A shared commitment to protecting U.S. servicemen and women through leadership precision, talent excellence, and mission-aligned innovation.

DALLAS, TX, UNITED STATES, September 17, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Thomas & Taylor Search Partners (TTSP) and SBCC today announced a strategic collaboration designed to accelerate the integration of cutting-edge commercial technologies into national security missions while ensuring the highest levels of leadership performance, predictability, and cultural alignment across participating organizations.

This collaboration is grounded in a shared ethos: protecting the lives of U.S. servicemen and women by strengthening the leadership infrastructure behind the technologies they depend on.

SBCC’s mission centers on rapidly integrating and transitioning the best solutions to strengthen the U.S. Military. Through its core pillars — Trustworthiness, Credibility, and Tenacity — SBCC has established a powerful model for advancing national security outcomes.

TTSP now joins SBCC’s Preferred Vendor Program as a strategic talent and leadership partner, focused on ensuring organizations within SBCC’s network are equipped with the highest-performing executive and management teams.


A Unified Model: Technology + Leadership Certainty

Under this partnership:

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SBCC identifies and vets emerging technologies with direct application to current mission requirements. TTSP complements this work by helping companies across the SBCC network build the leadership capacity required to execute under pressure—using proven frameworks to identify, attract, and evaluate the Top 5% of Predictable Leaders across Global Defense, Aerospace, Aviation, Space Technology, Energy, and National/Cybersecurity markets.

De-Risk Executive, Management, and Board Hiring Decisions
TTSP customizes talent strategies to build repeatable frameworks for Executive Hiring Certainty. TTSP makes its repeatable executive hiring and leadership decision frameworks available to the SBCC network, helping companies De-Risk Executive, Management Team, and Board-level hiring decisions before growth introduces unnecessary risk. Together, SBCC and TTSP help ensure emerging technologies are supported by leadership teams equipped to navigate complex government environments, align stakeholders, and scale with greater certainty.


Leadership Statements
Eric Froehlich, President and CEO of SBCC, shared: “SBCC exists to connect the U.S. Military with innovative capabilities that can strengthen mission execution and support our nation’s warfighters. Through our Preferred Vendor Program, we also seek to strengthen the companies delivering those capabilities by connecting them with trusted service providers who understand the unique demands of the defense ecosystem. TTSP brings valuable expertise in leadership assessment, development, and executive talent strategy, helping organizations build the leadership foundations necessary for sustainable growth and long-term mission impact.”

Travis Thomas, CEO and Co-Founder of TTSP, added: “The most advanced technology in the world will fail without the right leadership behind it. Our partnership with SBCC ensures that as these companies scale into critical national security roles, their leadership is not left to chance. We are implementing a repeatable framework for executive hiring certainty—measuring predictability under pressure, aligning leadership to mission-critical outcomes, and eliminating execution risk before it enters the system.”

Dusty McClung, COO and Co-Founder of TTSP, commented: “This partnership is about precision. SBCC has built an exceptional platform for identifying and advancing breakthrough technologies. Our role is to ensure the leadership within these organizations can match that level of excellence. By de-risking executive hiring decisions and strengthening cultural alignment, we are helping these companies scale with confidence and deliver on missions where failure is not an option.”


Raising the Standard for National Security Execution

Together, TTSP and SBCC are supporting USAF-focused and broader national security technology companies by driving innovation and leadership development, while systematically reducing execution risk through disciplined talent strategy.

This collaboration ensures that as emerging technologies move from concept to deployment, they are supported by leadership teams capable of delivering consistent, high-performance outcomes in the most demanding environments.


About Thomas & Taylor Search Partners (TTSP)
Thomas & Taylor Search Partners is an Executive, Management Team, and Board placement firm specializing in Global Defense, Aerospace, Aviation, Space Tech, Energy, and National/Cybersecurity sectors. TTSP has led 500+ Executive and Board Placements and over 25,000 Leadership Evaluations. TTSP is known for its proprietary frameworks that De-Risk Hiring Decisions and ensure leadership predictability under pressure.

About SBCC
SBCC connects government organizations with emerging technologies and industry expertise to address real-world operational challenges, accelerating the integration and transition of national security solutions. SBCC in parallel operates a Preferred Vendor Program that connects members of its Industry Network with trusted service providers, contributing to a healthier defense innovation ecosystem.

Taylor Brooke | VP of Marketing
Thomas & Taylor Search Partners
tbrooke@thomastaylorpartners.co
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