POWER LINEAGE — KEY ACTORS: HT942524F0213

 The Critical Hit List:

Name	Role	Function
Steve Lefkowitz	Founder, Sagewind Capital	Apex financial strategist; formerly at D.E. Shaw. Designs acquisition/control strategies. Pulls strings at Tria.
Tim Borchert	Tria Federal – CEO	Executes strategy of backend labor control across multiple contracts. Proxy for Sagewind’s operations.
Don Borchert	Tria Federal – VP	Handles contract execution and liaises with primes like Intellect. Tactical fixer.
Alex Ames / Josh Rupert	Senior Tria Engineers	Ghost-performers for contracts under set-aside cover. Operate without being listed in proposals.
Mandeep Sarkaria	Intellect Solutions – CEO	Legal front for set-aside awards. Signs certifications. Minimal operational involvement.
“Sunny” Singh	Intellect Solutions – COO	Handles logistics but does not perform labor or direct staff. Passive function.
DeLisa Prater	COR – DHA	Colluded with Intellect post-disclosure. Violated Whistleblower Protection Act by notifying fraud target instead of IG.
Damien Specht	Attorney – Morrison Foerster	Often deployed to defend Sagewind-linked firms. Specialist in small business contracting defense.