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  • Grant Thornton Joins HITRUST Network to Implement Healthcare Industry Standards - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Grant Thornton Joins HITRUST Network to Implement Healthcare Industry Standards

    The nonprofit Health Information Trust Alliance has designated Grant Thornton as a HITRUST CSF Assessor to help promote information security and privacy standards for the healthcare industry. Grant Thornton said Tuesday that designation grants the firm authority to offer services through the HITRUST CSF privacy and security framework designed to help address healthcare organizations’ security, privacy and regulatory challenges. David Reitzel, […] More

  • Rogers Joseph O'Donnell, ShoreTel Join CompTIA's State, Local Govt & Education Council - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rogers Joseph O’Donnell, ShoreTel Join CompTIA’s State, Local Govt & Education Council

    The Computing Technology Industry Association has added cloud communications company ShoreTel and government contracts law firm Rogers Joseph O’Donnell to CompTIA’s State and Local Government and Education Council. The council plays a key role in CompTIA’s public sector practice and comprises executives from multiple technology firms and other organizations focused on the state and local government and educational markets, the […] More

  • Grant Thornton Names Jim Copeland Canada COO; Kevin Ladner Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Grant Thornton Names Jim Copeland Canada COO; Kevin Ladner Comments

    Grant Thornton has promoted Jim Copeland to the role of chief operating officer for the accounting and advisory firm’s operations in Canada. GT said Wednesday Copeland moves to the position from his previous roles as national managing partner, advisory services and national manufacturing leader in the firm. “Jim will be responsible for ensuring a cohesive go-to-market strategy and effective […] More

  • Grant Thornton Moves Hartford, Conn. Office to Downtown Location; Frank Kurre Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Grant Thornton Moves Hartford, Conn. Office to Downtown Location; Frank Kurre Comments

    Grant Thornton has transferred its Hartford operations in Connecticut from an office building at 175 Capital Blvd. to a leased space at 90 State House Square located within the city’s primary business district. The company said Wednesday its new 7,928-square-foot facility in downtown Hartford features conference and team rooms with audiovisual and video conferencing systems. Frank Kurre, managing partner for Grant Thornton’s […] More

  • GAO Vet Dianne Guensberg Joins Grant Thornton as Public Sector Assurance Practice Managing Director; Carlos Otal Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GAO Vet Dianne Guensberg Joins Grant Thornton as Public Sector Assurance Practice Managing Director; Carlos Otal Comments

    Dianne Guensberg, a 36-year veteran of the Government Accountability Office, has been appointed managing director of the public sector assurance practice at consulting and audit services firm Grant Thornton. Guensberg will work with the firm’s audit clients in government, Grant Thornton said Tuesday. “She brings more than 30 years of experience at GAO, a deep understanding of public sector […] More

  • Robert Scott Joins Grant Thornton as National Advisory Services Leader - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Robert Scott Joins Grant Thornton as National Advisory Services Leader

    Robert Scott has been appointed as national advisory services leader of Grant Thornton where he will oversee the business line’s operations. Grant Thornton said Monday Scott joins the company from Toronto-based boutique advisory firm Ember Advisory which he founded and brings with him 25 years of experience in advisory and technology. “We are pleased to have Rob join the Senior […] More

  • Grant Thornton's Mark Scoles Joins FASB Emerging Issues Task Force - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Grant Thornton’s Mark Scoles Joins FASB Emerging Issues Task Force

    The Financial Accounting Standards Board has appointed Mark Scoles, a partner-in-charge at Grant Thornton‘s accounting principles group, to its Emerging Issues Task Force. FASB is an independent nonprofit organization in the private sector that establishes accounting and reporting standards for companies and organizations that follow Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Scoles will assume his role on FASB’s EITF on March […] More

  • Vishal Chawla Joins Grant Thornton's Cyber Risk Advisory Practice as Managing Principal - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Vishal Chawla Joins Grant Thornton’s Cyber Risk Advisory Practice as Managing Principal

    Vishal Chawla, a nearly 12-year veteran of Deloitte, has been appointed managing principal of the cyber risk advisory services practice at Grant Thornton. Grant Thornton said Thursday that Chawla will be based at a company office in McLean, Virginia, and work with clients across the U.S. “Cybersecurity threats are growing, the industry is ever-changing, and Vishal joins […] More

  • Grant Thornton Accredited as FedRAMP 3rd-Party Assessment Organization; Dennis Bell Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Grant Thornton Accredited as FedRAMP 3rd-Party Assessment Organization; Dennis Bell Comments

    Grant Thornton has been authorized to assess cloud vendors that work with the federal government under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation administered the FedRAMP accreditation process for Grant Thornton, the company said Wednesday. As a third-party assessment organization, Grant Thornton will assist companies as they comply with FedRAMP […] More

  • Grant Thornton: Cyber Attacks Cost Businesses $315M Over Past Year - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Grant Thornton: Cyber Attacks Cost Businesses $315M Over Past Year

    A new Grant Thornton report estimates the total cost of cyber attacks to businesses worldwide in the past 12 months has reached $315 billion. One in six businesses have experienced cyber attacks during that period with companies in Europe and North America as among the top targets, Grant Thornton said Sept. 22. Grant Thornton surveyed 2,500 business leaders […] More

  • Grant Thornton: 42% of GovCon Firms Saw Increased Contract Revenues During FY 2014 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Grant Thornton: 42% of GovCon Firms Saw Increased Contract Revenues During FY 2014

    Forty-two percent of U.S. government contracting firms that responded to a Grant Thornton survey reported growth in revenues from their contracts with public sector organizations during the past fiscal year. The professional services company’s 2015 Government Contractor Industry Survey also found that 37 percent of respondents saw their contract revenues decline as a result of […] More