In a recent study conducted by Deloitte and the Government Business Council, findings concluded that as federal agencies face budget cuts, they have increasingly turned to data gathering analytics to support their operations. The study entitled “Demanding More, Federal Agencies’ Data Use to Drive Mission and Meet Mandates” concluded that more than 70 percent of federal government [...]
Deloitte‘s Australian unit is now administrating the Australian operations of broker-dealer firm MF Global, which recently filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. due in part to its holdings of sovereign European debt. Deloitte has taken control of all the operations of the three MF Global companies in Australia, according to an administrator for the [...]
The U.S. Transportation Department has awarded Deloitte‘s financial advisory services branch a $1.2 million contract for professional, administrative and management support services, according to a report in the Washington Post. The report did not include any specific details about the work.
A Deloitte global survey of chief financial officers has found that 34 percent are fully involved in sustainability strategy and governance at their companies. The survey, “Sustainable Finance: The risks and opportunities that (some) CFOs are overlooking,” was conducted among 208 CFOs of large companies in 10 countries during the first half of the year. [...]
Photo: Barbara Adachi, Deloitte Deloitte has been named one of the top five organizations in the U.S. for mulitcultural women in 2011 by Working Mother magazine. The recognition is featured in the June/July issue of the magazine. National Managing Principal for Deloitte’s Initiative for the Retention and Advancement of Women Barbara Adachi said her company [...]
Deloitte has received a “strong positive” rating from Gartner for its capabilities-enterprise governance, risk management and compliance services. The rating comes from Gartner’s new report. Whenever a company receives a strong positive rating, Gartner suggests to customers they continue with planned investments and for potential customers to consider this vendor a strong choice for strategic [...]
The beltway was hopping this week with major moves and mergers. Across our media properties, we tracked news at the FBI, a changing of the guard at DoD and the changing faces at some of GovCon’s executive tables. ExecutiveGov topped the news this week with reports that Central Intelligence Agency Director Leon Panetta will replace [...]
