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2025

Volume 18 – July 1, 2025
Happy 22nd anniversary to Summit! 35th anniversary of the Federal Credit Reform Act (FCRA), Summit's data infrastructure work with USDA NASS featured in Statistical Journal of the IAOS, OASIS+ contract awarded to Summit-NuvoLogic joint venture (NuvoSum), and more

Volume 17 – April 1, 2025
Summit welcomes new board member Ian McCulloh, blog post about managing transitions, new Federal Credit Fridays episodes, Summit named to FedCiv 250, white paper on fair value accounting in federal credit, and more

Volume 16 – January 8, 2025
Summit announces two new partners, firm awarded GSA OASIS+ Unrestricted IDIQ contract, four signs your Agile transformation may be off-track, how the Federal Housing Administration’s loan pricing works, our latest podcasts and case studies, and more

2024

Volume 15 – October 2, 2024
Summit selected for exclusive GSA Program Evaluation Services subgroup, new federal credit thought leadership, presenting at the Joint Statistical Meetings, welcoming Michael Rodriguez to the team, blog posts, case studies, and more

Volume 14 – July 2, 2024
Investing in a digital customer experience at the IRS, Summit prime projects over $1 million per year appraised at level 3 CMMI, blog posts about conference speaking engagements and government modernization, summer fun, and more

Volume 13 – April 2, 2024
Summit founding partner Albert Lee interviewed by OrangeSlices AI, Katie Janik joins Summit as senior portfolio adviser and subject-matter expert, six new episodes of the Federal Credit Fridays podcast, our latest case studies, and more

2023

Volume 12 – December 15, 2023
New Complexity Simplified podcast series featuring Summit and Guidehouse, Summit named a 2024 Elev8 GovCon honoree, partnership with Virginia Tech, case studies, conference presentations, and more

Volume 11 – October 6, 2023
Summit wins top honors at the AcademyHealth Data Jam, founding partner Albert Lee serves as a panelist for a Data Foundation webinar on AI in the government, thought leadership blogs on interest rate risk and Opportunity Zones, Summit’s latest work for federal and state agencies, and more

Volume 10 – June 29, 2023
Summit celebrates its 20th anniversary, founding partner Albert Lee profiled in Real World Data Science, the latest episodes of the Complexity Simplified and Federal Credit Fridays podcasts, watch two Summit webinars on YouTube, welcoming our 2023 summer associates, and more

Volume 9 – April 6, 2023
Former USDA administrator Chad Parker joins Summit, register for Summit’s Fair Housing Month webinar, watch Summit senior consultant Melissa Cichantek’s presentation at the ACES Evolve conference, blog post about federal interest rates, new case study and wins, and more

2022

Volume 8 – December 15, 2022
Summit has a new address in Washington, DC, North Star joint venture formed with SoftDev and NuvoLogic, thought leadership from Sarah Cunningham on public-private partnerships, and more

Volume 7 – September 30, 2022
Summit hosts live webinar on program evaluation, founding partner Albert Lee featured on Conversations with Cal podcast, 2023 internship applications now open, new case studies and wins, and more

Volume 6 – July 6, 2022
Summit celebrates 19 years of success, Sarah Cunningham receives “Top Reviewer” award from the CEAR Program, new Federal Credit Fridays podcast episodes, and more

Volume 5 – April 1, 2022
Vlad Eidelman of FiscalNote joins the Summit advisory board, new Federal Credit Fridays podcast series, Summit hosts eighth annual DC DataFest, and more

2021

Volume 4 – December 16, 2021
Analyzing the social and economic impacts of COVID-19 with U.S. Census data, insights for policy makers, new Summit wins at HUD, and more

Volume 3 – September 1, 2021
Summit director speaks at Mortgage Bankers Association, Summit and Grant Thornton leaders interviewed, new case studies, and more

Volume 2 – July 1, 2021
A joint venture, social equity and civil rights, program evaluation, and more

Volume 1 – April 1, 2021
Equity, COVID-19, economy, and innovative technologies