Accenture delivers 58 hires for $297M ICE contract

confirmed Importance 6/10 ~1 min read 4 sources 5 actors

CBP awarded Accenture $297M contract to hire 7,500 border agents/officers to meet Trump’s executive order. Delivered only 2 agents first year, 22-58 total hires by termination. $40K per hire cost exceeded average officer salary. Contract terminated April 2019 ‘for convenience’ after DHS IG management alert.

Sources & Citations

[1] Accenture ICE contract termination · Jan 31, 2019 Tier 1

[2] CBP terminates controversial $297 million Accenture contract amid continued staffing struggles · Apr 5, 2019 Tier 1

[3] Trump Administration Cancels Contract That Failed to Bring on More Border Agents · Apr 8, 2019 Tier 2

[4] CBP ends Accenture hiring contract 'for convenience' · Apr 8, 2019 Tier 2

Tiers Tier 1 court records & gov docs · Tier 2 established outlets · Tier 3 regional & specialty press · Tier 4 opinion or single-source. Methodology →

Cite this entry

The Cascade Ledger. “Accenture delivers 58 hires for $297M ICE contract.” The Capture Cascade Timeline, November 1, 2017. https://capturecascade.org/event/2017-11-01--accenture-delivers-58-hires-for-297m-ice-contract/