Accenture and satellite imagery provider Planet Labs have agreed to develop artificial intelligence-powered geospatial intelligence tools to support public and private sector customers in sustainability projects. The partnership seeks to apply data from Planet’s fleet of Earth imaging satellites in efforts to help organizations across multiple sectors, such as the government, manage supply chain risks […] More

Bill Marion brings extensive experience as a public servant to his work in the private sector. Marion, a managing director at Accenture Federal Services, spent years with organizations such as the U.S. Air Force and the Air Combat Command, holding positions including deputy chief information officer overseeing digital transformation, personnel pay and services, as well […] More

Accenture’s federal business has appointed 26-year company veteran Sara Abiusi as chairwoman of its Inclusion and Diversity Advisory Council, effective immediately. Accenture Federal Services said Wednesday she succeeds Bean Peavy, who has completed his two-year term as the council’s chair, and will be responsible for driving initiatives to promote a diverse and inclusive workplace. “From […] More

The government-focused arm of information technology and consulting services company Accenture has secured a three-year, $189 million contract from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the optimization and transfer of data to the cloud. During the next few years, Accenture Federal Services will help the CDC update and prepare its data and application arsenal for […] More

A report from the National Association of State Chief Administrators and Accenture has found that 51 percent of citizens surveyed gave their digital interactions with U.S. state governments a positive rating. NASCA and Accenture polled 1,500 U.S. citizens between February and March and found that 74 percent of respondents cited websites as the most common […] More

Nilanjan Sengupta, chief technology officer of the applied intelligence practice at Accenture Federal Services, believes the integration of quantum computing and artificial intelligence platforms has the potential to help agencies make sense of large and complex datasets. He wrote in a blog post published Friday that quantum technology can act as an “accelerator for AI” […] More

Accenture’s federal business has landed a $199 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security to continue to provide technical assistance and modernize a Transportation Security Administration flight screening technology it has been servicing since 2018. During the contract’s potential 10-year life span, Accenture Federal Services is expected to conduct a variety of information technology tasks, including […] More

Portia Crowe, chief data strategist for Defense and Applied Intelligence at Accenture Federal Services (AFS), recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding the most critical capabilities that are being developed to ensure U.S. warfighters receive the proper training in the latest technology. In addition, Portia Crowe also discussed the influence that emerging technologies are having on staying ahead of the curve […] More

George Franz, a managing director and defense cybersecurity lead at Accenture Federal Services, said in a recent Executive Spotlight interview the business applies an outcome-based innovation approach to help the Department of Defense address digital transformation goals. “There’s great synergy between AFS and DoD as we support all aspects of campaigning from developing strategies and […] More

Accenture has invested in Titan Space Technologies to help the latter further develop its artificial intelligence models and other orbital compute platforms to support space experimentation. The strategic investment marks Titan’s participation in an Accenture Ventures program, dubbed Project Spotlight, that seeks to invest in companies working on enterprise technologies and link software startups to […] More

Bill Marion, managing director at Accenture Federal Services, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding his experience with the company over his first two years, including the core drivers of his role that made him want to join AFS. In addition, Marion also discussed the key factors that have led to AFS’ company-wide success as well as […] More

Executive Mosaic has inducted John Goodman, CEO of Accenture Federal Services, into the 2022 edition of the Wash100 Award in recognition of his leadership in national security technology and services. This represents the fifth consecutive time that Goodman has been included in Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of most influential officials and executives in the government […] More