SBG Technology Solutions has been awarded a contract to help the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Information Technology operate, maintain and enhance a system that supports claims processes for the community care product line. The company said Thursday it will lead a team of companies to provide enhancements to the existing Claims Processing System […] More

TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 17, 2021 — Ernst & Young's government and public sector group has named two-decade management consulting services veteran Alexandra Gurney as leader of federal civilian and security accounts, GovCon Wire reported Feb. 4.

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KPMG has been selected by the U.S. Air Force as one of the firms selected to provide management consulting services under a potential five-year, $990 million indefinite/delivery-indefinite/quantity contract, the company announced Wednesday. 

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Leslie Siddeley, former vice president of Brillient’s health solutions arm, has been appointed senior director for health growth at Octo Consulting, FedHealthIT reported Monday.

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TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 30, 2019 — Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) hired Jeff Johnson, a former senior manager for the global public sector healthcare practice at Grant Thornton, to serve as senior director for veterans affairs business development, GovCon Wire reported Monday. FedHealthIT reported Friday that Johnson, who was a program analyst at the Department of […] More

Clif Williams, a more than 20-year public sector consulting services veteran, has joined Fors Marsh Group as managing director of the company's federal healthcare practice.

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Federal officials see reason for optimism throughout the acquisition process, but are concerned about ongoing budget issues, according to the 9th biennial Acquisition Policy Survey released by the Professional Services Council and Grant Thornton Public Sector on Wednesday. The survey interviewed 65 government employees working in acquisition and comprised five areas: workforce, budget, communication and collaboration, […] More

Several cloud service industry experts and Amazon Web Services’ customers and partners recently took part in a podcast on digital transformation, as well as how the cloud contributes to such phenomenon. AWS said Friday Adelaide O’Brien, research director of IDC Government Digital Transformation Strategies, believes a change in leadership and culture in different business aspects […] More

The Homeland Security and Defense Business Council has added a General Dynamics unit and REI Systems as members of the trade group representing companies that serve the homeland security sector. General Dynamics’ mission systems business and REI offer technology platforms and support services in the homeland security market, the council said Thursday. Marc Pearl, president and CEO of HSDBC, […] More

Iridium Communications CEO Matt Desch has been appointed to the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s board of directors. Desch brings to the council more than 35 years of experience in the telecommunications and global wireless industries, NVTC said Tuesday. Desch, an inductee into Executive Mosaic‘s Wash100 for 2017, is a member of President Donald Trump’s National Security Telecommunications […] More

A new joint survey by the National Association of State Chief Information Officers, CompTIA and Grant Thornton has revealed that 43 percent of state CIOs are most interested in deploying internet of things platforms, among other emerging technologies, in the next three to five years. The report titled “A New Engine: Driving Innovation in State Technology” also […] More

The Transportation Department has awarded Evans one of four prime contracts worth a combined $34 million to provide management consulting services to DOT’s Volpe National Transportation Systems Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Evans said Thursday its team members on the contract are Grant Thornton, Infina, Regulus Group, CSSI and InDev. Task areas encompass budgeting, cost accounting, financial reporting, business […] More