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  • Jay Hurt Named Financial Mgmt Practice Managing Director at Grant Thornton's Public Sector Arm - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jay Hurt Named Financial Mgmt Practice Managing Director at Grant Thornton’s Public Sector Arm

    Jay Hurt, former chief financial officer of the Education Department‘s Office of Federal Student Aid, has joined Grant Thornton as managing director of the financial management practice within the company’s public sector business. Grant Thornton said Monday Hurt will be based at its Alexandria, Va., office and will work with federal clients to help them transform and modernize operations. In his […] More

  • Microsoft, Grant Thornton to Help Agencies Derive Insights From Data; Greg Myers Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Microsoft, Grant Thornton to Help Agencies Derive Insights From Data; Greg Myers Comments

    Grant Thornton’s public sector business and Microsoft have expanded their partnership to help federal agencies generate insights from data and comply with provisions of the administration’s Management Agenda and other regulations that seek to advance transparency and efficiency. Greg Myers, vice president of Microsoft’s federal business, said in a statement published Thursday the company will […] More

  • General Dynamics, REI Systems Join Homeland Security & Defense Trade Group - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics, REI Systems Join Homeland Security & Defense Trade Group

    The Homeland Security and Defense Business Council has added a General Dynamics unit and REI Systems as members of the trade group representing companies that serve the homeland security sector. General Dynamics’ mission systems business and REI offer technology platforms and support services in the homeland security market, the council said Thursday. Marc Pearl, president and CEO of HSDBC, […] More

  • Grant Thornton-HSDBC Study: Govt, Industry Should Expand Comms in Acquisition to Back Homeland Security Enterprise - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Grant Thornton-HSDBC Study: Govt, Industry Should Expand Comms in Acquisition to Back Homeland Security Enterprise

    A new report by Grant Thornton and the Homeland Security & Defense Business Council says the government and industry should build up engagement and communication throughout the acquisition process. Grant Thornton’s public sector business and HSDBC said Thursday they polled over 200 government and industry leaders through an online survey, focus groups and in-person interviews in the spring […] More

  • Grant Thornton-Data Foundation Survey: 82% of Govt, Industry Leaders Cite Progress in Data Standardization - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Grant Thornton-Data Foundation Survey: 82% of Govt, Industry Leaders Cite Progress in Data Standardization

    A new survey by Grant Thornton and Data Foundation has found that approximately 82 percent of government and industry leaders said the standardization of information to facilitate open data adoption had improved in the previous year. Data Foundation and Grant Thornton said Thursday they interviewed at least 20 government and private sector executives and respondents […] More

  • Greg Wallig Appointed Managing Partner for Grant Thornton's Metro DC Operations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Greg Wallig Appointed Managing Partner for Grant Thornton’s Metro DC Operations

    Greg Wallig, formerly regional leader of Atlantic Coast advisory services business at Grant Thornton, has been named as the company’s managing partner for the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Grant Thornton said Monday Wallig will oversee customer service, growth and talent development efforts at the company’s office in Arlington, Virginia. The 13-year company veteran succeeds Jamie Fowler and will work […] More

  • Diane Swonk Named Grant Thornton Chief Economist - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Diane Swonk Named Grant Thornton Chief Economist

    Diane Swonk, founder of private consulting firm DS Economics, has joined Grant Thornton as chief economist and she will be based in the professional services company’s Chicago headquarters. Grant Thornton said Monday Swonk will aim to grow client services through her economic forecasting skills and previous experience as an adviser to central banks, policy makers and multinational organizations. […] More

  • LaVerne Council Joins Grant Thornton as Enterprise Digital Strategy & Innovation Lead - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    LaVerne Council Joins Grant Thornton as Enterprise Digital Strategy & Innovation Lead

    LaVerne Council, a more than 30-year public and private sector veteran, has been appointed national managing principal for enterprise digital strategy and innovation at Grant Thornton. Grant Thornton said Thursday Council will oversee enterprise digital and technological strategies and products designed to help chief information officers address information technology challenges within their organizations. She will report to Srikant Sastry, […] More

  • Grant Thornton Adds GPO Vet Davita Vance-Cooks to Public Sector Practice - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Grant Thornton Adds GPO Vet Davita Vance-Cooks to Public Sector Practice

    Davita Vance-Cooks, former head of the U.S. Government Publishing Office, has joined Grant Thornton as a director within the professional services firm’s public sector practice. Vance-Cooks will support the operations transformation and change management efforts of the practice’s civilian business, Grant Thornton said Friday. As GPO director, Vance-Cooks led a modernization strategy to expand public access to digital […] More

  • Jonathan Eaton Named Grant Thornton Supply Chain Mgmt Practice Leader - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jonathan Eaton Named Grant Thornton Supply Chain Mgmt Practice Leader

    Jonathan Eaton, formerly a vice president and industry supply chain partner at Chainalytics, has joined Grant Thornton as leader of the professional services firm’s national supply chain management. Grant Thornton said Tuesday Eaton will oversee a portfolio of strategy, transformation,  demand and supply planning, procurement, analytics, transportation, visibility and network optimization service offerings in his new position. His more than […] More

  • Iridium CEO Matt Desch Joins NVTC Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Iridium CEO Matt Desch Joins NVTC Board

    Iridium Communications CEO Matt Desch has been appointed to the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s board of directors. Desch brings to the council more than 35 years of experience in the telecommunications and global wireless industries, NVTC said Tuesday. Desch, an inductee into Executive Mosaic‘s Wash100 for 2017, is a member of President Donald Trump’s National Security Telecommunications […] More