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Jan 23, 2025

Accenture Federal Services wins $3.5B DOE contract

The Department of Energy awarded Accenture Federal Services, an Arlington County federal contractor, a $3.5 billion, single-award, blanket purchase agreement to provide information technology services to the agency on Friday, just prior to the Trump administration’s return to the White House. The CIO Business Operations Support Services (CBOSS) contract runs through 2032, according to a [&he[...]

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Nov 6, 2024

Accenture Federal Services wins $1.6B task order

Accenture Federal Services has been awarded a task order of up to $1.6 billion to scale and enhance Cloud One, the cloud computing platforms available to the U.S. Department of Defense that are managed by the Air Force, the Arlington County federal contractor announced last week.  “Accenture Federal Services will help the U.S. Air Force […]

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Jul 23, 2024

Accenture Federal taps next CEO, as Goodman steps down

Starting Sept. 1, Ron Ash will take the wheel as CEO at Arlington County‘s Accenture Federal Services, the federal contractor offering IT services announced Tuesday. He will also become chair of AFS’ board of managers.  Ash will succeed John Goodman, who is stepping down as CEO and chair at the end of August and will […]

May 20, 2024

Accenture Federal Services completes Cognosante buy

Arlington County-based Accenture Federal Services has completed its acquisition of Falls Church-based Cognosante, AFS announced Monday. With the acquisition, AFS plans to create a new federal health portfolio. The deal adds 1,500 employees to AFS’ workforce. “The health market is a unique mission space in the U.S. federal government,” Accenture Federal Services CEO John Goodman [&hel[...]

Apr 16, 2024

Accenture Federal Services to acquire Cognosante

Arlington County-based Accenture Federal Services (AFS) has entered into an agreement to acquire Falls Church-based Cognosante, the companies announced Tuesday. Terms of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory review, were not disclosed in the announcement released Tuesday by the two companies. Cognosante’s more than 1,500 employees will join AFS’ workforce of more than 14,000[...]

Aug 30, 2023

Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: JOHN GOODMAN

Formerly an associate professor at Harvard Business School and deputy undersecretary for industrial affairs and installations at the Department of Defense, Goodman now leads Accenture subsidiary AFS, a federal contractor offering IT services. He previously held several leadership roles at Accenture before becoming CEO of AFS in 2017. In May, AFS received a place on […]

Washington, D.C.-based Community Three Development is adapting these 1980s office buildings in Alexandria into Tide Lock, a luxury multifamily community. Photo by Shannon Ayres
Aug 30, 2023

Serving a repurpose

In Alexandria’s Old Town North, a collection of three brick office buildings built in the 1980s is being transformed into Tide Lock, a community of 234 luxury apartments and condominiums featuring Potomac River views and space for retail and a nonprofit music school.  And last summer in the city’s Alexandria West neighborhood, tenants began moving […]

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Feb 22, 2023

Accenture Federal Services announces new National Security lead

Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services has promoted Kevin Heald to National Security portfolio lead, effective May 1, the federal contractor announced Wednesday. Heald is currently the emerging technology and cyber sector lead for AFS’ National Security portfolio. He was Novetta’s senior vice president of its information exploitation division before AFS acquired the McLean-based an[...]

Oct 13, 2022

Accenture Federal Services lands $189M CDC contract

Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services has received a $189 million contract to help speed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s migration to the cloud. According to a news release Thursday, AFS will work with the CDC modernize its portfolio of information technology systems, examine enhancing functionality of those systems, and move systems into a secured […]

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Sep 6, 2022

Accenture Federal Services promotes chief leadership officer

Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services promoted Elaine Beeman to chief leadership officer on Sept 2. In her new role, Beeman will focus on employee experience and succession planning and will continue leading the federal contractor‘s civilian portfolio. Beeman joined AFS in 2009 as managing director of customer relationship for Accenture’s health and public service business. In [&h[...]

Mar 14, 2022

Accenture Federal Services wins nearly $200M IT contract

Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services announced Monday that it has won a $199 million, seven-year contract from the Transportation Security Administration. Under the contract, AFS will help the TSA, which is part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, consolidate three credentialing systems onto one platform to improve threat response and the administration’s evolving operational [...]

Nov 9, 2021

Accenture Federal Services wins Greater Washington Government Contractor of the Year

The Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce and Professional Services Council named Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services (AFS) the 2021 Greater Washington Government Contractor of the Year in the over $300 million category during their award ceremony last week. “I accept this honor on behalf of the 12,500 people who every day do extraordinary work to serve […]

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