Case Study: #108

Delivering Expert Analysis and Research on a Top National
Security Priority

Industry:	U.S. Federal Government
Client:	A Top Washington-Based Think Tank
Service:	Security-Cleared Expert Research and Analysis

Client’s Challenge: At the increasingly critical intersection between national security and classified intelligence on the one hand and, on the other, the practical challenges in advancing local law enforcement practices on a national scale, is the need for rapid, on-demand access to trustworthy, experienced, security-cleared national specialists with demonstrated expertise in both domains. Recognizing Hillard Heintze as an expert in these areas – and confronting an important deadline in its contract with a major federal agency – a leading Washington D.C.-based think tank turned to Hillard Heintze for assistance.

The Hillard Heintze Solution: The Hillard Heintze team contributed value in three ways. First, it researched and analyzed important source data, much
of it classified. Second, it initiated relationships between the think tank and important decision-makers, policy shapers and subject-matter experts in
the Federal, state and local law enforcement arena in multiple cities, urban centers and jurisdictions throughout the United States and in select countries abroad. Third and finally, the Hillard Heintze experts combined the information and insights collected with their own experience to identify a “front-line of thought leadership” that could be used to advance this top national security priority – a set of observations on trends, roles and responsibilities, countermeasures and the strategic barriers most likely impede implementation.

Impact on the Client’s Business: These conclusions and key findings helped the think tank craft an informed, independent perspective on this critical issue. The organization met its deadline. The Federal agency renewed its contract with the client – a contract that continues today. Most importantly, however, this think tank’s independent perspective is now playing a broader, more strategic role in advancing the crucial assumptions, insights and planning predictions that are, week-after-week, forming the nucleus of an emerging new national strategy and implementation plan for a critical national security imperative.