Parsons will conduct intelligence software systems support work for the U.S. Army Operations and Intelligence Division of the C5ISR Center under a three-year, $49 million task order.  The award was made under the Responsive Strategic Sourcing for Services procurement vehicle, an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract where Parsons was among the 198 awardees, the company said Wednesday.  Parsons […] More

Artificial intelligence has rapidly grown across the government contracting space in recent years. According to Rich Aves, executive vice president of business development for the defense and intelligence sector at Parsons, AI will be “the hallmark of solutions going forward.” ExecutiveBiz spoke with Aves to learn more about how AI can be used in the federal landscape, […] More

SilverEdge Government Solutions has received a subcontract from Parsons to help the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency comply with federal information and communication technology accessibility standards.  The subcontract award is part of Parsons’ Combatant Commands Cyber Mission Support contract with the General Services Administration and is intended to address NGA’s Section 508 compliance requirement, SilverEdge said Monday. […] More

Parsons has received several accolades for its initiatives to employ military veterans and LGBTQ+ individuals in active service. Specifically, the company was granted the HIRE Vets Medallion Award by the Department of Labor and was included in the GI Jobs Military Friendly Employers and the Military Times Best for Vets Employers lists, Parsons said Friday. […] More

Parsons has received contracts to study the feasibility of transitioning fleets in three U.S. states to a zero-emission vehicle design and help the transportation departments there to plan their adoption of electric buses. The multimillion-dollar projects involve looking into the possible bottlenecks of truck electrification as part of comprehensive research work, Parsons said Wednesday. Peter […] More

A Parsons-led team will provide engineering support, information technology functionality and flight operations assistance for three Polar Operational Environmental Satellites of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.  Under a $16 million NOAA contract, the team comprising of ASRC Federal unit Arctic Slope Technical Services, Kongsberg Satellite Services and Parsons will support the operations of NOAA-15, […] More

A Parsons subsidiary has secured an $11.6 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to automate cyber threat emulation planning and execution for network security assessments. BlackHorse Solutions will work under the Signature Management using Operational Knowledge and Environments program and support the development of tools to help network security professionals find cybersecurity […] More

Parsons and the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors hosted the 15th Annual TAPS Golf Outing on Thursday in Joppa, Maryland, to raise funds to provide support for the families of U.S. fallen soldiers. The company said Monday it has helped TAPS secure over $1 million by hosting and serving as the lead sponsor of the […] More

Jack Sears Jr., former vice president of business development and capture at Parsons, has been appointed chief growth officer at Millsboro, Delaware-based cloud and cybersecurity services provider Aquia. He will oversee BD, sales, marketing and go-to-market functions in his new position, Aquia said Monday. Sears holds three decades of work experience at multiple companies that offer […] More

Parsons has entered into an agreement with sensing and analytics company Aurora Insight to collaborate on commercial space research and development to provide next-general capabilities for the domestic and international military sector. The companies will combine their expertise in data collection and analysis, algorithmic processing and analytic interpretation to develop new methods of yielding actionable […] More

Matt Ofilos, formerly executive vice president of Parsons, has been elevated to the chief financial officer post at the information technology company, effective July 25. Parsons has also appointed George Ball — who Ofilos is succeeding as CFO — and defense industry veteran Ellen Lord to its board of directors, the Centreville, Virginia-headquartered company said Monday. Carey Smith, chair, […] More

Parsons has opened an Aberdeen, Maryland-based innovation laboratory that is envisioned to facilitate rapid research, development and integration of operational technology in support of its defense, intelligence and federal civilian customers. The new Paladin Lab located within the Aberdeen Proving Ground includes unclassified tech integration and demonstration space and features hybrid cloud, network and compute […] More