2006 Fast 50
42: The Tauri Group LLC
| Location: | Alexandria, Va. |
| Annual growth rate: | 62.39% |
| 2005 Revenue: | 7,198,000 |
| 2004 Revenue: | 3,424,000 |
| 2003 Revenue: | 3,243,000 |
| 2002 Revenue: | 3,501,000 |
| 2001 Revenue: | 1,035,000 |
| Leadership: | Carissa Bryce Christensen, Cos DiMaggio III and Mark Herzing, managing partners |
| Number of employees: | 70 |
| Website: | www.taurigroup.com |
| Lines of business: | Consulting |
| Major customers: | Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Homeland Security Department, NASA, Missile Defense Agency and Navy |
| Major contracts/projects: | The Tauri Group is providing systems engineering and technical assistance to the Homeland Security Department''s BioWatch, an early warning detection system for biological agents in the air. The contract is worth $9.7 million. |