Thirty-one percent of more than 5K citizens from five countries who responded to a survey by Accenture said they do not use or are unaware of digital government services.

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Eric Welling, former deputy assistant director of the cyber division at the FBI, has been named senior security executive at Accenture, CyberScoop reported Friday. He will manage the company's North America Incident Response Command Center, which analyzes cyber threats and provides security support to customers.

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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Accenture Federal Services a spot on a potential five-year, $49 million indefinite/delivery-indefinite/quantity contract to provide intelligent automation and artificial intelligence (IAAI) services for HHS’ Program Support Center (PSC), Accenture Federal Services announced on Wednesday. 

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Margaret Smith, senior manager of analytics at Accenture Federal Services, has said artificial intelligence is now mature and ready, particularly in the area of image detection, to help the federal government enhance operations. 

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The city of St. Louis has partnered with Accenture to help some local residents develop information technology skills through a new program aimed at people who are unemployed, face the risk of job automation and lack financial resources.

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A subsidiary of Accenture's federal services arm has received a $61.1M task order to continue support services for the Department of Veterans Affairs' Continuous Readiness in Information Security Program, FedHealthIT reported Monday.

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Accenture opened a facility in San Antonio as part of efforts to help defense and civilian agencies deter cyber threats through security-as-a-service offerings.

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ExecutiveBiz spoke with Dominic Delmolino, chief technology officer for Accenture Federal Services, about the impact that artificial intelligence is having in the federal market, how agencies are working to implement AI, and the creative ways it could be used in the future. More

Accenture’s federal services arm has released a report recommending that federal agencies incorporate a human-centered approach to artificial intelligence system design and encourage their workforce to have a “high degree of trust” in autonomous platforms.

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A joint report by Accenture, the National Association of State Chief Administrators and NEOGOV highlighted challenges state government leaders face in the recruitment, development and retention of talent.

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John Goodman, CEO of Accenture Federal Services, told Federal News Network in an interview published Thursday that the federal government is focusing on information technology modernization and efforts to improve government services. Goodman said the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act has helped federal chief information officers become innovation partners and cited the factors the company considers as it works on government projects.

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Accenture Federal Services plans to hire 500 new employees over the next four years to expand operations of its Advanced Technology Center in San Antonio, Texas.

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