2006 Fast 50

14: Windward Consulting Group
Location: Herndon, Va.
Annual growth rate: 108.94%
2005 Revenue: 4,283,032
2004 Revenue: 4,827,106
2003 Revenue: 5,511,028
2002 Revenue: 2,511,230
2001 Revenue: 224,730
Leadership: Cindy Breed, president
Number of employees: 70
Website: www.windwardcg.com
Lines of business: consulting
Major customers: Air Force, Federal Reserve, Navy and National Security Agency
Major contracts/projects: Winward is providing network management systems engineering and deployment support to the Air Force''s Combat Information Transport System.