(Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images) IRS awards Accenture and Maximus spots on IT modernization contract worth up to $2.6B Booz Allen Hamilton and IBM also have prime spots on the Enterprise Development, Operations Service contract vehicle. 5 days ago By John Hewitt Jones
(U.S. Customs and Border Protection / Flickr) Customs and Border Protection awards Accenture $380M IT modernization contract The consultancy firm will carry out work at CBP’s field offices and Washington, D.C. headquarters. Mar 20, 2023 By John Hewitt Jones
(Getty Images) Report: Agencies still lack the full, flexible CX funding needed to modernize federal IT Long-term funding will help agencies establish closed-loop feedback systems for identifying and responding to customer experience issues, according to a new study. Dec 6, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir
United States Department of Commerce Building (Photo by James Leynse/Corbis via Getty Images) Commerce Dept watchdog to audit $340 million cloud program run by Accenture  The investigation will assess the federal agency's management and implementation of the program. Aug 31, 2022 By Nihal Krishan
(GAO photo) Watchdog to probe Thrift Savings Plan transition to new website GAO agrees to investigate the causes of the troubled IT system transition that occurred in early June. Aug 12, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones
(Getty Images) Former SSA senior IT adviser joins Accenture Federal Services Jarrett Booz moves to the consultancy firm’s federal services arm after a 25-year career in government. Jul 26, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones
Headquarters of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, DC., Nov. 4, 2011. (CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec) (Nov. 4, 2011) GAO recommends HHS reconsider $330M IT contract award to Accenture It follows a third bid protest filed over the contract since it was first awarded in November 2019. Sep 3, 2021 By John Hewitt Jones
(Getty Images) White House nominates Biniam Gebre as chief of federal procurement policy The role was most recently held by Michael Wooten under the Trump administration. Aug 4, 2021 By John Hewitt Jones
The US Department of Veterans Affairs building is seen in Washington, DC, on July 22, 2019. (Photo by Alastair Pike / AFP) VA creating new digital platform to modernize GI Bill benefits The VA is using money from the CARES Act to create a digital one-stop-shop for GI Bill-related benefits. Mar 22, 2021 By Jackson Barnett
(Getty Images) Treasury to support day-to-day business with $625M contract awarded to 12 vendors The department is creating a federal marketplace for shared financial management services that needs. Aug 5, 2020 By Dave Nyczepir