Ernst & Young buys digital identity tech consultancy

Ernst & Young has acquired a digital identity and access management technology consulting firm to aid in the global professional services giant’s push for a wider presence in homeland security work.

Approximately 300 Dignari employees are slated to join EY through the transaction announced Monday, of which no financial terms were disclosed.

Started in 2013 by Gena Alexa, Dignari describes its core service lines as including emerging technology prototyping and the use of data science to aid in measuring program performance.

Dignari has recorded approximately $110.7 million in unclassified prime contract revenue over the trailing 12 months with all of it from the Homeland Security Department, according to USASpending.gov data.

Customs and Border Protection, Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the Transportation Security Administration represent some of Dignari’s largest customers within DHS.

“For over a decade, Dignari has made a significant impact on furthering the federal government’s security mission with modern technologies,” Alexa said in a release. “These efforts can be scaled across local and state governments as well — and when combined with the power of the EY network will strengthen outcomes for both the public sector and the people it serves.”

“We believe that blending EY US’s commitment to provide customers with mission-ready solutions and Dignari’s IAM capabilities in the homeland security space will offer a highly differentiated value proposition for our government clients,” Doree Keating, leader of the EY Americas government and public sector practice, added in the release.

The McLean Group LLC acted as the exclusive financial adviser to Dignari.