McLean, VA, October 5, 2005 - The McLean Group and The Columbia Group are pleased to announce the appointment of Rod Buck as the President of The Columbia Group and as a Director on the Advisory Board of The McLean Group, effective October 1, 2005. The Columbia Group, a federal professional services firm was recently formed through the combination of CPI of Fairfax, Virginia and Columbia Research Corporation of the District of Columbia. The McLean Group and Rod served as advisors to CPI in the transaction.

"Rod is a proven business leader in our community. We are pleased to have him as our President at The Columbia Group and are pleased with The McLean Group's role in facilitating our growth" commented Martin Arase, Chairman of The Columbia Group. Dennis Roberts, Chairman of The McLean Group further notes "The success of Martin and CPI in growing their business into what is now The Columbia Group is impressive, we greatly enjoy being a participant in this success. We are also pleased to have Rod join our Advisory Board and continue his participation with our firm as we continue to grow."

About The McLean Group
The McLean Group is a middle-market investment bank providing merger and acquisition, business valuation, capital formation, executive advisory and litigation support services. Its focus is on serving middle-market businesses generating between $5 million and $300 million in revenues. The firm has a widespread practice with particular expertise in the IT services, technology, telecommunications, government contracting, staffing, and travel and hospitality sectors.

About The Columbia Group
The Columbia Group, and its predecessor companies CPI and CRC, have a successful history of providing the Department of Defense and other government agencies with engineering and logistics, financial management, information technology, and program administrative support services. The Columbia Group employs over 200 professionals and is based in Washington, DC.