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, 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, 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, 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

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, 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

Jimmy Pappas, formerly a managing director of professional services company PwC, has been named a partner at Grant Thornton‘s forensic advisory services business. Grant Thornton said Friday the more than 20-year forensic and audit accounting veteran will be responsible for helping expand the firm’s forensic accounting, civil litigation, corporate governance and internal investigation service offerings in […] More

The Defense Finance Accounting Service has awarded a $29.2 million contract to Grant Thornton and a $24.6 million contract to Cotton & Co. to respectively provide general fund and working capital fund audit services to the U.S. Special Operations Command and the U.S. Transportation Command. Each labor-hour contract has 19 base months and three one-year options, the Defense Department said Tuesday. DFAS […] More

Grant Thornton opened a new office on Thursday at 111 Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas. The office is designed to feature multipurpose space, conference and team rooms, audiovisual functions and collaborative technologies, Grant Thornton said Thursday. Scott King, national managing principal of Grant Thornton’s state and local public sector practice, said the new facility will help bring the company’s Austin team closer […] More

Jim Brady, chief operating officer of Grant Thornton, has joined the board of directors at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. “As a board member for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, I look forward to helping companies of all sizes create jobs and enhance our economy,” Brady said in a statement released March 7. Chamber President and CEO […] More

Grant Thornton has opened a new office in Arlington County, Virginia, that works to consolidate staff from across the Washington metropolitan area and facilitate increased collaboration and engagement. The company said Thursday the office can accommodate up to 1,500 people and includes a multipurpose space, modern conference and team rooms as well as audiovisual and collaborative […] More

John Lainhart, a former leader of the U.S. public sector cybersecurity and privacy group at IBM, has been appointed as senior strategist at Grant Thornton‘s cyber risk advisory practice. He will oversee the development of cybersecurity offerings for the public sector in his new position, Grant Thornton said Thursday. “It’s essential for agencies to invest in cyber defense and preparedness, […] More