Uncle Sam sues ex-Accenture manager over Army cloud security claims

The US is suing a former senior manager at Accenture for allegedly misleading the government about the security of an Army cloud platform.

Danielle Hillmer, 53, of Chantilly, Virginia, is accused of deceiving auditors over the capabilities of a service the government commissioned in 2017.

Although it is only referred to as Company A in the court documents, Hillmer claimed to work for Big Four consulting firm Accenture during the stated timeline, according to a now-deleted LinkedIn account.

The US alleges that between March 2020 and November 2021, Hillmer obstructed federal auditors and falsely represented the security of the company's cloud platform, which was used by other government customers beyond the Army.

The platform in question is described as Nonappropriated Fund Integrated Financial Management System (NIFMS) – a cloud-based payroll, pension, and benefits system in lay terms.

According to the indictment [PDF] unsealed this week, Hillmer specifically made efforts to ...