What Virtual Enterprise Architects does

Virtual Enterprise Architects (VEA) is a privately held, SBA-certified woman and minority-owned small disadvantaged business founded in 2007 and headquartered in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The firm delivers enterprise architecture, business management, and information technology consulting to federal government agencies — including DHS, DoD, DOJ, DIA, TSA, NASA, OPM, and CBP — alongside a smaller commercial sector practice. Its service portfolio spans nine core offerings: Enterprise Architecture, Business Architecture, Data and Software Architecture, Infrastructure Architecture, Security Architecture, Intelligence Analysis, AWS Cloud Services, Training, and Video Production, delivered by personnel holding active clearances and certifications such as Certified Enterprise Architect (CEA), AWS Business Professional, ITIL, SCRUM, and Lean Six Sigma.

The underlying technology stack is built on established federal frameworks — OMB EA Reference Models, ITIL, model-driven architecture, secure virtualization, and identity intelligence/biometrics — rather than proprietary software products. AWS is integrated as a cloud delivery platform, supported by a dedicated AWS practice and partner relationship. VEA operates as a virtual organization, deploying consultants to client sites nationwide and providing 24/7 accessibility, with all services delivered as professional consulting engagements rather than packaged software.

VEA generates revenue almost exclusively through professional services contracts with the federal government, accessed via more than a dozen contract vehicles (GSA MOBIS, 8(a) Stars I & II, DHS EAGLE II, FAA eFAST, ENCORE II, Army ITES-2S, NAVSEA SEAPORT-E, DIA SIA/START-X/E-SITE, and others) supplemented by subcontracting through strategic partners. Pricing is quote-based, awarded through competitive bidding, with no public pricing disclosed. The go-to-market motion is enterprise field sales targeting federal agencies, and the company is founder-owned and bootstrapped by CEO LaKeshia Grant Shephard, with no institutional investors or parent company identified.

Name

Virtual Enterprise Architects

Legal name

Virtual Enterprise Architects, LLC

Website

https://virtual-ea.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Virtual Enterprise Architects is a SBA-certified woman and minority-owned federal IT and enterprise architecture consultancy serving agencies including DHS, DoD, DOJ, DIA, TSA, and NASA across cloud, security, and intelligence programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Consulting Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise Architecture & IT Operating Model (BPAHAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Enterprise Architecture & Technology Roadmapping (BPAEAAAC)

Keywords

• Enterprise architecture consulting
• Federal IT services
• AWS cloud consulting
• Cybersecurity consulting
• Intelligence analysis services

Headquarters

HQ city

Pembroke Pines

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Federal Government: VEA provides Enterprise Architecture, business management, and IT-related consulting services to federal government agencies. Revenue is generated through various government contract vehicles including BPA, GSA schedules, and agency-specificIDIQs. The company serves multiple federal agencies including DHS, DoD, DOJ, DIA, TSA, NASA and has been serving federal customers for over 16 years.
2. Professional Services - Commercial/Private Sector: VEA delivers consulting services to private sector clients. The company leverages lessons learned from federal experience to deliver meaningful benefits to commercial clients across various industries.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Virtual Enterprise Architects (VEA) is a federal IT and enterprise architecture consulting firm that delivers holistic consulting services to integrate strategy, business, and technology needs of public and private clients. The firm sells nine core service lines: Enterprise Architecture, Business Architecture, Data and Software Architecture, Infrastructure Architecture, Security Architecture, Intelligence Analysis, AWS Cloud Services, Training Services, and Video Production Services, delivered primarily through government contract vehicles and direct commercial engagements.

