A joint report by Accenture, the National Association of State Chief Administrators and NEOGOV highlighted challenges state government leaders face in the recruitment, development and retention of talent.

John Goodman, CEO of Accenture Federal Services, told Federal News Network in an interview published Thursday that the federal government is focusing on information technology modernization and efforts to improve government services. Goodman said the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act has helped federal chief information officers become innovation partners and cited the factors the company considers as it works on government projects.

Accenture Federal Services plans to hire 500 new employees over the next four years to expand operations of its Advanced Technology Center in San Antonio, Texas.

Ira Entis, managing director of strategic solutions and emerging technologies at Accenture's federal services business, has said agencies should increase efforts to apply artificial intelligence to their business operations to address growing citizen expectations. 

Marty Rodgers, managing director of Accenture’s Metro Washington, D.C. office, has been promoted to senior managing director, ExecutiveBiz has learned. The promotion seeks to recognize Rodgers' contributions to the company across business, strategy, mentoring and leadership.

Dave McClure, principal director and CIO advisory lead at Accenture Federal Services, has said the availability of more data, the increasing computing capacity and the software environment are some of the factors driving the pace of technology modernization in the government, the Washington Business Journal reported Friday. “And you combine all three of these together, and it creates an accelerated path for modernization that we just simply have never had before in government,” McClure said at a WBJ-hosted forum.

Accenture's federal services business and the Government Business Council have found during a study that U.S. federal employees are willing to learn and incorporate artificial intelligence technology into their daily tasks in the workplace.

Executive Mosaic is honored to introduce John Goodman, president of Accenture Federal Services, as an inductee into the 2019 edition of Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of influential leaders in the government contracting arena — for his efforts advancing digital technologies and intelligence distributed systems. This marks Goodman’s second consecutive Wash100 award. 

An Accenture business unit has received a potential three-year, $49.4M task order to modernize an information technology platform the U.S. Air Force uses to manage payroll, leave-management and primary human resources functions.

Dominic Delmolino, chief technology officer at Accenture’s federal services business, has said the government is likely to make information technology modernization its top priority in 2019. “In today’s complex and dynamic environment, IT must lead the way. The relationship between technology and mission outcomes has never been stronger,” he told …

A new report by Accenture shows that many federal agencies still struggle in their efforts to modernize their information technology systems despite the progress they have made as they have yet to adopt new approaches such as cloud computing, digital platforms and agile software development. The company said Monday the government …

Annette Rippert, senior managing director for technology at Accenture, has been recognized by the National Association of Female Executives for her efforts to encourage women to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math fields. “As the leader of our technology business in North America, Annette has made great strides in …

A new Accenture survey says citizens have offered thousands of recommendations or “life hacks for government” in order for U.S. agencies to speed up the delivery of services. The company said Thursday it commissioned McGuire Research to conduct an online poll of 5,000 individuals across 10 major cities in September …

Dominic Delmolino, chief technology officer of Accenture’s federal services business, has said agencies should deploy artificial intelligence systems as “subservient or assistive” tools as they decide on veterans benefits, vendor invoices, disputes and other matters, Federal News Network reported Monday. Delmolino noted that potential AI users should watch out for the …

Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Mary Legere, a managing director at Accenture Federal Services, has received the Saint Isidore Army Cyber award from the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association in recognition of her initiative, leadership, insight and cyber intelligence skills. Lt. Gen. Stephen Fogarty, commander general of the Army …