WHERE WE WORK

Defense

Built for National Security Missions.

From the flightline to the front office, defense leaders face mounting pressures to deliver readiness, modernization, and digital transformation at scale. Throughline meets these challenges with human-centered strategy, visual communication, and enterprise design that clarify complexity and accelerate operational outcomes.

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With over two decades of experience supporting the Department of War—including the U.S. Air Force, Navy, Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), and DoW CIO—Throughline helps mission owners move from strategic intent to measurable impact.

We understand that defense transformation is not just technical; it’s cultural, procedural, and strategic. Our interdisciplinary teams bring the right mix of capabilities to deliver across domains.

Our Defense team delivers:

Digital modernization roadmaps that align stakeholders across functional silos

Ethnographic research and journey mapping that elevate the warfighter perspective

Playbooks and visualization tools that codify process, policy, and training

Communications that are secure by design for Zero Trust, AI, cyber hygiene, and more

Defense Client Impacts

50+

Developed a unified value narrative for 50+ personas across five service branches, empowering a major cloud provider’s sales team launch

1,500

Delivered virtual training workshops for 1,500 project teams, saving a global consultancy $1.4M while accelerating software adoption

$40B

Enabled a DoW agency to track and process $40B in unfunded requirements (UFRs) through a custom-built application

$100M

Visualized a $100M investment portfolio through a tailored dashboard for a national-security-focused VC fund

$1B

Supported a $1B CIO budget with sustained executive buy-in across a three-year transformation effort

375+

Established strategic war rooms that engage 375+ leaders annually to resolve critical supply chain challenges

Throughline Capabilities for Defense

Explore

We conduct deep stakeholder research and on-the-ground discovery to capture the operational picture and define requirements.

Envision

We co-create clear visual frameworks and strategic artifacts that drive alignment across program offices, users, and leadership.

Execute

We deliver actionable communications and training tools to ensure enduring adoption—from CONOPS briefs to scroll e-learners.

Proven Performance in the Field

U.S. Air Force
A1 Digital Transformation

Created a strategy-aligned communications ecosystem that included research, journey maps, interactive tools, and stakeholder training materials

NAVSUP LOGCELL Playbook

Enabled improved sustainment decision making across the Naval Aviation Enterprise by visualizing logistics collaboration and operationalizing repeatable practices

DSCA Enterprise Visioning

Delivered visual maps, messaging suites, and executive briefings to align internal stakeholders and advance security cooperation modernization

Contracts

Throughline’s products and services are available via multiple government-wide and agency-specific acquisition vehicles, including:

GSA Schedule 70

NASA SEWP

SeaPort NxG

ITES-SW2

Your Strategic Design Partner

Throughline is a mission-driven enterprise design firm with deep experience inside the defense ecosystem. We operate with sensitivity to classification, stakeholder complexity, and acquisitional rigor. Whether you’re a program office seeking buy-in, a transformation team building a roadmap, or a service component preparing for the future fight, Throughline is your multiplier.

‍Secure the strategy. Accelerate the mission.

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