, and local government agencies, policy development, and programming and budget.
ISA is an innovative provider of training and consulting services in Intelligence and National Security and specializes in delivering strategic consulting services to federal clients as well as private sector companies and academic institutions. For over two decades, ISA has been a leading provider of comprehensive education and training in intelligence, analysis, budget, and policy across a range of national security issues. Throughout that period, ISA has had a tradition of hiring extraordinary people to assist its clients in meeting and exceeding their requirements.
ISA provides creative solutions in the areas of change management and business transformation, assessments and studies, strategic planning, data management, policy development, and programming and budget. ISA’s team of former senior executive leaders and experts have led and directed multi-disciplinary teams across critical mission areas in support of national security. We have the resources, personnel, and professional ethos necessary to develop a mutually beneficial partnership with you and your staff. ISA experts are ready to assist you in maximizing your organization’s performance.
OUR VALUES
Integrity
Always comes first. We must always have the courage to do the right thing no matter the situation. Integrity provides the foundation for the ISA brand and the basis for credibility with our customers.
Respect
We embrace the unique value of all individuals. Respect sets the tone for our day-to-day work environment and includes self-respect, mutual respect of each other, and respect of our partners, customers, communities, and organization. Respect opens the door to diversity of thought, trust, and success.
Commitment
We are dedicated to the mission, each other, and the quality of our work and products. Our shared experience builds the best ISA team possible, grows trust at every level, and drives a culture of unity and excellence.
Professionalism
The mission of our federal and commercial clients requires upholding the highest personal and professional standards. Success with our customers begins with our own attitude, work ethic, and desire to be accountable.
OUR PRINCIPLES FOR SUCCESS
Unity of Effort
We will organize and operate to best meet customer needs and expectations, striving always to deliver a synchronized application of ISA personnel and skills working in unison to achieve our stated goals and objectives. Collaboration, communication, and inclusivity across ISA are imperative to achieving unity.
Innovation
Creative thinking and new ideas are hallmarks of agile organizations which seek to grow. We enthusiastically embrace new concepts, methods, and technology driven applications to help solve problems for our clients and the ISA workforce.
Continuous Improvement
Working more efficiently and effectively across ISA processes requires learning, growing, and recognizing opportunities to change and improve. We all have a role in making ISA the best organization possible. Feedback, ideas, and fixes are welcomed and encouraged.
Excellence
Is the standard at ISA. We endeavor always to exceed customer expectations. We will work as a team focused on winning at every level—building a culture of excellence is a critical step toward achieving our ISA vision.
MEET OUR CEO
Jorge M. Shimabukuro is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Intelligence & Security Academy (ISA), a Virginia-based, Veteran-Owned Small Business. He is responsible for developing and implementing ISA’s strategic planning and business development, and leads a multi-disciplinary team across ISA’s Advisory, Education & Training, and Systems Architecture & Engineering portfolios.
Jorge has more than 25 years of experience in the Department of Defense (DoD), the Intelligence Community (IC), and the Interagency. He has led major programs across the federal government and has served in Senior Executive Service positions at the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA), the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the National Background Investigations Bureau (NBIB), and on Joint Duty Assignment to the United States Air Force.
In addition to his civil service, Jorge served in the United States Marine Corps and is a member of the United States Navy Reserve where he currently serves as an intelligence officer.
Jorge’s broad experience from the civil service and his military career offer ISA clients a unique perspective across the defense and national security sectors. Jorge has a proven track record in transformation and modernization.
Jorge is a member of the Japanese-American Veterans Association.