Clarity. Accountability. Results.
Creating clarity, strengthening accountability, and driving measurable results for defense organizations.
Services
Operational Clarity
True excellence is never accidental — it’s the result of disciplined leadership, reliable information and clear accountability. We help organizations translate these disciplines into measurable results, strengthened readiness, and lasting financial integrity.
Innovation and Change Leadership
Real change requires both courage and clarity. We guide leaders through the complexity of transformation — aligning people, processes, root cause analytics and vision to make innovation achievable and sustainable.
Cost and Process Improvement
Efficiency is more than doing things faster — it’s doing the right things better. We combine proven Lean methods with advanced analytics and AI to uncover waste, accelerate insight, define meaningful improvement or remedy actions, and deliver enduring performance gains.
Clifton Group
Clifton Consulting Group LLC helps defense and federal organizations strengthen audit sustainment, financial integrity, logistics performance, and business innovation. Led by retired U.S. Marine Corps Colonel and former Senior Executive Dave Clifton, the firm brings more than five decades of leadership in enterprise transformation, cost management, ERP integration, process improvement, and organizational reform.
Dave has overseen major commands, advised Congress, modernized supply chains, improved audit accuracy for tens of millions of inventory items, and led some of the Marine Corps’ most significant business reforms. Today, he helps clients build systems of trust, transparency, accountability, and measurable performance — integrating proven Lean methods with emerging technologies like AI and robotic process automation.
Clifton Consulting partners with Lean Werx LLC and GayleForce Consulting, two woman-owned firms recognized for excellence in Lean transformation and change leadership, delivering practical solutions and lasting results across the defense enterprise.
The Northstar Solutions Partnership
Northstar Solutions is a trusted alliance of three small businesses — the Clifton Group LLC, Lean Werx LLC, and GayleForce Consulting — united by a shared commitment to helping defense and federal organizations operate with greater clarity, accountability, and performance. Together, these veteran and woman owned small businesses combine decades of senior leadership experience, deep process expertise, and a proven record of transforming complex organizations.
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