Private company

The Columbia Group

American defense contractor

The Columbia Group is an American defense contractor serving the U.S. government as well as the domestic and international commercial sector. The company specializes in cyber acquisition, logistics management, C4SI, ship design, marine engineering and fabrication, human performance strategy, training, financial management and information technology.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

The Columbia Group is an American defense contractor serving the U.S. government as well as the domestic and international commercial sector. The company specializes in cyber acquisition, logistics management, C4SI, ship design, marine engineering and fabrication, human performance strategy, training, financial management and information technology.2

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$231.3M 2008–2026
Figures by year
YearFederal contractsTotal
2026$1.1M$1.1M
2025$9.9M$9.9M
2024$7.4M$7.4M
2023$6.1M$6.1M
2022$4.8M$4.8M
2021$4.9M$4.9M
2020$4.7M$4.7M
2019$4.1M$4.1M
2018$4.4M$4.4M
2017$3.5M$3.5M
2016$12.7M$12.7M
2015$14.2M$14.2M
2014$13.6M$13.6M
2013$19.2M$19.2M
2012$23.5M$23.5M
2011$26.5M$26.5M
2010$17.3M$17.3M
2009$32.2M$32.2M
2008$21.2M$21.2M

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov3, by calendar year, 2008–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest contracts

  1. Mar 9, 2006$20.0M from Defense Contract Management Agency: Headquarters marine corps columbia research corporation st se ste washington dc arlington arlington virginia logistics support services serv4 To THE COLUMBIA GROUP INC Award MS01
  2. Sep 30, 2023$15.3M from Department of the Navy: Cobra services5 To THE COLUMBIA GROUP INC Award N0002423C6118
  3. Nov 27, 2013$15.3M from Department of the Navy: Cobra services6 To THE COLUMBIA GROUP INC Award N0002414C6400
  4. Mar 24, 2011$13.6M from Department of the Navy: Professional services7 To THE COLUMBIA GROUP INC Award 0016
  5. Sep 28, 2018$13.5M from Department of the Navy: Cobra services8 To THE COLUMBIA GROUP INC Award N0002418C6426

Sources

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