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  • KBR Govt Business to Support Australia's Military Tech Acquisition, Sustainment Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    KBR Govt Business to Support Australia’s Military Tech Acquisition, Sustainment Efforts

    KBR‘s government services arm has landed a potential 11-year contract to provide support services to the capability acquisition and sustainment group of the Australian defense department. The company said Wednesday KBRwyle will serve as one of the four major service providers to CASG through the contract that has a five-year base period and six option years. Ernst & Young will collaborate […] More

  • Michelle McCarthy Named Mercury Systems VP, Chief Accounting Officer & Controller - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Michelle McCarthy Named Mercury Systems VP, Chief Accounting Officer & Controller

    Michelle McCarthy, former corporate controller at Analog Devices, has joined defense electronics manufacturer Mercury Systems as vice president, chief accounting officer and controller. Mercury Systems said Tuesday McCarthy will report to Chief Financial Officer Michael Ruppert and oversee the company’s financial reporting, accounting and tax operations. The certified public accountant previously served as corporate financial reporting manager at J. Jill and manager […] More

  • Thomas Manning Named Dun & Bradstreet Board Chairman, Interim CEO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thomas Manning Named Dun & Bradstreet Board Chairman, Interim CEO

    Thomas “Tom” Manning, formerly lead director at Dun & Bradstreet, has been named chairman of the board and interim CEO of the Short Hills, New Jersey-based commercial information provider. Manning’s appointment comes after Dun & Bradstreet CEO and Board Chairman Robert Carrigan decided to step down from his roles, the company said Monday. The board’s nominating […] More

  • Treasury Dept Vet James Mackie Joins EY in Director Role - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Treasury Dept Vet James Mackie Joins EY in Director Role

    James Mackie, former director of the Treasury Department‘s Office of Tax Analysis, has joined Ernst and Young as co-director of the company’s quantitative economics and statistics group. The more than 30-year Treasury veteran will lead the Washington, D.C.-based QUEST group with  Robert Carroll, said Thursday. In his previous role, Mackie led OTA’s efforts to analyze and produce reports on […] More

  • DOJ Vet Kathleen McGovern Named EY Principal - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOJ Vet Kathleen McGovern Named EY Principal

    Kathleen McGovern, a 14-year veteran of the Justice Department, has joined Ernst & Young‘s Washington, D.C. office as a principal in its fraud investigation and dispute services practice. EY said Friday McGovern joins other former government officials working in the company’s FIDS group and brings more than two decades of prosecutorial experience to her new position. She most recently served […] More

  • Julie Boland Named EY Vice Chair & Regional Managing Partner - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Julie Boland Named EY Vice Chair & Regional Managing Partner

    Julie Boland, managing partner at EY‘s Cleveland office, has been named as the company’s vice chair and regional managing partner for the U.S. Central Region, effective July 1. EY said Wednesday Boland will oversee teams, market leadership, talent development and customer service for the company’s regional practice. She will also support several of the company’s largest […] More

  • EY Selected as SAIC's Next Audit Services Provider - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    EY Selected as SAIC’s Next Audit Services Provider

    Science Applications International Corp. has chosen EY to serve as the independent public accounting firm for the McLean, Virginia-based government contractor’s next fiscal year ending Feb. 1, 2019. SAIC said Friday the audit committee of its board of directors made the decision after the panel completed a competitive evaluation of multiple independent registered accounting firms. Deloitte is contracted to audit SAIC’s 2018 fiscal […] More

  • Kelly Grier to Succeed Steve Howe as EY US Chairman - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kelly Grier to Succeed Steve Howe as EY US Chairman

    Kelly Grier, regional managing partner for the U.S. Central Region at accounting and professional services firm EY, has been named U.S. chairman and managing partner-elect, as well as managing partner-elect for the Americas area, effective July 1, 2018. EY said Thursday the 27-year company veteran will succeed Steve Howe, who is due to retire  by Dec. 31, 2018 […] More

  • EY Names 6 Execs to Global Leadership Team; Mark Weinberger Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    EY Names 6 Execs to Global Leadership Team; Mark Weinberger Comments

    EY has appointed six executives to support the operations, execution and strategies of the professional services company’s global business. They will also help implement the EY’s Vision 2020 strategy designed to assist customers in efforts to address digital disruption challenges as well as facilitate audit and innovation programs, the company said Thursday. Mark Weinberger, EY global chairman […] More

  • EY-UiPath Team to Offer Robotic Process Automation Capacities for Worldwide Clients - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    EY-UiPath Team to Offer Robotic Process Automation Capacities for Worldwide Clients

    EY has teamed up with UiPath to provide robotic process automation capacities for organizations around the world. EY said Tuesday it will license a UiPath-built software to offer capacities that can help companies create new services and link existing platforms with robot-aware digital technologies. The licensing activity will also look to boost the speed and […] More

  • Jimmy Pappas Joins Grant Thornton as Forensic Advisory Services Partner - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jimmy Pappas Joins Grant Thornton as Forensic Advisory Services Partner

    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

  • EY to Audit Air Force General, Working Capital Funds Under DFAS Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    EY to Audit Air Force General, Working Capital Funds Under DFAS Contract

    EY has received a potential $44.2 million contract from the Defense Finance and Accounting Service to provide financial statement audit services for the U.S. Air Force‘s general and working capital funds. The Defense Department said Thursday the company will also conduct an SSAE18 assessment of the Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System. DFAS received one bid […] More