Mike Zika serves as senior vice president and chief financial officer of Parsons Government Services, a business unit of Parsons Corp., where he is responsible for all activities related to finance, accounting, government accounting and mergers and acquisitions. He has been at the company since 2004 and was involved in PGS’s acquisition of SPARTA, Inc., in […] More

Biff Lyons serves as senior vice president and manager of Parsons Government Services‘ more than $425 million national security and defense division. He elevated to his position in October 2012 as part of a series of moves in the leadership team (click over to GovCon Wire for more on these appointments). Lyons first joined Parsons […] More

Technology has been helpful for intelligence and defense. Long-term success in the defense industry requires an efficient digital approach. Over the years, digital technology has transformed from an accelerator of gradual advancement to an enabler of revolutionary change. Get to know five technology leaders from different companies serving in the government contracting sector. Read on […] More

Parsons and the U.S. Army have broken ground on a new facility to treat hazardous energetic waste streams at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant in Virginia. The groundbreaking marks the construction of the incinerator that will replace the open burning of waste at RFAAP to support the Army’s efforts to improve the facility’s environmental impact, […] More

The United States has the largest defense expenditures among all nations globally. In the year 2022 alone, the nation’s expenditure amounted to a staggering $877 billion—more than the next ten countries combined at $849 billion. As we delve into the year 2023, defense allocation accounts for 16.4% of the federal government’s budget, translating to a […] More

Ted Martin, formerly a Parsons vice president, has been named executive vice president of federal solutions at Huntsville, Alabama-based government contractor MartinFed. He will be responsible for driving growth strategy development and execution, with a focus on providing federal customers with integrated offerings, MartinFed said Monday. Commenting on Matin’s appointment, Matthew Schmitz, chief growth officer […] More

Carey Smith, chairwoman, president and CEO of Parsons, was presented with her 2023 Wash100 Award from Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic and founder of the award, during a recent visit to company offices. Wash100 Award is an annual recognition of the top 100 leaders in the government contracting industry for their demonstrated leadership, innovation, vision […] More

Parsons and Ensco are showcasing their products and services designed to support national security missions at the four-day Space Symposium that will run through Thursday, April 20, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Parsons said Monday some of the capabilities on display at the event are its Ground Operations Center as a Service, Parsons Digital Engineering Framework […] More

The Department of Defense has unveiled the recipients of the Nunn-Perry Award for the fiscal year 2022 in recognition of contractors supporting small businesses that contribute to major defense programs across the U.S. military. The Nunn-Perry awardees, which include units of Parsons and Raytheon Technologies, will be presented with the award during the Mentor Protege […] More

Parsons‘ space-focused integrated center is working to unify government and commercial technologies and services designed to support spacecraft operations. The Parsons Space Operations Center aims to address the demand for integrated and automated capabilities including telemetry processing, data delivery, mission planning, command and control and testing, the company said Tuesday. “PSOC is providing operational support […] More

Parsons will compete for task orders under a $675 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity award from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide services in support of the Electronic Security Systems program. The multiple award task order covers personnel, equipment and necessary services for the procurement, installation and maintenance needed by the ESS program, the technology company […] 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