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About TDB
Third decade of service. Same standard.
TDB Communications started as a telecommunications services company, became a federal workforce solutions provider, and is now building the technology practice to match. Through all of it: veterans first, quality measured, promises kept.
Our story
From Lenexa to the nation's capital.
TDB was founded in 1999 in Lenexa, Kansas, by Terry D. Bryan and Laird Simons, both telecommunications executives. Bryan, a United States Marine and Purple Heart recipient, built the company around the people he trusted most: those who had served. TDB quickly earned awards for its growth and its service to the telecom industry.
In 2005 the company shifted from telecom services to workforce solutions focused on the federal government, and that August received the first of four GSA supply schedules. The model that followed, pre-screened talent, in-house clearances, role-specific training, and measured quality, is the one TDB runs today.
At the end of 2017 the co-founders retired. Bryan transferred his majority ownership and his roles as Chairman and CEO to Thomas A. Duckenfield III, Esq., an attorney, executive, and U.S. Army veteran. A Washington, DC native, Duckenfield moved the headquarters to the nation's capital.
Today TDB serves more than 70 federal agencies in over 25 states, including Veterans Affairs, Defense, Interior, Homeland Security, Commerce, and State. In 2026 the company brought IT and security operations in-house and chartered its Innovation and AI Lab, extending the same discipline to technology.
- 1999
Founded in Lenexa, Kansas, by Terry D. Bryan and Laird Simons as a telecommunications services firm.
- 2005
Pivot to federal workforce solutions. First GSA schedule awarded in August.
- 2017
Co-founders retire. Thomas A. Duckenfield III becomes Chairman and CEO; headquarters moves to Washington, DC.
- 2026
TDB IT takes over IT and security operations in-house. The Innovation and AI Lab is chartered.
- Today
70+ federal agencies, 25+ states, four service lines, and a technology practice open to partners.
Our home
Headquartered in Washington, DC since 2017.
Where the programs are decided, funded, and overseen. We're down the road.
Who we serve
More than 70 federal agencies. Over 25 states.
A sample of the departments TDB has supported, from contact centers and FOIA backlogs to administrative teams at remote research stations.
What we stand on
Four things that haven't changed since 1999.
Veterans first
Founded by a Marine, led by a soldier, and staffed deliberately with people who've served.
Measured quality
Six Sigma, PMBOK, and an AQL on every program. If it isn't measured, we don't claim it.
Security as a habit
PHI and PII handled daily, inside controls we run ourselves and can explain to any assessor.
Client-focused
Our KPI is client satisfaction. Communication with contracting officers and CORs stays open, candid, and documented.
Meet the people running TDB today.
The executive team and the leaders behind each practice.