About Focus Consulting LLC
Focus Consulting LLC is a Washington, DC-based digital services firm that works with government agencies to create and improve public-facing services. The company says it has been building government digital services since 2019 and has more than 50 employees. Its stated purpose is to reduce administrative burden, simplify policy, and build systems that endure.
Focus partners with agencies to translate policy and program needs into usable digital services. Its capabilities include strategy, research, design, technical delivery, and product leadership. The company describes an approach that combines policy, design, and technology from the outset, working with agency teams to understand services, shape roadmaps, and deliver improvements in focused increments.
The firm’s work spans benefits and social programs, healthcare services, and other public-interest and civic programs. Examples on its website include digital systems supporting paid family and medical leave, childcare, unemployment, healthcare, grants, financial aid, and passport services. Focus reports that its work has included systems for Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave and online passport renewal; these examples illustrate the range of government services it supports.
Focus describes its role as collaborative rather than prescriptive: agency partners contribute policy expertise and institutional knowledge, while Focus brings delivery and product capabilities. The company emphasizes testing and learning in launch cycles, improving services in response to the needs of constituents and staff, and building systems that agency teams can operate and sustain. It says successful work should achieve program outcomes and leave partner teams confident in running the service.
The company’s stated values include measuring outcomes rather than output, acting as a trusted steward of public resources, and understanding problems before proposing solutions. It also values initiative, preparation, and follow-through, describing its lean structure as a way to remain accountable and nimble. Focus identifies founder and CEO Ant Addis, CTO Michael Kalish, and Chief Delivery Officer Phedra Arthur Iruke among its leadership.
Focus is headquartered in Washington, DC, and its careers page describes a fully remote work arrangement for employees within the continental United States. The company says teams are small, decisions are made close to the work, and employees are trusted to own what they build. It describes the pace as sustainable while maintaining high standards, and lists professional development, health coverage, paid leave, and other employee benefits.
