What Chameleon Consulting Group does

Chameleon Consulting Group is a Herndon, Virginia-based federal services firm founded in 2018 that delivers software engineering, application development, and risk management solutions to the U.S. national security market. Its customer base is concentrated entirely in the Department of Defense (DoD), the Intelligence Community (IC), and Federal Agency communities, where it positions itself as a mission-first provider focused on enabling the future of warfare and national security.

The company's core offering is organized around four pillars: Transform Systems (modern solutions architecture that connects users to information), Empower Data (making data effective for end users and consumable by Non-Person Entities), Achieve Cyber Dominance (cyberspace operations framed as an alternative to kinetic weapons), and Services delivered through 8 specialized Communities of Practice that span software, data, and cyber disciplines. Underlying this is a proprietary positioning around integration, interoperability, and domain specialization rather than a single packaged product; the firm primarily sells services, with no publicly disclosed pricing or packaged software SKUs.

Commercially, Chameleon operates as a private government contractor backed by Capitol Meridian Partners, which purchased Clarity Innovations in late 2023 and supported Chameleon's June 2024 merger with Clarity to create a combined platform operating under the Clarity brand. The firm employs 51-100 people and serves the U.S. market exclusively, with revenue model details (contract types, prime vs. subcontractor mix, pricing) undisclosed in available sources.

Name

Chameleon Consulting Group

Website

https://chameleoncg.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Chameleon Consulting Group is a Herndon, Virginia-based federal contractor founded in 2018 that provides software engineering, data engineering, and cyber operations services to the U.S. Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and Federal Agency customers under the Clarity platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

National Security IT Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Data, Analytics & AI Consulting (BPAHAEAF)

Keywords

• Software engineering services
• Data engineering platform
• National security consulting
• Federal IT services
• Cyber operations support

Headquarters

HQ city

Herndon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Chameleon Consulting Group provides mission-first software engineering, application development, data engineering, and risk management solutions to Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and Federal Agency customers. The core offerings are organized into four areas: Transform Systems (modern solutions architecture), Empower Data (making data effective for users and Non-Person Entities), Achieve Cyber Dominance (cyberspace operations capabilities), and Services delivered through 8 specialized Communities of Practice.

Product overview

Chameleon Consulting Group merged with Clarity Innovations in summer 2024, forming a mission-first software and data engineering platform. The unified offering comprises four core service areas: Transform Systems (modern solutions architecture), Empower Data (data effectiveness for users and Non-Person Entities), Achieve Cyber Dominance (cyberspace operations capabilities), and Services delivered through 8 specialized Communities of Practice. The platform serves DoD, Intelligence Community, and Federal Agency customers dedicated to enabling the future of warfare and national security.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transform Systems Modern solutions architecture service that connects users to the information they need through system transformation, designed for Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and Federal Agency customers.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Clarity InnovationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClarity Innovations merged with Chameleon Consulting Group in summer 2024, creating a combined mission-first software and data engineering platform. The merged entity supports DoD, IC and Federal Agency communities focused on national security.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Booz Allen Hamilton: Largest pure-play federal management and technology consulting firm, with a substantial software engineering, data, and cyber practice serving DoD and the IC. Directly competes for the same DoD/IC software and data engineering task orders.
• Leidos: Top-3 federal IT and engineering prime with deep exposure to DoD, intelligence, and federal civilian agencies across software engineering, data analytics, and cyber missions. Same buyer set, same vehicle ecosystem.
• SAIC: Federal IT services prime focused on DoD, intelligence, and civilian agency software modernization, cloud, and data engineering — a direct competitor for Chameleon/Clarity's federal software and data work.
• ManTech International: Now part of ManTech/HighWire's federal IT platform; provides software, data, and cyber engineering to DoD and IC customers with significant cleared workforce. Direct overlap in mission-first software engineering services.
• CACI International: Federal IT and engineering services prime with a sizable software, data, and cyber business supporting DoD, intelligence, and federal civilian clients. Competes for the same mission-engineering task orders.
• Accenture Federal Services: Federal arm of Accenture; major software engineering and digital transformation supplier to DoD and federal agencies. Notably, Chameleon/Clarity's new CEO Brian Hobbs previously led a national security portfolio here.
• Peraton: Federal IT and mission services provider (formed from Perspecta/Hewlett Packard Enterprise's federal spinoff) with heavy DoD/IC software, data, and cyber exposure — same customer and capability footprint.
• ECS Federal: Mid-tier federal IT and software engineering services provider focused on DoD, intelligence, and federal civilian agencies. Closest size-tier competitor to a sub-100-person cleared platform.

Broad incumbents

• Battelle: Large R&D nonprofit with national security software, data, and cyber work for DoD and IC. Competes indirectly for advanced software/data engineering scope but operates a much broader science portfolio.

Emerging players

• Maxar Technologies: Space and intelligence software/analytics provider with strong DoD/IC customer overlap. Adjacent rather than direct — competes in data engineering and ISR analytics, less so in classical software services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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