The Center for Strategic Management was established in 1993 as a consulting and training company, focusing on assisting federal agencies in all facets of strategic and performance management. Dr. Thomas G. McWeeney began the business after serving 18 years in the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as the head of agency-wide planning, budget officer, and chief of agency evaluation and management analysis programs.

Originally, the Center for Strategic Management conducted training seminars and conferences for federal agencies. However, in 1997 with the development of its strategic plan, the FBI asked CSM to continue its dedicated efforts by overseeing the implementation of the plan in several highly visible programs.  CSM began an extended period of working closely with the executive management of FBI and other law enforcement agencies, helping them with the transformation of their programs.  In addition to the FBI, CSM was awarded multi-year contracts with DEA, DOJ’s OCDETF Program, the Legal Services Corporation, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency, FLETC, and the Department of Labor. CSM also began an in-depth intervention with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) as its Director undertook a comprehensive strategic planning and agency-wide modernization effort. Currently, CSM has increased its contract staff to 25 experienced consultants. Through a decade of growth, CSM has become known as a preeminent consulting firm guiding significant government change.