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Created by Rohan Shah. Rohan is an Umbrex Consulting Fellow and a college student at the University of Pennsylvania majoring in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, expected graduation in 2029. Rohan plans to pursue a career in consulting after graduation.

Name of the Consulting Firm ICF International
HQ Location Reston, Virginia, United States
Size Large (~9k)
Website https://www.icf.com/insights/artificial-intelligence

Overview

ICF pairs 20+ years of federal digital-modernization delivery with policy and social-science depth, making it a strong fit for AI-policy-adjacent work at agencies. In Aug 2025 it launched ICF Fathom, a production-ready suite of AI agents and services purpose-built for federal agencies, and it publishes actively on responsible federal AI governance grounded in the NIST AI Risk Management Framework.

AI-Focused Regulatory Work

ICF’s advantage is its double DNA — two decades of federal digital-modernization delivery fused with genuine social-science and policy depth. The 2025 launch of ICF Fathom, a production-ready federal AI suite, alongside NIST-RMF-grounded governance advisory and original research surveying hundreds of federal leaders, makes it a rare firm that can both build the AI and help agencies govern it responsibly.

Notable AI Policy Work

  • ICF Fathom (Aug 2025): a suite of tailored AI solutions/agents for federal agencies, spanning strategy, prototyping, and implementation with a ‘responsible AI’ framing.
  • Federal AI governance advisory built on the NIST AI RMF (gap analysis, AI Governance Boards, Chief AI Officer support).
  • Original research: ‘Top Federal Government Data & AI Trends 2025’ (survey of 200 federal leaders) and a Wakefield Research federal-AI-adoption survey.
  • CDC.gov transformation; digital equity; EU policy work.

Thought Leadership

  1. ICF launches ICF Fathom — AI solutions for federal agencies
    ICF’s launch of ICF Fathom, a production-ready federal AI suite, and its take on the top challenges for federal AI adoption.
  2. Federal AI Governance: How To Get It Right
    ICF’s practical guide to federal AI governance, grounded in the NIST AI Risk Management Framework.
  3. Top Federal Government Data and AI Trends in 2025
    ICF’s 2025 survey of 200 federal leaders on data and AI adoption trends in government.
  4. IT Modernization Through AI Incubators and Outcomes-Based Contracting
    ICF on pairing AI incubation with outcomes-based contracting so agencies procure verified mission outcomes, not just tools.

Clients

CDC; federal civilian agencies.