Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has agreed to acquire Sierra-Cedar’s Workday, U.S. Mulesoft and Salesforce practices for an undisclosed sum in a push to expand its offerings to government and higher education organizations seeking to update their core operations and software for finance, accounting, human resources and student services.

George Batsakis, former defense portfolio lead at Accenture's (NYSE: ACM) federal business, has joined information technology provider 1901 Group as executive vice president and chief strategy officer.

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has agreed to purchase Symantec’s cybersecurity services business from Broadcom (Nasdaq: AVGO) for an undisclosed sum.

Tim Irvine, formerly head of design for the North America sector at Fjord, has been appointed to lead Accenture’s (NYSE: ACN) federal digital studio in Washington, D.C., Technical.ly reported Friday.

Accenture's (NYSE: ACN) federal services business has won a potential six-year, $75.8M hybrid contract to provide support services for the U.S. Army's unified enterprise resource planning system.

Penelope Prett, a senior managing director of Accenture (NYSE: ACN), has been promoted to chief information officer in a move that takes effect Dec. 1. She will succeed Andrew Wilson, who will continue to work with Accenture through January 2020, the company said Wednesday.

Aaron Faulkner, former vice president of cybersecurity at ECS, has been named head of the cyber practice within Accenture's (NYSE: ACN) federal subsidiary. The more than 18-year industry veteran will oversee efforts to design, build and deliver cybersecurity offerings to federal civilian and defense customers in his new position, Accenture said Monday.

Julie Sweet has begun her tenure as CEO of Accenture (NYSE: ACN) after leading the professional services firm's business in North America for the past four years.

Kathryn Sullivan, a retired NASA astronaut and former head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has joined the board of managers at Accenture's (NYSE: ACN) federal arm. “We welcome her experience and insight as we continue to evolve our company and help our clients stay ahead of their changing mission needs," said John Goodman, chief executive of AFS and a 2019 Wash100 winner.

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has promoted 33-year company veteran James Etheredge to the position of group chief executive for North America in a move slated to take effect Sept. 1. He will succeed Julie Sweet, who will take the helm at Accenture as CEO, the professional services firm said Thursday.