SBA-Certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business | UEI FS6TFK4951W9 | CAGE 94V56 | Active in SAM
From Delivery to Design · Trusted by Government · Proven in the Field
CAHOON & ASSOCIATES
SECURITY · LIFE SAFETY · INFRASTRUCTURE
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OUR STORY
Veteran-owned. Virginia-based. Built from the ground up.
We started in 2004 as a small consulting company, putting subject matter experts alongside companies that needed to win and run large federal programs. Today we design, install, and maintain the security, life safety, telecom, and infrastructure systems those programs depend on, from New England to Southern California.

Exterior camera installation · VA hospitalÂ
SBA-Certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business | UEI FS6TFK4951W9 | CAGE 94V56 | Active in SAM
WHERE WE CAME FROM
We learned the federal world from the inside.
Before we were pulling cable and commissioning panels, we were helping primes manage big, complex programs: compliance, governance, subcontractor integration, start-up and close-out. That background is why we run every job like a program, not just an install.
Over two decades, the work grew into what it is today: access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection, fire alarm, mass notification, structured cabling, servers, electrical, and now heavy equipment setting. Federal agencies, local governments, commercial clients, and hyperscale computing facilities. One team, one point of contact, start to finish.

Indoor cabling installation · VA hospitalÂ
LEADERSHIP
The people behind the work.
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Samuel A. Cahoon
President / CEO
35+ years in program management, working for the largest defense contractors in the world. He leads Cahoon & Associates and sets the standard for every job we take on. Â
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Sam J. Cahoon
VP Business Operations
20+ years in security and infrastructure. Your main point of contact for projects, proposals, and quotes. Â
samj@callcus.com
OUR COMMITMENT
What you can count on from us.
Value
We price jobs competitively by leaning on our own design work and the vendor relationships we've built. And we design systems that can grow and change with your staff and technology.
Experience
Our leadership brings 35+ years of program management at the largest defense contractors in the world and 20+ years in security and infrastructure. There isn't much in the systems world we haven't run into, and figured out.
Communication
You'll hear from us early and often. We stay in regular contact, and we're timely and responsive. Always.
Attitude
We show up ready to work and we treat your site, your staff, and your schedule with respect. Professionalism, excellence, and ethics, every day.
Safety
We follow OSHA job-site safety standards on every job, and every facility's own rules, down to the PPE. Everyone goes home safe.
Relationships
Honest, one-on-one communication. We value the relationships we've built with our customers and work hard to keep them.

Access control (PACS) installation: enclosure · VA hospital Â
WHERE WE WORK
Headquartered in Virginia. Working coast to coast.
Mid-Atlantic
Virginia (HQ) · Washington, DC · Maryland
Southeast
North Carolina · South Carolina · Florida
Northeast
New York · New England
Midwest
Illinois · Missouri · Kansas
West Coast
Southern California · Arizona · Nevada · Oregon