Kearney & Company is a CPA

Certified Public Accountant

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 firm established in 1985. It is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. It exclusively serves the Federal Government of the United States

Federal government of the United States

The federal government of the United States is the national government of the constitutional republic of fifty states that is the United States of America. The federal government comprises three distinct branches of government: a legislative, an executive and a judiciary. These branches and...

. Kearney & Company are the 'independent auditors' of the United States Department of State

United States Department of State

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History of the Company

Founded in 1985, in 2000 the company sold its commercial business to concentrate exclusively on the federal market. The next decade saw a major increase in the company's business, with annual revenues rising from $5 million to close to $75 million, and staff numbers from thirty to over four hundred. In December 2010 the company was named one of 'Washington's Fastest-Growing Companies'. The company was also among Accounting Today

Accounting Today

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's '2010 Best Accounting Firms to Work For'. In a statement of January 2011 CEO Edward F. Kearney opined "you must create your own demand by delivering … quality of service" and added "my style is to find the right players and give them space to do what they do well". Kearney & Company sponsor the Federal Accounting Handbook, and Ed Kearney is one of the co-authors of this manual. Kearney & Company display on their corporate website the American insignia of the Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle

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 and the United States Capitol

United States Capitol

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