Accenture Federal Services, Accenture plc and Accenture LLP agreed to pay $25 million to resolve Justice Department allegations that they violated federal-contract antidiscrimination requirements by considering race and sex in hiring, promotions and training. The department said the alleged conduct ran from 2017 to the present and involved workforce demographic reports, entry-level hiring, managing director promotions and programs including Amplify to Elevate. Accenture denied discrimination, said it complied with applicable laws and said the settlement was not an admission of liability. The agreement is the third major consultancy settlement under the Justice Department's Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, following IBM's $17 million settlement and Deloitte's $21.5 million settlement over similar allegations.