FBI
Accenture has successfully completed the first phase of modernizing the FBI's human resource system, and the project is already giving up lessons on the power of partnership.
REPORT
Despite the federal Cloud First mandate, only 10 percent of agencies have migrated more than one half of their IT portfolios to the cloud so far. A new Accenture report points to some of the reasons why.
Social Security Administration
Three companies have won a $65 million blanket purchase agreement to provide specialized advisory and assistance support services to the Social Security Administration.
PEOPLE
AT&T Government Solutions has named Chris Smith vice president, Technology, where he will lead a team of 175 technologists in the development of a broad array of AT&T products and services focused on the federal market's needs.
M&A
Accenture has completed its acquisition of ASM Research, which brings more defense health expertise to the company.
HOMELAND SECURITY
Accenture Federal has won a nine-month, $30 million contract to improve data-sharing capabilities for the DHS Office of Biometric Identity Management.
CLOUD
Accenture plans to invest $400 million in cloud technologies between now and 2015 to better assist its government clients adopt a more cost effective cloud infrastructure.
M&A
Accenture makes a deal to buy ASM Research in an effort to add more firepower in the government practice, as it pursues what executives describe as a "once in a lifetime opportunity" to capture health IT projects.
SEC
Accenture Federal has won a $64 million blanket purchase agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to integrate Oracle Development Services for IT functions and modernize how its internal systems..
AIR FORCE
Accenture Federal has won a contract to continue building the Air Forces financial management system, known as DEAMS, that should help the service reach compliance and auditability goals.
PEOPLE
In just 28 days, February was a busy month with companies from CACI to QinetiQ making some major personnel moves. Who went where, and how should you update your contacts?
CONTRACTS
February was a slow month when it comes to contracts, but it still had its share of large awards.
We countdown the big winners for the month.