About SI
SI is a professional services firm and government contractor in the investigations, intelligence, and cyber sectors . . . Learn more
Our Promise
We operate from a sophisticated perspective of fiduciary duty, oversight, compliance, and audit culture . . . Learn more
Our Leadership
The SI Board of Directors is made up of the three Members of the firm—each of whom is a highly experienced corporate executive . . . Learn more
How We Differ
• Deep Agency Knowledge
• Innovative Methodology
• Global Reach
• Cyber Risk Management
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Cyber Risk (No, Not What You Think)
Cybersecurity, Investigations, Risk ManagementAt SPECINV and SI Cyber—our two professional services business units—we typically manage a full case load and cyber engagement schedule internationally . . . from here in Washington to the European Union to Central and South America, South and East Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. We’ve been dealing with fraud, foreign corruption, intelligence, government and corporate malfeasance, C-level officers hiding material information in their backgrounds, securities fraud in genteel horse country and big-city real estate, and municipalities concerned with civil rights. We’ve also experienced a phenomenal increase in sexual harassment #MeToo investigations reporting to boardrooms since 2017, and definitely in our government contracting practice.
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Bias
Bias, Cybersecurity, Investigations, Risk Management, White-Collar CrimeWhen SI was originally founded as “Special Investigations” in 2014—and then expanded in 2017 and 2020—we had a lot of conversation about how we should represent this firm . . . and that conversation continues. We talk about our strategic dimension—what Michael Porter called “differentiation focus”—and our responsiveness to an ever-expanding client base. We are beginning to mature, operationally. We are in some of our biggest and most consequential cases. We are positioning for growth again. We are adapting.
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Fraud and Character
Fraud, Psychology, White-Collar CrimeOur psychologist Dr. Michael Greelis and our CEO Michael Pocalyko (they are both on our government contracts) have advanced a new theory of the Psychology and Motivations of White-Collar Criminals. We’re sharing here as a long-form SI blog post the Greelis and Pocalyko top-level findings, as originally presented to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Global Fraud Conference.
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