Accenture Federal Services
Federal-facing subsidiary of Accenture plc providing consulting and technology services to US government agencies, including the Department of Defense.
Accenture Federal Services (AFS), headquartered in Arlington, VA, is the US government-facing subsidiary of Accenture plc (NYSE: ACN, Dublin, Ireland). AFS holds a range of DoD contracts including the War Data Platform integration (up to $821M), Cloud One (up to $1.6B), and Air Force MRO services ($336.8M). Ron Ash has served as CEO since September 2024, succeeding John Goodman. In 2026 AFS partnered with OpenAI to accelerate secure federal AI adoption, expanded a quantum-computing collaboration with Quantum Computing Inc. (QCi), and teamed with Appian on low-code automation for federal acquisition modernization.
Overview
- Headquarters
- Arlington, VA
- Founded
- 2002
- Employees
- ~17,600 (2025-2026)
- Total funding
- Stage
- Subsidiary of public company (NYSE: ACN)
- Status
- active
- Domains
- Defense logistics
- Website
- www.accenturefederal.com/
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Contracts7
- ContractUnified Enterprise Resource Planning (UERP) SupportDoD contract for Accenture Federal Services to provide Unified Enterprise Resource Planning support services.
- ContractWar Data Platform (WDP) Core Integration SupportDoD Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office task order for core integration support of the War Data Platform, the successor to the Advana platform.
- ContractCloud One Task OrderUS Air Force task order for Accenture Federal Services to serve as managed service provider for Cloud One cloud account services, including FinOps/CloudTracker cost-transparency tooling.
- ContractAir Force MRO Services and Supplies ContractUS Air Force contract for complex maintenance-repair-and-overhaul depot support, federal financials, and production scheduling/inventory, including Oracle E-Business Suite configuration.
- ContractPharmaceutical Supply Chain Vulnerability Assessment Task OrderDefense Health Agency sole-source task order for Accenture Federal Services to evaluate proposals for domestic/onshoring manufacture of combat-essential medications.
- ContractCBOSS 2.0 (Corporate Business Operations Support Services) BPADOE blanket purchase agreement for corporate IT support services, ceiling ~$3.5 billion.
- ContractHIVE (Hydrometeorological Interactive Virtual Environment) ModernizationNOAA National Weather Service contract to modernize forecast operations, replacing AWIPS.
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Frequently asked
- What does Accenture Federal Services do?
- Accenture Federal Services (AFS), headquartered in Arlington, VA, is the US government-facing subsidiary of Accenture plc (NYSE: ACN, Dublin, Ireland). AFS holds a range of DoD contracts including the War Data Platform integration (up to $821M), Cloud One (up to $1.6B), and Air Force MRO services ($336.8M). Ron Ash has served as CEO since September 2024, succeeding John Goodman. In 2026 AFS partnered with OpenAI to accelerate secure federal AI adoption, expanded a quantum-computing collaboration with Quantum Computing Inc. (QCi), and teamed with Appian on low-code automation for federal acquisition modernization.
- Where is Accenture Federal Services headquartered?
- Accenture Federal Services is headquartered in Arlington, VA and was founded in 2002.
- What does Accenture Federal Services specialize in?
- Accenture Federal Services works across Defense logistics.
- Does Accenture Federal Services hold government contracts?
- Defense Tech Atlas links Accenture Federal Services to 7 government contracts.
Sources & citations8
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Defense Health Agency awards Accenture Federal Services a sole-source task order to investigate pharmaceutical supply chain vulnerabilities in military medicine
DefenseScoop: DOD selects Accenture to investigate 'existential supply chain vulnerability' threatening military medicineVerified2026-07-17 - 2
Independent corroboration of the DHA/Accenture Federal Services pharma supply chain assessment task order
ExecutiveBiz: DHA Awards Accenture Sole-Source Pharma Supply Chain Assessment TaskVerified2026-07-17 - 3
Accenture Federal Services LLC was registered as a distinct SAM.gov federal-contractor entity on June 3, 2002; the underlying federal-services business line at Accenture traces back to 1989
HigherGov: Accenture Federal Services LLC — SAM.gov entity registrationReported2026-01-01 - 4
Accenture Federal Services reports approximately 17,600 employees
Revelio Labs: Accenture Federal Services company profileReported2026-01-01 - 5
Ron Ash succeeds John Goodman as Accenture Federal Services CEO, effective September 2024
GovConWire: Ron Ash to Succeed John Goodman as Accenture Federal Services CEOVerified2024-07-25 - 6
Accenture Federal Services and OpenAI partner to accelerate secure federal AI adoption
StockTitan: Accenture Federal Services and OpenAI Partner to Accelerate Secure Federal AI AdoptionVerified2026-05 - 7
Accenture Federal Services expands quantum-computing collaboration with Quantum Computing Inc. (QCi)
ExecutiveBiz: Accenture Federal Services, QCi Quantum PartnershipVerified2026-05 - 8
Appian and Accenture Federal Services team to accelerate acquisition modernization
Appian (Official, Investor Relations): Appian and Accenture Federal Services Team to Accelerate Acquisition ModernizationVerified2026