Accenture Federal Services Awarded U.S. Air Force EITaaS Compute and Store Agreement
October 15 2019 - 9:59AM
Business Wire
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has been awarded a U.S. Air Force
enterprise-IT-as-a-service (EITaaS) Compute and Store agreement,
which aims to improve mission outcomes through advanced technology
solutions.
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380th Expeditionary Communications
Squadron client system technicians Senior Airman Ashley Yarbrough
(middle) reimages a computer while Airman 1st Class Angela George
(right) installs and updates software on a computer, Nov. 28, 2018
at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. If a portion of the
base loses any capability, the Comm squadron has to perform
maintenance on potentially several fronts spanning local and remote
locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady)
Photo courtesy of Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
(DVIDS).
Accenture Federal Services (AFS) will deliver EITaaS Compute and
Store solutions at six bases as part of a $66 million other
transaction agreement (OTA) risk reduction effort (RRE). The six
Air Force bases are: Buckley AFB in Colorado; Maxwell AFB in
Alabama; Offutt AFB in Nebraska; Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in
Alaska; Cannon AFB in New Mexico; and Hurlburt Field in
Florida.
As part of this agreement, AFS will use commercially available
software and other assets to modernize the Air Force technology
infrastructure at these bases, including migrating applications to
the cloud. The applications will be accessible through NIPRNet and
SIPRNet, the military’s unclassified and classified networks. AFS
will maintain the EITaaS Compute and Store environments leveraging
artificial intelligence and automation to optimize infrastructure
processes.
“We’re honored to be selected to help the Air Force enable its
digital transformation,” said retired Army Lt. Gen. Susan Lawrence,
a managing director at AFS who leads the Armed Forces sector within
its Defense portfolio. “By combining our leading commercial digital
capabilities with our innovation methodology and cutting-edge
human-centered design work, we can help provide a foundation for
cloud growth within the Air Force and across the Department of
Defense.”
To deliver the work, AFS will also use the recently expanded
Accenture Federal Digital Studio, a collaborative environment where
teams use service design principles to help federal government
clients advance mission capabilities through innovation and rapid
experimentation. This focus on innovation is key to the Air Force’s
goals for EITaaS Compute and Store.
According to the Air Force, the work will provide hosting
solutions for on-premises and cloud applications, as well as a
disconnected-state capability to meet unique base-level missions.
It is intended to provide the Air Force men and women currently
assigned to manage data centers with the ability to concentrate
instead on cyber-focused mission assurance.
About Accenture
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providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy,
consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched
experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries
and all business functions — underpinned by the world’s largest
delivery network — Accenture works at the intersection of business
and technology to help clients improve their performance and create
sustainable value for their stakeholders. With 492,000 people
serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives
innovation to improve the way the world works and lives. Visit us
at www.accenture.com.
About Accenture Federal Services
Accenture Federal Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Accenture LLP, is a U.S. company with offices in Arlington,
Virginia. Accenture’s federal business has served every
cabinet-level department and 30 of the largest federal
organizations. Accenture Federal Services transforms bold ideas
into breakthrough outcomes for clients at defense, intelligence,
public safety, civilian and military health organizations. Learn
more at www.accenturefederal.com.
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