For Garland Garris of Accenture Federal Services, quantum computing holds tremendous promise, but of all the emerging technology’s various potential applications, three in particular excite him the most. Health & Chemistry The first area that will benefit from quantum computing is health and chemistry research, Garris, who serves as an associate director and quantum science, […] More

Accenture Federal Services has received a potential $1.6 billion task order from the U.S. Air Force to modernize the agency’s multi-cloud Cloud One environment. Under the terms of the task order, which could last up to five years and three months, Accenture Federal Services will manage the Air Force’s cloud account services and deliver software that […] More

True cyber resilience can bring various benefits to government agencies, including the neutralization of risks, the acceleration and optimization of one’s mission and the maximization of the effects of digital transformation efforts, according to Rick Driggers and Amanda Satterwhite of Accenture Federal Services. Driggers, the organization’s cyber practice lead and a managing director, and Satterwhite, its […] More

Accenture Federal Services has been awarded a contract from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to bolster the nation’s physical and cyberinfrastructure. Under the $90 million contract, Accenture Federal Services will enlist data analytics and vulnerability research to support the CISA’s Cybersecurity Division Vulnerability Management Insights Branch, the Arlington, Virginia-based company announced Wednesday. Ron Ash, CEO […] More

Accenture Federal Services has received a contract from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or USPTO, to modernize the agency’s examination services. Under the $75 million contract, AFS aims to implement artificial intelligence capabilities throughout the USPTO to improve the patent reviewing process within the agency, the Arlington, Virginia-based company announced Wednesday. Rasha Nahas, a […] More

The Department of Energy has awarded Accenture Federal Services a task order to deliver information technology support services under the potential five-year, $2 billion Chief Information Officer Business Operations Support blanket purchase agreement. Under the three-year task order, valued at $19.72 million, AFS will support the modernization, implementation, deployment, and maintenance and operations of the […] More

Prior to assuming her current role as data and artificial intelligence strategist for defense and applied intelligence at Accenture Federal Services, Portia Crowe spent two decades serving in various U.S. Army civilian positions, most recently as chief data officer for the Army Futures Command’s Network Cross Functional Team. Following her extensive career with the service branch, […] More

Accenture Federal Services will provide the Social Security Administration with end-to-end back-office intelligent automation services throughout the agency. Under the $81 million contract, Accenture Federal Services aims to advance an enterprise hyper-automation platform deployed by the SSA to enhance the processing of documents for retiree and survivors’ benefits, the Arlington, Virginia-based company said Thursday. Laura Coon, […] More

Garland Garris of Accenture Federal Services said in a recent column that his company is already working with multiple federal government agencies to help bolster their defenses against cryptographic threats posed by quantum computing. In an opinion column posted Wednesday on LinkedIn, Garris, who serves as quantum lead at AFS, described the technology as a […] More

The Department of the Interior has awarded Accenture Federal Services a potential 10-year, $250 million contract to help the Bureau of Land Management operate and maintain a mission services IT platform designed to modernize federal lands administration. Accenture said Monday AFS will help the bureau’s IT directorate advance the use of digital tools to facilitate […] More

Accenture Federal Services and Google Public Sector have unveiled a new center of excellence that seeks to help federal agencies improve citizen experience while managing sensitive and classified workloads using data management platforms and generative artificial intelligence technologies. The Data and AI Center of Excellence will provide agency clients with access to Google Cloud's AI-based code generation tools, Vertex AI platform, language models, specialized data and AI experts and AI-optimized infrastructure, the companies said in a joint release published Thursday.

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Accenture Federal Services has teamed with Microsoft to support federal agencies and other national security-focused organizations looking to optimize their cloud technologies. Through the new Cloud Modernization and Migration Factory hosted on Microsoft Azure Government, the partners will help public sector organizations and industry customers achieve the security standards necessary to operate in the national security realm, Accenture Federal Services announced from its Arlington, Virginia headquarters on Wednesday.

Accenture Federal Services is sponsoring the Potomac Officers Club's 2024 Cyber Summit on June 6. Register now!

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