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Suzette Kent, federal chief information officer and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, will leave her current post in July, The Hill reported Thursday.
Suzette Kent to Step Down as Federal CIO
EY Awarded $93M to Continue Army Audit Support
Ernst & Young will continue to help the U.S. Army audit its financial statements under a $93M contract modification.
Read More »Report: OMB Official Margaret Weichert to Join Accenture in March
Margaret Weichert, deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget, will step down from her role in March to join Accenture’s (NYSE: ACN) commercial practice, Federal News Network reported Friday.
Read More »GSA Expands List of OASIS Unrestricted Pool 2 Contractors
The General Services Administration has unveiled a list of nine final awardees and one "apparent successful offeror" on unrestricted pool 2 of the One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services contract following an on-ramp solicitation process.
Read More »GSA Picks 22 Firms for Governmentwide ‘Centers of Excellence’ Discovery BPA
Twenty-two companies won spots on a General Services Administration blanket purchase agreement to help agencies identify and address information technology challenges.
Read More »Eric Olson Named Buchanan & Edwards CEO; Carter Wood Appointed CFO
Eric Olson, a more than 30-year technology consulting industry leader, has been appointed CEO of Arlington, Va.-based tech services contractor Buchanan & Edwards. Olson previously worked at ECS Federal as a senior vice president and as an executive VP at InfoReliance, Buchanan & Edwards said Thursday. He also held senior …
Read More »Michael Alkire Promoted to President of Premier; Craig McKasson Named Chief Administrative Officer
Michael Alkire, formerly chief operating officer of Premier (Nasdaq: PINC), has been promoted to president of the Charlotte, N.C.-based health care technology company. Premier said Tuesday Alkire’s promotion recognizes the expansion of his role, which now includes oversight of strategies for the company’s supply chain and performance services segments in addition …
Read More »Barbara Angus Joins EY as Global Tax Policy Leader
Barbara Angus, former chief tax counsel of the House Ways and Means Committee, has joined professional services company EY as leader of global tax policy. She will be based in Washington, D.C., and lead a group of professionals to advise companies and help government clients develop and implement policy initiatives worldwide, …
Read More »Former IBM, Northrop Exec Kris Lovejoy Named EY Global Cybersecurity Leader
Kris Lovejoy, former CEO of network security technology provider BluVector, has joined EY as global cybersecurity leader. She succeeds Paul van Kessel, who is due to retire in June, and will oversee EY’s cybersecurity operations and service offerings in her new position, the company said Wednesday. Lovejoy previously served as president of Acuity Solutions, the former Northrop …
Read More »EY Names 3 Infrastructure Leaders Within Transaction Advisory Services Business
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 9, 2018 — EY has appointed Mike Parker, Connie Cassidy and Tom Rousakis to infrastructure leadership positions within its transaction advisory services business as part of efforts to merge some capabilities for the Americas region, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. Parker will serve as EY Americas infrastructure leader while Rousakis will replace him as …
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