LMI History

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    Innovation at the Pace of Need™

    How It Began

    In September 1961, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara sent a memorandum to President John F. Kennedy, advising “that we can achieve major breakthroughs in logistics management, where we spend half of the defense budget, by sponsoring the establishment of a special, full-time organization of highly talented business management specialists.” President Kennedy agreed, and three weeks later—October  3, 1961—LMI was born. 

LMI History

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    1961

    LMI was founded in 1961 under the Kennedy administration “to bring the best minds to bear on solving our government's most complex logistics management problems.” 

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    1985

    In 1985, the Deputy Secretary of Defense designated LMI as a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC).

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    1998

    In 1998, LMI returned to a not-for-profit status to maintain the ethics and cultural practices it developed as an FFRDC but with the freedom to pursue government consulting without restriction.

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    2016

    In September 2016, LMI expanded its intelligence community service offerings by acquiring Four Winds.

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    2019

    In February 2019, LMI expanded its presence in national security operations by acquiring The Tauri Group.

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    2019

    In November 2019, LMI expanded its presence in predictive analytics capabilities by acquiring Clockwork Solutions.

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    2020

    In 2020, LMI shifted its operations to a wholly owned for-profit subsidiary, LMI Consulting, to fuel our growth strategy.

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    2021

    In 2021, LMI expanded its federal health and defense offerings by acquiring Suntiva.

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    2022

    In July 2022, LMI separated from its not-for-profit parent and entered a financial partnership led by Declaration Partners.

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    2022

    In December 2022, LMI expanded its presence in the space market by acquiring Synaptech.

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    Innovation at the Pace of Need™

    LMI Today and Beyond

    We’re proud of the growth we’ve experienced since our humble beginnings at a Pentagon office with fewer than a dozen staff members addressing supply and logistics challenges for the Department of Defense. Today, we empower emerging technology experts with extensive federal expertise to rapidly develop creative solutions that better serve modern mission needs across all domains.  

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LMI: Innovation at the Pace of Need™  

LMI creates innovative solutions to deliver extraordinary outcomes and define The New Speed of Possible™. With an agile ecosystem combining technical expertise, long-standing government insight, and strategic partnerships, we accelerate the pace of progress, energizing our customers to thrive at the speed of modern missions.  

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