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Accenture Federal Services wins $118M State Department contract
Contract includes data management
Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services has won a $118 million contract from the State Department to help the Bureau of Consular Affairs reduce fraud and handle data replication for passports and visas. The five-year contract includes work supporting a department database that serves as a hub for information between other government branches in support of homeland security.
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Hotel industry recovering, but unevenly
American Hotel & Lodging Association report says business travel still down
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The hotel industry will continue its recovery from 2020 this year, but unevenly, according to the American Hotel & Lodging Association’s 2022 State of the Hotel Industry Report. “Hotels have faced enormous challenges over the past two years, and we are still a long way from full recovery. The uncertainty about the omicron variant suggests
Accenture Federal Services wins Greater Washington Government Contractor of the Year
AFS won the award in the over $300M in revenue category
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The Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce and Professional Services Council named Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services (AFS) the 2021 Greater Washington Government Contractor of the Year in the over $300 million category during their award ceremony last week. “I accept this honor on behalf of the 12,500 people who every day do extraordinary work to serve
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RAND BLAZER PRESIDENT, APEX SYSTEMS LLC, FAIRFAX COUNTY Blazer has been with Apex Systems since 2007, after nearly 30 years with KPMG US LLC. The former U.S. Army captain has helped Apex, based in Glen Allen, grow into a firm with roughly 2,640 employees across the state. Apex and its parent company, ASGN Inc., together
Accenture Federal Services completes Novetta acquisition
McLean-based Novetta will be part of its national security portfolio
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Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services, a subsidiary of Fortune Global 500 professional services company Accenture, has completed its acquisition of Novetta, a McLean-based advanced analytics company, the two companies announced Thursday. The financial terms of the deal, first announced in June, were not disclosed. The acquisition will add a national security portfolio to AFS’ business, according
Accenture Federal Services wins $729M Army contract
AFS will help Army Communications-Electronics Command merge ERP systems
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Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services won a $729 million contract from the U.S. Army, it announced Tuesday. Under the six-year contract, AFS will help the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) consolidate multiple enterprise resource planning systems into a single model. The company will support the Army Shared Services Center (SSC) initiative of CECOM with capability support
Accenture Federal Services hires infrastructure cyber lead
Rick Driggers comes from Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
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Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services announced Wednesday that it has hired Rick Driggers as its critical infrastructure cyber lead, a role in which he will help develop cybersecurity solutions to protect critical infrastructure. Driggers, who has already started in his new role, was the assistant director for the Integrated Operations Division at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
Accenture Federal Services wins $50M U.S. Patent, Trademark Office contract
Arlington Accenture subsidiary to work on financial management systems
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Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services (AFS) announced Wednesday it has been awarded a $50 million U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) contract to work on the agency’s financial management systems for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO). Under the five-year contract, AFS will provide program management, operations and maintenance services to modernize USPTO’s Information
Accenture Federal Services names managing director, management consulting
Kathryn Larson promoted at Arlington-based subsidiary
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Fortune Global 500 company Accenture announced this week it has promoted Kathryn Larson to managing director of the management consulting business of its Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services (AFS) subsidiary. With more than 15 years of experience, Larson was most recently a senior manager with Accenture. She specializes in organization and business process design and strategic
Accenture Federal Services secures blanket purchase agreement with U.S. courts
AFS to modernize client case-management system
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The Administrative Office of the United States Courts (AOUSC) awarded Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services (AFS) a five-year blanket purchase agreement to modernize the client case-management system of the U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services (PPS) system, the company announced Monday. PPS works to carry out probation and pretrial service functions in U.S. district courts. Under the