Two Accenture Federal Services executives said metaverse technology is making its way into federal government operations and will eventually transform agency processes in sectors ranging from defense to health care. In a joint commentary for Federal News Network, AFS Chief Technology Officer Chris Copeland and Chief Innovation Officer Kyle Michl listed the main areas of […] 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’s federal business has appointed 26-year company veteran Sara Abiusi as chairwoman of its Inclusion and Diversity Advisory Council, effective immediately. Accenture Federal Services said Wednesday she succeeds Bean Peavy, who has completed his two-year term as the council’s chair, and will be responsible for driving initiatives to promote a diverse and inclusive workplace. “From […] More

The government-focused arm of information technology and consulting services company Accenture has secured a three-year, $189 million contract from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the optimization and transfer of data to the cloud. During the next few years, Accenture Federal Services will help the CDC update and prepare its data and application arsenal for […] More

Nilanjan Sengupta, chief technology officer of the applied intelligence practice at Accenture Federal Services, believes the integration of quantum computing and artificial intelligence platforms has the potential to help agencies make sense of large and complex datasets. He wrote in a blog post published Friday that quantum technology can act as an “accelerator for AI” […] More

Accenture’s federal business has landed a $199 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security to continue to provide technical assistance and modernize a Transportation Security Administration flight screening technology it has been servicing since 2018. During the contract’s potential 10-year life span, Accenture Federal Services is expected to conduct a variety of information technology tasks, including […] More

George Franz, a managing director and defense cybersecurity lead at Accenture Federal Services, said in a recent Executive Spotlight interview the business applies an outcome-based innovation approach to help the Department of Defense address digital transformation goals. “There’s great synergy between AFS and DoD as we support all aspects of campaigning from developing strategies and […] More

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 11, 2021 — Accenture’s federal services arm will help the U.S. Army move to a unified enterprise resource planning system under a potential six-year, $729 million contract awarded by the service branch’s Communications-Electronics Command, GovCon Wire reported July 28. “This is an important opportunity to help the Army sustain its legacy […] More

Accenture has appointed Rick Driggers, a cybersecurity expert and former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency executive, as critical infrastructure cyber lead for the company’s federal business. Driggers brings to Accenture Federal Service over three decades of federal government and military experience and will support development of cybersecurity offerings designed to safeguard critical infrastructure, the company said Wednesday. […] More

TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 22, 2021 — Novetta is slated to be bought by Accenture’s federal arm from global investment firm The Carlyle Group for an undisclosed amount to support the expansion of Accenture Federal Services’ artificial intelligence, cloud and cyber capabilities, GovCon Wire reported June 2. Novetta’s 1,300 data scientists, software developers and other […] More

Accenture‘s federal business arm has secured space at a university-backed innovation hub for fostering collaborative technology development between communities in Huntsville, Alabama. The new innovation space of Accenture Federal Services located at the Invention to Innovation Center or I²C of the University of Alabama in Huntsville is intended to accommodate collaborative projects with industry experts […] More

Kristen Vaughan and Britaini Carroll of Accenture Federal Services wrote in a Nextgov article published Wednesday that the federal government should prioritize reskilling the workforce to prepare them to work in tandem with artificial intelligence-based platforms.

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