Product overview

Virtual Enterprise Architects is a consulting/services firm offering professional services rather than a packaged software product. The company provides a portfolio of enterprise architecture and IT consulting services delivered through nine core service offerings: Enterprise Architecture Services, Business Architecture Services, Data and Software Architecture Services, Infrastructure Architecture Services, Security Architecture Services, Intelligence Analysis Services, AWS Support, Training Services, and Video Production Services. These services are provided to government and commercial clients as professional consulting engagements, not as a software platform or modular product suite. VEA acts as a prime contractor delivering holistic consulting to integrate the strategy, business, and technology needs of customers across business, data, software, infrastructure, and security domains.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Enterprise Architecture Services Enterprise Architecture consulting services including EA framework selection, modeling to represent the OMB EA Reference Models, model-driven architecture integration, EA program management, EA team development, EA requirements development, architecture documentation, architecture tool selection and integration, as-is and to-be gap analysis, architecture transition management, Exhibit 300 development and analysis, and tool and methodology training. Designed for organizations seeking to transition from current to future state.
• Business Architecture Services Business management solutions including IT governance planning, strategic planning, business case development, capital planning, business architecture development, financial management, ERP implementation, HR support, workforce development, communications, and proposal development.
• Data and Software Architecture Services Application development, deployment, and management services including cloud computing strategy, service-oriented architecture, data management, custom application development, SharePoint development, enterprise content management, and application testing.
• Infrastructure Architecture Services IT infrastructure optimization services including ITIL implementation, network assessments, datacenter migration, storage consolidation, server optimization, hardware support, help desk/IT support, and asset management.
• Security Architecture Services Comprehensive security services including data security, cybersecurity, threat mitigation, intrusion prevention, desktop and network security, certification and accreditation support, secure virtualization, information security assessments, access security, biometrics, and identity intelligence.
• Intelligence Analysis Services Intelligence support services with expertise in identity intelligence/biometrics, policy support and development, all source intelligence analysis, counter intelligence/HUMINT analysis, CI/HUMINT training, and SIGINT analysis for defense and national security clients.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS) Support AWS cloud services including strategy and feasibility assessments, AWS governance support, AWS solutions architecture and migration support, AWS security design, big data, cloud computing, Windows Server, and websites and web applications implementation.
• Training Services Training development and delivery services including classroom training, workshops, webinars, videos, multimedia presentations, animation, knowledge checks, assessments, and certification curriculums. Web-based training is Section 508 compliant and SCORM compatible.
• Video Production Services Creative video production services including creative direction, script/storyboard development, production and post-production using video, audio and digital technologies, field and studio production, narration and sound production for client messaging.

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• VMwarecoreTechnology or IntegrationVMware is listed as a key technology partnership. VEA likely leverages VMware virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions for client implementations, including Secure Virtualization services.
• Chirality Capital ConsultingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership with Chirality Capital Consulting. The relationship appears to be focused on business development and consulting collaboration in the government contracting space.
• CalibrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCalibre is listed as a strategic partner. VEA collaborates with Calibre for government technology solutions and services delivery.
• PMCSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPMCS (Professional Management Consulting Services) is listed as a partner, indicating a consulting partnership for government services delivery.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationVEA has a dedicated AWS practice offering AWS Strategy and Feasibility Assessments, AWS Governance support, AWS Solutions Architecture and Migration Support, AWS Security Design, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Windows Server, Websites and Web Applications. VEA employs AWS Business Professional certified staff.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CALIBRE Systems: CALIBRE Systems is a closely comparable small-business federal IT services and management consulting firm providing enterprise solutions to defense and civilian agencies; both VEA and CALIBRE compete for similar set-aside task orders on EA, IT strategy, and program management.
• Softrams: Softrams is a small disadvantaged federal IT services firm specializing in AWS cloud, Agile, and enterprise application development for civilian agencies (including HHS), making it a near-direct peer to VEA's AWS and federal EA practice.
• IntelliDyne: IntelliDyne is a small-business federal IT consulting and management services firm providing cloud, cybersecurity, and data analytics to DoD and civilian agencies — directly comparable in scale, customer base, and service mix to VEA.
• Octo Consulting: Octo Consulting (now part of GDIT) was a small disadvantaged federal IT consulting firm focused on digital transformation, data analytics, and enterprise services for DoD/civilian — historically a direct peer competing with VEA on similar vehicles and customers.
• Citizant: Citizant is a small woman-owned federal IT consulting firm providing enterprise architecture, agile, and IT transformation services to IRS and other Treasury agencies, making it a directly comparable peer to VEA on size, certifications, and offerings.
• Unison Technologies: Unison Technologies is a small disadvantaged federal contractor providing enterprise IT, cloud, and cybersecurity services to defense and civilian agencies; it competes with VEA on overlapping contract vehicles like DHS EAGLE II and similar set-aside work.
• MicroTechnologies: MicroTechnologies is a small woman-owned federal contractor delivering IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, and enterprise services to DoD and federal civilian agencies, very directly comparable to VEA in size, ownership profile, and service portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Booz Allen Hamilton: Booz Allen Hamilton is a large federal IT and management consulting prime where VEA's CEO previously worked; it competes for the same DHS, DoD, DIA, and intelligence community task orders and frequently teams with or subcontracts to small businesses like VEA.
• ECS Federal: ECS Federal (an ASGN company) is a mid-sized federal IT services provider offering cloud, cybersecurity, and enterprise solutions to DoD and civilian agencies — a broader incumbent peer VEA competes against on full-and-open vehicle recompetes.

Others

• Amazon Web Services (AWS) Professional Services: AWS Professional Services is the direct-to-customer services arm of VEA's key cloud partner; VEA positions itself as an extension of AWS into federal set-aside work, making AWS PS a comparable (and sometimes competitive) delivery channel for federal cloud engagements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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