Tag: modernize

Accenture Secures Up to $2.6 Billion Contract to Modernize IRS Systems

An Accenture Plc. unit said on Wednesday it had secured an up to $2.6 billion deal with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for modernizing the government tax agency’s systems. Accenture Federal Services said it had been awarded the contract for seven years, adding that it will have to compete for future orders to support the…


Feds Doling out $2.3 Billion to ‘Expand and Modernize’ Intercity Passenger Rail

The federal government is looking to dole out nearly $2.3 billion to “expand and modernize” intercity passenger rail across the country. But a leading transportation analyst says that Amtrak, the nation’s passenger railroad, doesn’t have any plans to break even. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced the money in a Notice of Funding Opportunity published…