SPA is a growing business whose mission is to provide top-level decision makers with objective and timely assessments that integrate the technical, operational, programmatic, policy, and business aspects of national security issues.

SPA has contributed to important decisions concerning major elements of the current U.S. national security establishment. The following are examples:

• The strategic deterrent force structure and the characteristics and capabilities of Trident submarines, weapon systems, and missiles.
• The Department of Homeland Security's strategies and risk approach to readiness and preparedness to prevent, mitigate, and respond to terrorist threats to the nation's critical infrastructure and key resources.
• The Missile Defense Agency and the Navy's Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (ABMD) program.
• The force structure and characteristics for the Navy's
  Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA).

We are proud that the value of our work has been recognized by satisfied customers over the years and of the trust those customers have placed in us.

SPA seeks to apply, both within and outside the defense community, our significant skills:

• Problem solving, planning, and analysis.
• Systems engineering and technical trade-offs.
• Program management.
• Software development.

SPA is also contribute to the communities in which we work:

SPA Community Involvement: