IT Giant Pays U.S. Government $25 Million After Being Accused of Using DEI Practices for Hiring and Promotions

Accenture will write the government a $25 million check.

The Justice Department said the world’s largest IT consulting firm used race and sex as hiring and promotion tools while telling federal customers it did not.

Accenture Federal Services, Accenture plc, and Accenture LLP agreed to the payment to resolve alleged False Claims Act violations, the Justice Department announced....