Jim Brady, chief operating officer of Grant Thornton, has joined the board of directors at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. “As a board member for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, I look forward to helping companies of all sizes create jobs and enhance our economy,” Brady said in a statement released March 7. Chamber President and CEO […] More

Trident Technologies has won a potential five-year, $48 million contract to build, staff and maintain a computer communications network in support of the U.S. Army‘s Engineer Research and Development Center. The Defense Department said Friday work will occur through Feb. 28, 2022, and locations and funds will be determined with each task order. The Army Corps of Engineers received three […] More

A Magellan Health subsidiary has secured a contract from the Commonwealth of Virginia to support a statewide healthcare program designed for individuals with complex needs. Magellan Complete Care of Virginia is among six companies that won contracts under the state’s Commonwealth Coordinated Care Plus program, the company said Monday. The CCC Plus program falls under Medicaid’s Managed Long Term Services […] More

Grant Thornton has opened a new office in Arlington County, Virginia, that works to consolidate staff from across the Washington metropolitan area and facilitate increased collaboration and engagement. The company said Thursday the office can accommodate up to 1,500 people and includes a multipurpose space, modern conference and team rooms as well as audiovisual and collaborative […] More

Grant Thornton‘s public sector business has released two annual surveys that show government information technology executives want to boost IT workforce recruitment and address challenges in IT infrastructure, management and processes. The advisory firm said Monday its Delivering Results While Preparing for Transition survey focused on 41 federal agency CIOs and other IT officials while The Adaptable […] More

BAE Systems has partnered with Intelligent Textiles to market a new wearable technology designed to serve as an alternative to heavy portable data and power supplies for military and emergency service personnel use. BAE Systems said July 11 the partnership aims to offer the Broadsword Spine e-textile based layer technology to armed forces, fire and rescue services and law enforcement organizations that rely […] More

Dianne Guensberg, a 36-year veteran of the Government Accountability Office, has been appointed managing director of the public sector assurance practice at consulting and audit services firm Grant Thornton. Guensberg will work with the firm’s audit clients in government, Grant Thornton said Tuesday. “She brings more than 30 years of experience at GAO, a deep understanding of public sector […] More

Robert Scott has been appointed as national advisory services leader of Grant Thornton where he will oversee the business line’s operations. Grant Thornton said Monday Scott joins the company from Toronto-based boutique advisory firm Ember Advisory which he founded and brings with him 25 years of experience in advisory and technology. “We are pleased to have Rob join the Senior […] More

Lockheed Martin has signed an agreement with the Department of Veterans Affairs in a bid to expand the company’s data security, integration and interoperability roles for the Million Veteran Program. MVP is a voluntary research initiative that seeks to study the association of genes with health and diseases through the creation of a database containing health […] More

FireEye has named Carahsoft Technology and Hewlett Packard Enterprise as its 2015 Global Distributor of the Year and Global Alliance Partner of the Year awardees in recognition of their efforts to protect their clients’ network infrastructure from cyber threats. Carahsoft and HPE received their respective awards at FireEye’s Momentum annual partner and sales conference that kicked […] More

Lockheed Martin has introduced Solutionary to the former company’s cybersecurity alliance in an effort to help bolster initiatives to combat cyber attacks. Solutionary, an NTT group security company, provides managed security, professional security and global threat intelligence services for information technology infrastructures, cloud environments and mobile data, Lockheed said Thursday. Angie Heise, vice president of commercial […] More

Kevin Ladner, a 30-year veteran of Grant Thornton‘s Canadian business, has been named executive partner and CEO of the professional services company effective April 1, 2016. Ladner currently serves as regional managing partner for Atlantic Canada at Grant Thornton and will succeed Phil Noble, who will step down from his roles on March 31, 2016, […] More