IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said the company will sharpen its focus on partnerships to drive revenue during the next five years in a push to become known as the leading global hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence provider, CRN reported Monday. “I want our partners to be the best at establishing a hybrid architecture at our clients and establishing an AI footprint at our clients,” Krishna told the publication.
Read More »HII, PMC Capital Conclude Deal on UniversalPegasus Sale; Andy Green Quoted
TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 17, 2021 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) has sold its engineering design subsidiary UniversalPegasus International to Los Angeles-based private equity firm PMC Capital Partners, GovCon Wire reported Feb. 5.
Read More »EY Appoints Alexandra Gurney to Lead Federal Civilian, Security Accounts
TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 17, 2021 — Ernst & Young's government and public sector group has named two-decade management consulting services veteran Alexandra Gurney as leader of federal civilian and security accounts, GovCon Wire reported Feb. 4.
Read More »EY Vet Thomas Pannell Joins K2 Integrity’s Investigations & Risk Advisory Practice
Thomas Pannell, formerly a partner at Ernst & Young's forensic and integrity services practice, has been appointed a managing director within the investigations and risk advisory group of K2 Integrity. He will work in K2 Integrity's New York office and brings more than two decades of industry experience to his new position.
Read More »EY Helps HUD CFO Office Adopt Robotic Process Automation Tech; Irv Dennis Quoted
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has enlisted the help of Ernst & Young to simplify the agency's financial management processes through the implementation of robotics process automation technology, Federal News Network reported Monday. Irv Dennis, chief financial officer of HUD and a 36-year EY veteran, said the partnership used RPA to shorten a manual process from 2.6K hours to 65.
Read More »NuWave Buys ProModel Gov’t Services Unit, Baird Advises on Sell Side; GovCon Expert Reggie Brothers Quoted
NuWave Solutions has purchased a ProModel Corp. business segment that offers analytic software platforms to the U.S. government, for an undisclosed sum. “ProModel Government Services is uniquely qualified to help federal government agencies with their decision making,” said Reggie Brothers, CEO of NuWave and a GovCon Expert.
Read More »EY Awarded Fourth Year Option Under DHA Audit Contract
The Defense Health Agency has exercised the fourth option of a potential five-year, $61.2M audit readiness support contract with Ernst & Young. The company will continue to support DHA's defense health program financial reporting and compliance division through Aug. 7 next year, the Department of Defense said Friday.
Read More »EY Study: Disagreement Exists Between Companies, Policymakers on Future Direction of AI Governance
A new EY study has found significant differences in how companies and policymakers look at the future of ethics, regulation and governance of artificial intelligence platforms.
Read More »EY, Qualtrics, SAP Partner to Support Gov’t COVID-19 Activities
Ernst and Young, has partnered with Qualtrics and SAP to help government entities address the COVID-19 outbreak.
Read More »Kristi Kennedy Joins EY Public Policy Office in Director Role
Kristi Kennedy, a former vice president at communications firm Subject Matter, has joined Ernst & Young’s Office of Public Policy to serve as director of legislative and strategic engagement.
Read More »SOSi Selected for 2020 Military Friendly Employers List; Julian Setian Quoted
Veteran-owned small business Viqtory has included SOS International in its list of military friendly employers for 2020.
Read More »DynCorp Selected for 2020 Military-Friendly Employer List
Veteran-owned firm Viqtory has added DynCorp International to its list of military-friendly employers for 2020.
Read More »HHS Adds EY to Support Center AI Tech Dev’t IDIQ
The Department of Health and Human Services has included global business advisory firm EY in its potential five-year, $49M contract to provide a range of intelligent automation and artificial intelligence services and technologies.
Read More »Criterion Systems CEO Promod Sharma Wins EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Promod Sharma, CEO at Criterion Systems, has received an award recognizing his entrepreneurial efforts in the cybersecurity industry.
Read More »Brian Kenner to Join Amazon as Regional Economic Development Senior Manager
Brian Kenner, deputy mayor for planning and economic development in Washington, D.C., will join Amazon in early July to serve as a senior manager with oversight of regional economic development efforts in the Greater Washington area, the Washington Business Journal reported Thursday.
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