William Knebel

Optimal Solutions Group LLC provides policy analysis research and consulting services. It offers program and policy evaluation, cost-benefit and effectiveness analyses, custom econometric modeling, and market analyses for decision makers in both the public and private sectors. The firm works for government at the federal, state, and local level and also works with non-profit companies. The company was founded by Mark D. Turner and Tracye Turner in February 2000 and is headquartered in Hyattsville, MD.

US Food & Drug Administration operates agencies to protect health and human services. It protects and promotes public health through the control and supervision of food safety, tobacco products, dietary supplements, prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical drugs, vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, blood transfusions, medical devices, electromagnetic radiation emitting devices, cosmetics, animal foods and feed and veterinary products. The company was founded by Theodore Roosevelt and Harvey Washington Wiley on 30th June, 1906 and is headquartered in Silver Spring, MD.

Northrop Grumman IT TASC, Inc. provides systems engineering and information management solutions to the U.S. information operations, intelligence, space, and communications programs. Its areas of operation includes information operations and security, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and information management solutions. The firm is a business unit of Northrop Grumman Information Technology. The company is located in Chantilly, VA.

The American Statistical Association is the world's largest community of statisticians, connecting members in industry, government, and academia worldwide. The private company is based in Alexandria, VA. The association works to advance research, promote sound statistical practice, inform public policy, and improve human welfare. The organization is the second-oldest continuously operating professional association in the United States.