• Parallax Consulting is a veteran-led investigative and advisory firm founded by former federal law-enforcement executives, attorneys, and forensic specialists. With more than five decades of combined experience across Inspector General offices, military justice, federal litigation, and complex investigative operations, the team brings oversight-grade integrity, disciplined methodology, and mission-driven professionalism to every engagement.

    Our background includes leading high-risk criminal, civil, and administrative investigations; advising on federal compliance and governance; developing data-driven fraud-risk indicators; and supporting litigation teams on matters involving financial misconduct, workplace issues, and organizational integrity. Parallax was built on a simple premise: give clients access to the same caliber of investigative rigor that protects federal agencies and critical national programs.

  • Parallax’s multidisciplinary team includes professionals with backgrounds such as:

    • Retired federal law-enforcement executives (including former Special Agents in Charge)

    • Attorneys and legal strategists trained in criminal, civil, and administrative practice

    • Certified Public Accountant and forensic-analysis capabilities

    • Licensed private investigators (Virginia)

    • EEO certified investigators

    • Data analytics practitioners, including Google Data Analytics credentialing

    • Decades of experience supervising investigative teams and advising senior federal leaders, including across HUD, EPA, DHS/ICE, Department of Defense components, and other oversight bodies

    This blended expertise enables Parallax to operate at the intersection of fact-finding, law, compliance, and data-driven risk analysis, giving clients the clarity and confidence needed to move forward.

  • While specific matters remain confidential, the firm’s professionals have led and supported high-impact investigations and oversight reviews involving:

    • Mortgage-fraud schemes, financial-misconduct allegations, and data-driven fraud-risk detection

    • False Claims Act inquiries involving federal contractors and subcontractors

    • Public-integrity violations, employee misconduct, and misuse of government resources

    • Money-laundering, procurement-fraud, and grant-fraud examinations

    • Congressional and executive-branch reporting, including briefing senior officials and supporting high-visibility oversight actions

    • Misconduct within federal programs, including whistleblower retaliation, mismanagement, and organizational-culture failures

    • Litigation support and agency counsel advising in matters involving constitutional claims, detention-related liability, and administrative disputes

    • Served as in-house legal counsel for a CMMC readiness and compliance firm, advising on cybersecurity compliance operations and drafting and reviewing customer agreements, partner contracts, and non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). Across these engagements, team members have recovered government funds, strengthened internal controls for client organizations, and contributed to reforms in federal programs and contractor compliance environments.

    • Served as a coach for current and emerging leaders within the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and developed resiliency training for federal law enforcement special agents.

  • Parallax Consulting delivers:

    • Objective, independent analysis

    • Full-spectrum investigative capability

    • Clear, defensible findings suitable for court, counsel, or board-level use

    • Operational insight grounded in real-world investigative leadership

    • A tailored, client-centered methodology aligned with the standards of federal oversight bodies

    Whether supporting law firms, corporate clients, federal contractors, or nonprofit organizations, Parallax provides focused, fortified, and future-ready solutions grounded in integrity and precision. description