Brian Hobbs will oversee business development, deal shaping, sales and proposal management initiatives as business development lead at Accenture's federal services arm. He succeeds Michael Fox, who transitions to the role of chief capture executive at Accenture Federal Services.

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A survey by Guidehouse and the Association for Federal Enterprise Risk Management has found that cybersecurity and privacy continue to top the list of risks that federal agencies anticipate to have the greatest impact on the strategic objectives of their organizations in the next three to five years. The 2023 survey found an increase in the integration of enterprise risk management with budgetary processes, execution and other key management processes and that 62 percent of federal government leaders intend to have continued focus on risk appetite over the next year, Guidehouse said Tuesday.

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A continuing resolution (CR) is a temporary funding measure that keeps the government running for a specific period. Congress typically uses the spending bill when it has yet to pass a new budget before the end of the fiscal year.  The CR is like a plaster for the government to operate and avoid a government […] More

  What is a public-private partnership?  For centuries, the United States government has refined its relationship with the private sector to propel its economy and improve the welfare of its citizens. This article will discuss what this collaboration entails and its role in driving national growth.   Public-private partnerships: How it all began     […] More

President Joe Biden’s $6.9 trillion federal budget request for the fiscal year 2024 aims to strengthen Medicare and Social security, reduce child and American worker taxes, and improve health care and drug accessibility. The current administration was implementing plans to rebuild the American economy from the bottom up and middle out. In just two years, […] More

Viveca Pavon-Harr has taken on the role of chief data scientist at Accenture Federal Services. Pavon-Harr says on LinkedIn that she will also continue to concurrently serve as director of the Applied Intelligence Discovery Lab at AFS.

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Mitre has secured a contract to continue to operate a federally funded research and development center for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services over the next five years. The CMS Alliance to Modernize Healthcare is the first FFRDC dedicated to strengthening the U.S. health care system and addressing the business, policy, technology and operational challenges affecting the health sector, Mitre said Tuesday.

Join the Potomac Officers Club’s 2023 Healthcare Summit on Dec. 6 to hear from government and industry leaders about the emerging innovations and trends in the health care sector. Click here to register.

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George Franz leads Accenture Federal Services’ Department of Defense cyber portfolio as a managing director, a role in which he focuses on cyber threats, risk mitigation opportunities and strategies for improving cyber defenses. In a recent interview with ExecutiveBiz, Franz shared his insights on the evolving cybersecurity landscape, the potential of the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture to revolutionize DOD warfighting capabilities and Accenture Federal Services’ role in providing the DOD with the technology necessary to achieve its mission.

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Brandi Halleckson, business development executive for defense and intelligence at Presidio, has been promoted to vice president of strategy and growth within the company’s federal subsidiary. “In my new role, I’ll continue to work with team members & leadership, and our partners to refine our strategy and future growth, driving mission success for our customers,” […] More

Brandi Halleckson, business development executive for defense and intelligence at Presidio, has been promoted to vice president of strategy and growth within the company's federal subsidiary. Her professional experience has included stints as manager of IBM's U.S. Marine Corps account, enterprise architecture at USMC and information technology associate at Booz Allen Hamilton. More

The United States has the largest defense expenditures among all nations globally. In the year 2022 alone, the nation’s expenditure amounted to a staggering $877 billion—more than the next ten countries combined at $849 billion. As we delve into the year 2023, defense allocation accounts for 16.4% of the federal government’s budget, translating to a […] More

Hexagon‘s U.S. government subsidiary has secured its trademark registration from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its geospatial platform, dubbed Aerial Reconnaissance Tactical Edge Mapping Imagery System. ARTEMIS is a content management platform from Hexagon US Federal that uses sensors and small unmanned aircraft systems to facilitate the collection and use of tactical imagery […] More