ICF International was founded in 1969 as the Inner City Fund, a venture capital firm whose mission was to finance inner-city businesses. Our first president was C. D. Lester, a former Tuskegee Airman, who was joined in the firm by three U.S. Department of Defense analysts. Our consulting business proved more successful than our investments, and in 1972, the firm was reorganized as a consulting firm and renamed ICF Incorporated.
Focusing on energy issues for U.S. federal agencies and for industry throughout the 1970s, the firm expanded into environmental business rapidly in the 1980s and began to build its engineering capabilities. In 1988 ICF acquired Kaiser Engineers, which had originated as the engineering unit of Henry J. Kaiser\'s industrial empire and grew to rank among the largest engineering and construction companies in the world. In the following year (1989), the combined company went public and eventually traded stock on the New York Stock Exchange. The combined company operated as \"ICF Kaiser,\" with the consulting unit remaining largely intact.
In 2006, ICF Consulting was renamed ICF International to reflect our growing geographic presence and increased scope of our service offerings from advisory services through implementation and improvement. The firm also pursued an Initial Public Offering (IPO) and now is a publicly traded firm listed on the NASDAQ under the symbol ICFI.
ICF International is a global, diversified firm that combines the entrepreneurship and dynamism of a new company with a solid reputation in the consulting industry derived from more than 40 years of performance.
With more than 3,500 employees on six continents, we combine passion for our work with industry and technical expertise to protect and improve the quality of life. ICF’s in-depth knowledge of Lean Six Sigma and Logistics Analysis application to Aerospace concepts, processes, policy, technology, training, exercises, and experimentation provide end-to-end capability across the full spectrum of military operations. Our experience ranges from high-level strategic planning and execution to operational, tactical, and onsite assistance applying Lean Six Sigma benefits to Aerospace plans, transportation, supply chain management, acquisition logistics, force projection and deployment, aircraft systems analysis, base and operational support and support planning.
Since 1969, ICF International has been serving all levels of government, major corporations, and multilateral institutions. ICF and its acquired companies have been working at all levels of the USAF since 1974. With more than 3,500 employees on six continents, we combine passion for our work with industry and technical expertise to protect and improve the quality of life. ICF’s in-depth knowledge of Lean Six Sigma application and logistics analysis to Department of Defense concepts, processes, policy, technology, training, exercises, and experimentation provide end-to-end capability across the full spectrum of military operations. Our experience ranges from high-level strategic planning and execution to operational, tactical, and onsite assistance applying Lean Six Sigma benefits to DoD plans, transportation, supply chain management, acquisition logistics, force projection and deployment, aircraft systems analysis, base and operational support and support planning.
ICF draws from a vast resource base of qualified subject matter experts in such fields as program management, strategic alignment and deployment, training, coaching, mentoring, Lean Six Sigma, business process reengineering, change and culture management, diversity management, strategic communications, workforce and succession planning, performance measurement and management, program maturity deployment, and risk assessment. Our experts in these fields have worked for years with public sector clients in the identification and development of strategic visions and goals and the deployment of strategic objectives to meet the needs of the organization. What’s more, the larger ICF organization includes experts in the areas of focus of client agencies – including energy efficiency, environmental protection, homeland security, defense, information technology, transportation, and other technical domains.
• ICF understands, practices, and has experienced, certified practitioners in business process re-engineering, logistics analysis and Lean Six Sigma techniques. We deploy these approaches in both the private sector and public sector, including the successful application of an adapted Lean Six Sigma process improvement approach that leverages commercial best practices but tailors them to the results-oriented public sector setting. ICF Lean Six Sigma approaches have met with outstanding success at the Air Logistics Centers and are designed to leave a legacy of trained organic employees who can sustain and replicate these improvements over time without continuing reliance on outside experts.
• ICF’s knowledge of proven process improvement methodologies, operational logistics processes and supply chain management, well-chosen and developed analytical tools, and agility in responding on demand, enable us to provide compelling, comprehensive value for our customers. Our work represents more than 37 years of DoD experience providing world-class support to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Joint/Combatant Commands, as well as the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Army. With this exceptional, long-standing dedication to DoD, ICF is positioned to ensure continuity.
• ICF understands the importance and operational impact of culture and change management and we specifically understand the USAF culture and the issues surrounding bringing about change in energy conservation. ICF has created award-winning strategic communications plans and stake-holder engagement tools for both public and private sector clients.
• ICF understands and partners with commercial airlines on a daily basis through our air transport industry consulting group, SH&E. This group is comprised of senior practitioners who have direct experience in wide-body, international airline operations, performance optimization and scheduling. This includes best practices in energy efficiency.
ICF International offers even more capabilities in the following areas:
Benchmarking
Business Process Operations + Optimization
Customer Satisfaction
Economic + Financial Analysis
Information + Data Management
IT Solutions
Management Consulting
Modeling + Simulation
Organizational Learning + Performance
Performance Management
Program Management + IT Management
Research + Evaluation
Scientific + Engineering Analysis
Strategic Communications + Marketing
Strategy, Policy Analysis, + Regulatory Development
Surveys
Training + Technical Assistance
