Defense & Federal Advisory · Southern Pines, NC
Non-representational strategic advisory built on direct experience inside the federal resource cycle, from Combatant Command program budgeting to engaging Congress on resource priorities. PPBE-fluent guidance that keeps your program funded, aligned, and defensible.
Engagements
Every offering is priced as a defined package with clear deliverables. No open-ended retainers, no scope creep.
$8,000 $4,995 founding client
Founding Client rate. First 3 clients only. Ends Sep 30.
Executive-level review of one contract or program against the federal resource cycle.
$1,500 $995 / month, founding
Founding Client rate. First 3 clients only. Ends Sep 30.
Ongoing partnership designed to follow the 30-Day Audit and keep your program aligned.
$1,500 $750 founding client
Founding Client rate. First 3 clients only. Ends Sep 30.
Focused review of one capability statement, contract proposal, or branch operating area.
The Principal
Founder & Principal Advisor
Certified Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB)
The SP Group is built on a simple premise: the contractors who keep their seat at the table are the ones who understand how defense dollars actually move. Heather has spent her career inside that machinery.
Army Force Structure Management. Shaping how manpower and capability requirements are documented and defended.
Program Budget Analysis. Evaluating and prioritizing programs across the Combatant Command resource portfolio.
Fluent in the Planning, Programming, Budgeting & Execution process from the Combatant Command level, with direct experience engaging Congress on resource priorities.
The SP Group provides strategic advisory only, not lobbying and not representation. That distinction keeps the guidance clean, the incentives aligned with your program, and the relationship free of the conflicts that come with advocacy work. You get honest analysis of where your program stands and what to do about it.
Why The SP Group
Every engagement is led by a single dedicated principal with direct federal-resourcing experience. No handoffs to junior staff.
All offerings are priced as defined packages with clear deliverables. You know the cost and the outcome before we start.
Strategic advisory only, not lobbying. Clean incentives, honest analysis, no conflicts of interest.
Guidance grounded in how the resource cycle actually works, learned inside USSOCOM and Army force structure.
How we work
A disciplined sequence that turns program uncertainty into a defensible action plan.
Establish the current state of your program, contract, and manpower documentation against the resource cycle.
Map your program to the Program Objective Memorandum and surface where it is (or isn't) aligned.
Assess unfunded-priority exposure and identify the specific points where your seat at the table is vulnerable.
Deliver a prioritized 90-day roadmap with the moves that protect and strengthen your program's position.
Get in touch
Book a consultation to walk through where your program stands in the resource cycle, and what it will take to keep your seat at the table.