Government-focused information technology branch and consulting services company Accenture has secured a three-year, $189 million contract from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for optimizing and migrating data to the cloud.
Over the next few years, Accenture Federal Services will help update the CDC and prepare it arsenal of data and applications for cloud storage. The contracted work is intended to enable the agency to strengthen its technological vision to best meet the public health needs of US citizens, the Arlington, Virginia-based subsidiary said Thursday.
Jill Olmsteadmanaging director and health consulting lead at AFS, said the company plans to use its “public health experience, Cloud First capabilities, and investments in innovation” to work together to ensure CDC completes its transition to cloud, which strives to achieve its overall mission of protecting the public from health and security challenges.
Olmstead also pointed to increased and improved data access as a key aspect of AFS’ work under the contract.
Throughout the life of the contract, AFS plans to modernize CDC’s information technology programs and data sets, while weighing and selecting different ways to deepen the programs’ impact. Then, after determining the maximum functionality and confirming the security of the storage space, the tools are moved to their new home in the cloud.
AFS was tapped for comparable work in August by the US Army Intelligence and Security Command. Under that contract, it will upgrade and maintain the organization cloud-hosted service management systemServiceNow for five years.
Similarly, the company won a five-year, $118 million contract in March from the State Department to help manage data. This work includes the AFS team in the department’s transformation passport and visa system.