The National Veteran Small Business Coalition has recognized Parsons for surpassing a mandate by Congress for contractors to award 3 percent of contracts to service-disabled and veteran-owned small businesses. Parsons said Monday it accepted the award Thursday at the 2015 Veteran Entrepreneur Training Symposium hosted by NVSBC in Norfolk, Virginia. According to the company, it awarded […] More

Parsons expects to raise more than $15,000 for the Institute of Veterans Education and Training organization in a golf tournament set to take place on June 17. The company said Thursday it would host the eighth annual Golf Classic tournament at the Augustine Golf Club in Stafford, Virginia. “We are glad to help support IVET’s […] More

Parsons has agreed to support the Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security’s 2015 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition to be held in Texas from April 24 to 26. Mary Ann Hopkins, Parsons group president and an inductee into Executive Mosaic‘s Wash100 for 2015, said Wednesday the company will participate as a silver sponsor. “The competition has a positive impact on college students and institutions of […] More

Parsons has received Archibus‘ Best Customer Support and Service Award for 2015 for the company’s program with the Air Force Personnel Center at Randolph Air Force Base on the deployment of the Archibus Asset Management software. Parsons said Tuesday it is one of the awardees honored Saturday at the Archibus Business Partners Awards Ceremony as part of the latter’s Awards of Excellence Program. Mary Ann […] More

The Ohio State University has selected Chris Bush, a corporate vice president and manager of business development at Parsons, to receive the university’s 2015 Ralph Boyer Young Achiever Award. OSU’s mechanical and aerospace engineering department is set to present the award to Bush at an event that will be held Friday on campus, Parsons said […] More

Parsons has helped to kick off National Security Agency-run cyber defense exercise that runs between April 13 and April 17 to help train students on secure network operations. At least 100 students from the U.S. service academies and the Royal Military College of Canada are participating in the event at Parsons’ Columbia, Md.-based cyber center, Parsons said Tuesday. Mary Ann […] More

Frank Sheppard Jr., a Parsons vice president and former deputy project manager for the Energy Department‘s salt waste processing facility, will take over as SWPF project manager effective immediately. The company said Monday Sheppard will succeed the retiring Louis Jackson and oversee the facility’s operations in Aiken, South Carolina. “Frank is a key member of the SWPF management […] More

Michael Cox, a vice president and engineering services sector manager for Parsons’ government services business unit, has joined the National Defense Industrial Association’s Tennessee Valley chapter board of directors. He was also named to the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce’s Huntsville/Madison County chapter in Alabama, Parsons said Thursday. Mary Ann Hopkins, a […] More

Nathan Magestad, a Parsons senior project manager for the technical support services contract with the Federal Aviation Administration, is included in Engineering News-Record MidAtlantic’s 2015 Top Young Professionals list. The recognition is given based on industry leadership, work experience, service to community and contributions to the built environment, Parsons said Wednesday. “His ability to effectively and efficiently manage large and complicated […] More

Steve Rosser, a program director at Parsons and a 24-year U.S. Navy veteran, has joined the board of directors at the National Defense Industrial Association’s Washington Chapter. Rosser will support NDIA’s work to help the U.S. government and industry address national security issues, Parsons said Thursday. “Parsons is pleased that Steve’s leadership ability and in-depth […] More

Mary Ann Hopkins, Parsons‘ government services group president, will advise the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Syracuse University on technology development, strategic partnerships and other pursuits as a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council. The company said Monday Syracuse invited Hopkins, who graduated from the university with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering, to join the advisory council. “I […] More

Parsons is collaborating with the Business-Higher Education Forum to create a Greater Washington Cyber Network of cybersecurity professionals from academia, industry and government from Maryland, Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. The company said Friday the network will be an expansion of the BHEF Undergraduate Cybersecurity Network of the University System of Maryland. The expanded network aimsto bring more opportunities for business disciplines and policies supporting […] More