Federal 100: Vera Ashworth
Name: Vera Ashworth
Title: Vice President
Company: CGI Federal
Data Act coach. Ashworth leads the strategy, innovation and delivery oversight of CGI Federal’s services to the departments of State and Commerce and the U.S. Agency for International Development. She spearheaded the firm’s work to prepare clients for the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act by collaborating with agencies and industry, preparing outreach materials, educating teams and pulling in outside experts. Her work helped agencies focus on data quality and internal controls ahead of deadlines. In 2017, data on billions of dollars’ worth of federal spending was made available to the public under the Data Act.
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