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Did Laurie Buckhout found a cyber and defense business?

Matches stated direction. SEC filings say she founded Corvus Consulting Group in 2012, led it as CEO, and sold it to Castellum in 2019 for $9.6 million.

Laurie Buckhout

Founding a cyber and defense business

Matches stated direction

What they say

Her campaign says she founded and grew a successful cyber and defense business after the Army.

“After her military service, Laurie founded and grew a successful cyber and defense business, creating jobs and hiring primarily veterans while supporting America's national security.”

What the record shows

Castellum, Inc.'s SEC filings say she founded Corvus Consulting Group in February 2012 and was its CEO until Castellum bought it on November 21, 2019. Corvus works in cyberspace operations, electronic warfare and intelligence for defense clients. Castellum bought it from her trust for $9.6 million in total. The same filing says she worked for two defense firms after the Army and before founding Corvus.

Limit: The filings confirm she founded the business and sold it. They do not show how many people it hired or how many were veterans.

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  1. Abouthttps://www.lauriebuckhoutforcongress.com/about

    Laurie Buckhout for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Her biography and the claims about her own record: Army service, her defense business, and her Pentagon cyber post.

    candidate statement

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  2. Castellum, Inc. prospectus (Form 424B4), October 14, 2022https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1877939/000157587222000981/lb036_424b4.htm

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Published Oct 14, 2022 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Says she was founder, director and CEO of Corvus Consulting Group from February 2012 to November 2019, when Castellum bought it from a trust she controls for total consideration of $9,587,279; she then became Castellum's chief revenue officer and a director. Also says she served 26 years in the Army, retiring as a colonel, with two combat tours in Iraq, and worked for two defense firms before founding Corvus. SEC pages need a declared user agent; the verifier reads the SEC's own full-text search instead.

    official office record

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  3. Castellum, Inc. annual report (Form 10-K) for 2023https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1877939/000187793924000018/ctm-20231231.htm

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Published Mar 21, 2024 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Dates the Corvus purchase to November 21, 2019 and describes Corvus's work: cyberspace operations, electronic warfare, information operations and intelligence for defense clients.

    official office record

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