Booz Allen Hamilton Agrees to Acquire Digital Service Business Aquilent
The transaction will bolster Booz Allen's growing technology
capabilities and talent base, particularly its emphasis on building
citizen-focused digital services.
The acquisition will further expand Booz Allen's ability to blend its consulting heritage with advanced technical expertise to deliver to clients cloud, mobile and modular technology services using advanced methodologies such as Agile, DevOps and open source.
"This acquisition further advances our long-term growth strategy," said
"Aquilent builds on Booz Allen's existing digital capabilities, bringing
greater expertise to deliver the digital services that citizens expect
the Federal government to provide in a modern, 24/7 environment," said
In 2016,
Booz Allen has continued to invest in technical capabilities in recent years as part of the firm's long-term growth strategy, called Vision 2020. The firm sees growth opportunities driven by client demand for technology innovation in areas such as cloud, big data and mobility, advanced development methodologies and more rapid solution deployments.
The firm's differentiator in digital solutions is its unique ability to network its broad range of technical capabilities and talent across the country, delivering a deep understanding of its clients' missions and sensitivity to the management challenges of organizational adaptation and adoption.
In recent months, Booz Allen has won several large contracts for digital services, including:
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$25 million contract to support the GSA 18F to rapidly deploy tools and services that are easy to operate, cost efficient and reusable across government agencies. Under this contract, Booz Allen is primarily responsible for delivering digital services through agile development, user-centered design, and DevOps. - A 7-year contract awarded by the USPS Enterprise Mobile Computing (EMC) IDIQ, which is one of the largest mobility contracts among public sector applications. This award positions Booz Allen as a mobile leader and enhances its Digital Solutions brand in the Federal space. It builds upon its mobile and SD business across markets and will provide its people with exciting opportunities to work on cutting-edge mobile projects.
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