14 : Windward Consulting Group
| Location: | Herndon, Va. |
| Annual growth rate: | 108.94% |
| 2005 revenue: | 4,283,032 |
| 2004 revenue: | 4,827,105 |
| 2003 revenue: | 5,511,027 |
| 2002 revenue: | 2,511,230 |
| 2001 revenue: | 224,729 |
| Leadership: | Cindy Breed, president |
| Number of employees: | 70 |
| Web site: | www.windwardcg.com |
| Lines of business: | consulting |
| Major customers: | Air Force, Federal Reserve, Navy and National Security Agency |
| Major contracts/projects: | Winward is providing network management systems engineering and deployment support to the Air Force''s Combat Information Transport System. |