Nilanjan Sengupta, a managing director at Accenture (NYSE: ACN), has been promoted as chief technology officer of the applied intelligence practice within the company’s federal services subsidiary, G2Xchange FedCiv reported Friday. He will be responsible for Accenture Federal Services’ convergence efforts in cloud computing, analytics, artificial intelligence and automation technology …
Read More »Executive Mosaic Announces 2021 Wash100 Award Recipients; CEO Jim Garrettson Quoted
Executive Mosaic, the leading provider in connecting, promoting and branding government and government contracting (GovCon) executives of consequence, will proudly present the 2021 Wash100 Award, the most prestigious and prominent award in all of GovCon, to the 100 distinguished executives who have demonstrated excellence in leadership, innovation, reliability, achievement and vision.
Read More »Accenture’s Federal Arm Gets IARPA Imagery Analysis Research Contract; Bryan Rich Quoted
A subsidiary of Accenture (NYSE: ACN) will use artificial intelligence and machine learning to accelerate analysis of geospatial imagery under a potential four-year contract with the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity. The company said Thursday Accenture Federal Services will work with Element84, I2R, Boston University, Cornell University, MIT, North Carolina …
Read More »Four Companies Win IARPA Contracts Under Imagery Analysis Automation Research Program
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity has awarded contracts to teams led by Accenture Federal Services, BlackSky Geospatial Solutions, Kitware and Systems & Technology Research to support a research program that aims to automate search and analysis of multisource satellite imagery. A test and evaluation team for the Space-based Machine Automated Recognition Technique program assessed and selected the awardees through a broad agency announcement.
Read More »Kathryn Larson Promoted to Managing Director in Accenture Mgmt Consulting Practice
Kathryn Larson, formerly an Accenture (NYSE: ACN) senior manager, has been promoted to managing director within the management consulting business at the company's federal arm. She holds more than 15 years of experience in areas such as program and change, organization and business process design and strategic communications.
Read More »ArchIntel Releases Extended Competitive Intelligence Compendium
ArchIntel, a completely customized, human-intelligence powered daily briefing service, has released its latest compendium, “Know Your Competition” to expand the conversation and provide today’s business leaders with the first hand perspective of the competitive intelligence landscape through the eyes of its experts. Visit ArchIntel.com to read the full “Know Your Competition: A comprehensive compendium and insightful industry view through the eyes of executive CI experts” for yourself.
Read More »Accenture Federal Arm, Mitre Help VA Implement Colmery Act IT Updates; Robert Wilkie Quoted
Accenture Federal Services and Mitre have helped the Department of Veterans Affairs update information technology systems for processing education benefits for military veterans. The Veterans Benefits Administration and its two industry partners performed software development, integration, testing, communications and training work as part of Colmery Act implementation efforts. “These IT changes improve our ability to deliver education benefits to GI Bill students.” said VA Secretary Robert Wilkie.
Read More »GovConWire to Host Defense Digital Acquisition and Modernization Forum TODAY at 12:30 PM EST; Learn About Event Speakers
During GovConWire’s Defense Digital Acquisition and Modernization Forum, notable federal and industry leaders will discuss the DoD’s Software Acquisition Strategy, Defense Acquisition Workforce Development and the future of data and IT modernization across federal agencies. To register for GovConWire’s Defense Digital Acquisition and Modernization Forum, as well as view upcoming opportunities, visit GovConWire’s Event Page.
Read More »Expert Panel to Discuss DoD Strategies at GovConWire’s Defense Digital Acquisition and Modernization Forum
GovConWire’s Defense Digital Acquisition and Modernization Forum on Dec. 1 will feature an expert panel, composed of federal and industry leaders across the government contracting sector. The panel will address the DoD’s Software Acquisition Strategy, Defense Acquisition Workforce Development and the future of data and information technology modernization across agencies. To register for the Defense Digital Acquisition and Modernization Forum, as well as view upcoming opportunities, visit GovConWire’s Event Page.
Read More »Kay Kapoor Selected for COMSovereign Independent Director Post
Kay Kapoor, former president of AT&T's (NYSE: T) global public sector organization and a three-time Wash100 Award recipient, has been recommended by a committee of COMSovereign Holding's board of directors for appointment as an independent director.
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