Navy leaders see the future SHARKCAGE environment as having a single set of system resources that work in the same security domain on shores and out at sea.
This global tech giant's relationships with Accenture's federal subsidiary and Deloitte help show how partnering strategies are evolving in the government market.
Accenture Federal Services' acquisition of Novetta in 2021 brought in new technology and ideas for how to approach integration, a mindset that is arguably needed as cloud computing and artificial intelligence further take hold.
The department is gathering market research for the recompete of its $10 billion blanket purchase agreement that covers the bulk of IT support services acquisition activity.
IBM, Accenture and Groundswell are building prototypes for a new Army enterprise resource planning system to consolidate and reengineer processes for finance, human resources and other business functions.
Big Blue challenged the Air Force's choice of Accenture to build the platform at Tinker Air Force Base, but now the service branch will reconsider part of the evaluation.
Adam Mazmanian of FCW and Edward Graham of Nextgov jump in for a review and look-ahead of two ongoing massive electronic health record integrations at the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments, the latter of which is the subject of intense scrutiny.
By Ross Wilkers, Nick Wakeman, Edward Graham and Adam Mazmanian
