Who runs security this week: Accenture Federal Services

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Accenture Federal Services has its new CISO on the books as of this week.

This week on the Wire

• Nate Parker named Chief Information Security Officer at Accenture Federal Services, announced October 5, 2026.

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The newest analysis piece, "Named successor or empty chair: what 2026's CISO exits show", works through the 15 CISO departures recorded on the Wire this year and finds that nine came with a named replacement announced the same day or week. The remaining six opened seats that sat without a permanent holder for weeks or months, and two are still unfilled. The piece draws a clean line between a handover that is a plan and a departure that is a vacancy, and the departure record is specific enough to show which organizations had one and which had the other.