Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Mary Legere, a managing director at Accenture Federal Services, has received the Saint Isidore Army Cyber award from the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association in recognition of her initiative, leadership, insight and cyber intelligence skills. Lt. Gen. Stephen Fogarty, commander general of the Army Cyber Command, awarded AFCEA’s “Gold […] More

Gus Hunt, cybersecurity strategy lead at Accenture’s federal services business, has said adopting data-centric security approach could help agencies protect data, maintain control of networks and achieve cyber resilience. Hunt wrote in a Nextgov piece posted Monday that agencies should develop a framework for data tagging and marking in order to facilitate the decision-making process when it […] More

Accenture’s federal arm has received the 2018 James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement Award in recognition of its efforts to establish and maintain security best practices at its corporate headquarters in Virginia and branch office in San Diego. Accenture Federal Services is one of the 39 award recipients selected by the Defense Security Service […] More

Christine Bailey, chief financial officer of Accenture‘s federal services subsidiary, has received the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s CFO of the Year Award in the division/group category. The award recognizes her work in the greater Washington area’s technology sector. John Goodman, chief executive of Accenture Federal Services, said Bailey has provided expertise to help the company bring new […] More

A new report from Accenture’s federal arm has identified five emerging technology trends that federal agencies can leverage to forge partnerships and relationships with citizens, business partners and employees in the digital economy. The Technology Vision for U.S. Government 2018 report is based on a survey of 240 federal officials, interviews with experts and analysis […] More

Mary Legere, managing director for national and defense intelligence business at Accenture‘s federal arm, has received recognition from the Women in Technology organization for her work in the defense sector. WIT honored Legere with the Women in Defense Technology Leadership Award at a ceremony that took place Thursday in Reston, Va., the company said. John Goodman, chief […] More

George Franz, a managing director of Accenture‘s federal services business and retired U.S. Army major general, has received a Saint Isidore Army Cyber award from the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association to acknowledge his cyberspace expertise. Accenture said Wednesday Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone, head of the Army Cyber Command, presented AFCEA’s “Gold Level Medallion” to Franz and cited the […] More

Accenture‘s government business arm was tapped to deliver business development office professional support services to the Defense Logistics Agency over a five-year period. The Department of Defense said Thursday Accenture Federal Services will conduct services under a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a ceiling amount of $26.8 million. Work will be performed in Pennsylvania, with the […] More

Accenture's government business arm was tapped to deliver professional support services to the Defense Logistics Agency over a five-year period. Accenture Federal Services will conduct services under a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a ceiling amount of $26.8 million. More

Accenture’s federal business arm has been awarded a $380 million contract from U.S. Customs and Border Protection to deliver infrastructure operations and modernization services. Under the award, Accenture Federal Services will provide all-encompassing technology assistance for multiple of the agency’s programs to support its mission of protecting U.S. borders and ensuring lawful international travel and trade, AFS […] More

Accenture‘s federal business arm has won a position on a five-year, $137 million blanket purchase agreement with the National Cancer Institute for software engineering and information technology services. Under the award from NCI IT Engineering Office, Accenture Federal Services is expected to provide a range of services to support the institute’s scientific, grants management and business applications […] More

Accenture has released a new version of its software kit to aid government agencies in processing eligibility and service renewal in online benefits applications, such as Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The company said Tuesday that Human Services Software Suite version 6.1 includes the Public Service Platform, Citizen Self-Service Portal and Benefits Management System products and leverages […] More