Laura Kavanaugh, a former fire chief and longtime confidant of the chief, now works for the global IT consulting giant that under her watch raised $39 million in no-bid contracts for the FDNY. Critics argue that the close relationship circumvents conflict of interest laws.
Former Deputy Commissioner John-Paul Augier resigned from his $241,119-a-year FDNY job on January 27 and immediately announced a new role as a senior manager at Accenture, saying: . linkedin He said, “I am extremely proud to be joining this incredibly talented team of professionals.”
by city staff law You cannot seek employment with a company or non-profit organization you work with as part of your existing job while working for the City.
It’s unclear when Mr. Ogier, 49, began negotiations to join Accenture.
He did not respond to messages seeking comment.
In an interview in December government technology, Augier said his “highest accomplishment” during his 27 years at the FDNY was working with Accenture in 2021 to implement FireCAD, a new $22 million emergency dispatch system aimed at reducing emergency response times. He said that.
“At first glance, it appears to be a conflict of interest,” an FDNY official told the Post. “When he was working with this company at the FDNY, who was most concerned with in his mind? The city’s or his own?”
The FDNY denied any violations.
“The department has taken diligent steps to ensure compliance with relevant conflict of interest rules,” spokesman Jim Long said.
Accenture did not say when it began discussing employment with Mr. Auger or whether it placed any restrictions on his continued work with the FDNY.
A spokesperson said, “We do not comment on personnel matters.”
In 2018, Mr. Ogier was promoted from FDNY Deputy Commissioner to Deputy Commissioner for Dispatch Operations and Public Safety Technology. For his first four months, his job was under the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, then transferred back to the FDNY.
He is currently a defendant along with Kavanaugh in a lawsuit accusing the FDNY of age discrimination.
Since 2018, Accenture has won at least $39 million in FDNY open-bid contracts for data processing equipment maintenance and other computer work. Records show.
In 2018, Accenture also won a $390,800 DoITT contract, with Mr. Auger briefly working for the agency, which brings the total citywide work the company has won over the past 17 years to $733.5 million. It is part of the dollar.
FireCAD crashed 3 times Although it was up and running for the first six months, Ogier claimed in an interview with Government Technology: “It took a lot of learning curve, but now I cook with gas.”
