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  • Deloitte Unveils New Analytics Platform for Internal Auditors; Carey Oven Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Deloitte Unveils New Analytics Platform for Internal Auditors; Carey Oven Comments

    Deloitte has launched a new analytics platform intended to provide end-to-end audit processing using data visualization, risk sensing and analytic techniques. The platform is designed to assist auditors in identifying and reporting on organizational risk, monitoring transactions and determining the root cause of issues, Deloitte said Monday. “This new analytics platform is just one way that […] More

  • Deloitte's Dan Helfrich: Federal Civilian Sector to See Opportunities in Gov't Transformation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Deloitte’s Dan Helfrich: Federal Civilian Sector to See Opportunities in Gov’t Transformation

    Dan Helfrich, federal civilian sector leader at Deloitte‘s consulting practice, believes that the GovCon sector will see opportunities in areas such as back-office operations, mobility and human capital programs in 2015 to support government modernization efforts. He noted that agencies can adopt a shared services model to help with the delivery of citizen services and drive cost efficiency. […] More

  • Deloitte’s Terri Cooper Previews Federal Health Opportunities, Challenges in 2015 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Deloitte’s Terri Cooper Previews Federal Health Opportunities, Challenges in 2015

    Terri Cooper, Deloitte’s federal health sector lead, has highlighted the opportunities and challenges for health providers, planners, policymakers and regulators in the coming months. Cooper noted in her 2015 Industry Outlook that the health sector’s opportunity is to control costs while maintaining the quality of medical treatment for consumers. She recommended that health officials leverage developments in population health, health […] More

  • Deloitte's John Powers: DoD Acquisition Reform Should Encourage Innovation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Deloitte’s John Powers: DoD Acquisition Reform Should Encourage Innovation

    John Powers, Deloitte‘s federal defense sector lead, has noted the U.S. Defense Department‘s openness to make changes in the way it does business and offer incentives to industry partners. “This approach by DoD can create opportunities for innovation in weapons systems, supply chain management, deployment and support service delivery,” Powers said in an interview published on Deloitte’s […] More

  • Deloitte's Nathan Houser: Data Analytics, Visualization Tools Could Facilitate National Security Mgmt - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Deloitte’s Nathan Houser: Data Analytics, Visualization Tools Could Facilitate National Security Mgmt

    Nathan Houser, head of Deloitte‘s national security sector, said advancements in analytics, information assurance and visualization technology can aid the U.S. government’s efforts to address emerging threats. In an interview published on Deloitte’s website, Houser said he sees national preparedness and resiliency programs as key opportunities for industry to help agencies use technology to prepare […] More

  • McKesson Announces Appointments of Bansi Nagji, Brian Tyler; John Hammergren Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    McKesson Announces Appointments of Bansi Nagji, Brian Tyler; John Hammergren Comments

    McKesson has named Bansi Nagji executive vice president of corporate strategy and business development and successor to Brian Tyler, who has taken the newly created role of president for North American pharmaceutical distribution and services. “Bansi brings strong international strategy experience to the McKesson executive team, along with deep innovation, leadership and marketing expertise,” John Hammergren, McKesson […] More

  • Deloitte Panel Discusses Cloud Security Misconceptions; Mike Goodfellow Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Deloitte Panel Discusses Cloud Security Misconceptions; Mike Goodfellow Comments

    Mike Goodfellow, an advisory partner for Deloitte‘s operations in Canada, clarified misconceptions about the limits and safety of cloud computing at this week’s Deloitte 360 conference, Business in Vancouver reported Tuesday. “We have to protect ourselves, but that doesn’t necessarily mean we exclude options,” Goodfellow told his audience during a panel discussion at the conference. Tyler Orton writes that […] More

  • Executive Profile: Robin Lineberger, Lead Client Service Partner for Deloitte's A&D Practice - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Robin Lineberger, Lead Client Service Partner for Deloitte’s A&D Practice

    Robin Lineberger serves as lead client service partner for the aerospace and defense industry practice of Deloitte. where he also holds a senior adviser title. He previously served as CEO of the firm’s federal government services business, where he led a team at least 7,000 professionals to provide risk advisory, consulting and financial advisory services to U.S. government agencies. Lineberger is […] More

  • Kevin Coleman: Enterprises Should Have Cyber Response Teams - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kevin Coleman: Enterprises Should Have Cyber Response Teams

    Kevin Coleman, formerly chief strategist at Netscape and previously a management consultant at Deloitte, has called on organizations to form a cyber incident response team for on-demand action on data breaches. Coleman wrote in a commentary for Fedscoop senior executives within organizations must also begin to turn their focus on data breach response strategies in order to mitigate the costs […] More

  • Executive Profile: Nathan Houser, Federal Gov't Tech Principal at Deloitte Consulting - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Nathan Houser, Federal Gov’t Tech Principal at Deloitte Consulting

    Nathan Houser works as a principal within the federal government technology practice of Deloitte‘s consulting arm, where he serves as lead client service partner to the Transportation Security Administration and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agencies. He also oversees advisory and implementation services on federal systems and applications as head of Deloitte’s federal systems integration practice. Houser has worked with […] More

  • Deloitte Preps CORE Leadership Program Session for Veterans - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Deloitte Preps CORE Leadership Program Session for Veterans

    Deloitte has scheduled the fifth session of its career and leadership development program for veterans and service members between November 13 and 15 as part of its veteran support efforts under Deloitte University. The firm says the Career Opportunity Redefinition & Exploration Leadership Program aims to help recently retired and soon-to-retire soldiers transition from the military to a corporate environment. CORE focuses on networking strategies, […] More

  • Marius Haas: Dell, Deloitte to Expand Market Coverage With Integrated Cloud Tools - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marius Haas: Dell, Deloitte to Expand Market Coverage With Integrated Cloud Tools

    Deloitte and Dell have formed a partnership to deliver products that work to help develop an information technology infrastructure focused on customer experience and drive patient outcomes through automation and healthcare technologies. The companies said Wednesday they will combine Deloitte’s CloudMix and Dell’s cloud, security and Dell One identity access management offerings through the Dell Boomi cloud integration platform. They will […] More