Government Impact - Q2, 2022
After years of federal spending reductions and tax revenue constraints, state and local governments are now dealing with an issue few would have expected at the beginning of the pandemic: Having enough people and the right systems to manage an influx of money from the federal government.

Federal Market
National Credit Union Administration – The firm was awarded a Cybersecurity Consulting Services contract with National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) to provide a gap analysis of the NCUA IT environment against the Executive Order (EO) 14028 on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity.
Audit and Accounting / Compliance, Monitoring, and Oversight
Texas Water Development Board – CohnReznick performed AUP/financial consulting services for the Texas Water Development Board under its CFO to GO program.
Emergency Management
Port of Houston – Since 2020, CohnReznick has been assisting the Port of Houston in securing work-in-kind credits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on two of its most high-profile projects: the Houston Galveston Navigation Channel and the Houston Ship Channel Expansion Channel Improvement.
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