Apex Consulting Services Group (Apex) was established by its' current President and CEO, Mark Tashakori, a 19 year veteran of Big Four professional services firms (KPMG and PwC) and a former Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers. We've been providing specialized IT consulting services to our clients for over a decade. Our service offering focus solely on the provision of Information Technology (IT) program management and regulatory compliance & governance best practices assessments/audits and implementation support services. We have provided these services for four Department of Defense agencies, 36 civilian federal government agencies (or component agencies), 31 state and local government agencies, 19 not-for-profit organizations and 15 private sector companies. Recent clients include Defense Contract Management Agency, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.The company was founded on three guiding principals: • To provide Big-Four level professional staff and services at Small Business labor rates • To limit service offerings to only those areas where we clearly surpass the competition in the quality and timeliness of services provided • To establish long-term relationships with clients, built on a foundation of superior serviceThe above principals can only be met if we consistently exceed client expectations. We have met this challenge, in all our engagements, through demonstrated performance.Headquartered in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area, the company has nation-wide service delivery capability. Apex serves both public and private sector clients and meets the Small Business Administration (SBA) criteria as a Small Business concern.

IT regulatory compliance assessments and/or audits Enterprise-wide integrated internal audit methodology development External auditor liaison support IT governance best practices assessments IT governance best practices and regulatory compliance implementation support Audit readiness Client liaison services with external auditors System Assessment and Authorization support Cyber security control assessments & implementation support Penetration Testing at the application system and network levels Cyber Hunt services Risk assessment and response Cyber security governance IT program management IT Strategy Cyber security control assessments & implementation support Management Consulting Management Services IT Services Information Technology