Contracts

Air Force cancels $3.7B business transformation recompete

This decision to not proceed with awards comes five months after proposals were due.

Contracts

Judge sides with Accenture in $1B Army contract dispute

Groundswell’s protest of the Army Enterprise Business Systems – Convergence contract falls short as a U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge denies the company's allegations.

Contracts

Pentagon hits Accenture, Booz Allen and Deloitte with contract cancellations

The trio are the only named contractors in a group of cuts announced by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who claims $5.1 billion of cancelled contracts with $4 billion in savings.

Contracts

Accenture Federal makes its argument to defend $1B Army win

New court filings reveal competing narratives between Accenture Federal Services, the Army and protester Groundswell over how the competition for the $1 billion EBS-C modernization contract unfolded.

Companies

How consulting firms acquire to iterate, and sometimes reinvent themselves

The intersection of consulting, integration and implementation is on full display when looking at our 2024 roundup of mergers and acquisitions. So too are the preceding years.

Companies

The public company acquirer remains a unicorn in the M&A action

While in the minority, this group of serial buyers requires a different sort of attention and conversation given that they are publicly-traded and have to explain it all.

Contracts

Billions are on the line as DOGE, GSA increase scrutiny

A new analysis by TechnoMile looks at how exposed the General Services Administration's top 10 consulting firms could be, based on unexercised contract ceiling across three major spending categories.

Companies

ANALYSIS: Federal contractors navigate Trump administration uncertainty

Recent quarterly earnings calls by Science Applications International Corp. and Accenture reveal early some impacts as DOGE reviews create market anxiety.

Companies

Accenture Federal faces second challenge to its Energy IT contract

DOGE nixes 10 task orders on the incumbent contract after a pair of competitors won a corrective action on the recompete.

Contracts

Energy to reconsider $3.5B IT contract award to Accenture

A pair of protests have prompted the department to take a second look at claims of improper pricing evaluation.

Contracts

Library of Congress tries again at $450M agile development vehicle awards

The agency sticks with the original number of eight awardees, but the mix is different following a re-evaluation of bids.

Breaking News Companies

Trump administration asks agencies to cull consultants

A memo dated Wednesday asks agencies to review their contracts with 10 of the “highest paid” companies.

Contracts

Oral arguments set for $1B Army contract dispute

A U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge will hear Groundswell's claims that the Army favored Accenture Federal Services in the competition to consolidate several business systems.

Companies

DEI programs vanish across the GovCon landscape

Contractors are dropping diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives as they review the risks of being seen as not compliant with the Trump executive order.

Contracts

Demo concerns emerge in fight for $1B Army business system contract

New filings from the protester Groundswell allege both an improper evaluation process and technical misrepresentation on the Army's part.

Contracts

Accenture Federal wins $3.5B Energy IT recompete

The so-called CBOSS blanket purchase agreement is the Energy Department's main mechanism for acquiring IT support services.

Opinion

COMMENTARY: Contractors embrace Trump's potential to modernize procurement

With the DOGE and Trump talking about a more modern and efficient government, contractors are offering suggestions on changes they want to see.

Companies

Accenture Federal’s new CEO eyes AI-driven transformation during Trump 2.0

Ron Ash sees agencies as having opportunities ahead to modernize legacy systems and improve efficiency by harnessing the power of new tools like agentic artificial intelligence.

Contracts

Judge says Groundswell can add former SAP exec to legal team

Accenture Federal Services and the Army did not want Uli Werner to access sealed documents in Groundswell's fight over a $1 billion business system consolidation contract.