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SAS and Grant Thornton Partner to Meet the Needs of the U.S. Government

SAS and Grant Thornton Partner to Meet the Needs of the U.S. Government

SAS announced that Grant Thornton LLP, a global consulting, accounting, tax and business advisory services provider, has become a consulting partner with the SAS Alliance, concentrating on public sector clients, specifically those in the federal government. The partnership allows both companies to build on their respective strengths that encompass financial and performance management along with in-depth reporting and advanced analytics.

As a consulting partner, Grant Thornton will provide the resources to integrate, implement and maintain SAS® business solutions tailored to meet the needs of today’s civilian and defense markets within the public sector. “The goal of the SAS Alliance is to deliver intelligence through partnership.

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We strive to combine SAS’ analytic software expertise with our partners’ high-level industry and domain knowledge in order to present a complete offering for our joint customers,” said Graham Perry, director of SAS Public Sector Alliances. “By joining the SAS Alliance, Grant Thornton’s commitment to SAS technology and our joint commitment to helping our government customers meet and exceed their missions and goals are both strengthened.”

SAS and Grant Thornton will deliver the latest technology in the areas of financial management, cost and performance management, and business intelligence. To date, Grant Thornton has implemented SAS solutions to support the total performance management solution at several federal entities including the Departments of Interior and Homeland Security. Other Grant Thornton public sector customers include: Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Commerce, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Department of the Navy, Department of the Army and Department of the Air Force. SAS Public Sector customers include the 15 major departments and 85 percent of independent agencies and commissions.

Grant Thornton Global Public Sector continues to grow above 30 percent annually. “Our strategic relationship with SAS public sector continues our growth and the quality support that we provide clients. The Grant Thornton thought-leadership position in the performance measurement and management is second to none; this relationship with SAS solidifies our position in the market,” said Hank Steininger, managing partner Grant Thornton LLP Global Public Sector.
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