Big Consulting Bosses Meet With Trump Officials to Save Contracts

​​Executives at some of the biggest U.S. consulting firms are meeting with Trump administration officials to defend their projects ahead of this coming week’s deadline for government agencies to justify major consulting contracts. 

In recent days, top executives at professional services firms including Ernst & Young and Guidehouse have met with officials including Josh Gruenbaum, the Federal Acquisition Service commissioner within the General Services Administration, according to people familiar with the discussions. A Booz Allen BAH -3.15%decrease; red down pointing triangle executive has also been in touch with Gruenbaum, who is a former director at the private-equity firm KKR.