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FEMA Awards Accenture $58 Million Contract to Help Manage Flood Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning Program
February 27th, 2009
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded Accenture (NYSE: ACN) a $58 million contract to provide program-management and business-architecture services for the agency’s Flood Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning (“Risk MAP”) program, which is designed to help reduce the nation’s vulnerability to natural hazards. The competitively bid contract has a one-year base period and four one-year options. Through collaboration with state, local and tribal entities, the Risk MAP program will provide an integrated national assessment of flooding risks based on digital flood-hazard data and Web-accessible data. This...
Source: Health Business Week (2009-02-27)
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