Ronald Nielson, chief technology officer at Parsons’ cyber and intelligence division, has said the incorporation of commercial cybersecurity platforms into federal networks has helped promote industry innovation and allowed the Defense Department to counter threat actors. “Our nation’s cybersecurity prowess is best measured as an integration of people, processes and technologies,” Nielson said in his […] More

Parsons has introduced a suite of technology platforms and services intended to help public and private sector customers avoid cyber attacks on critical infrastructure assets. The Domain6 portfolio features cyber-physical protection systems that the company has provided to government intelligence and defense agencies as well as commercial customer facilities, Parsons said Friday. The offering is built upon […] More

Parsons‘ government services unit has received a $75.6 million contract modification to develop and build out of the U.S. Army‘s Enhanced Network Visualization Environment Cyber Operations Infrastructure. The Defense Department said Tuesday work on the project will take place in Centerville, Va., and is scheduled to finish by Dec. 13, 2019. The Army Contracting Command will obligate […] More

Parsons‘ government services business has received a potential $24 million U.S. Army contract for architect-engineer services. Work under the firm-fixed-price contract is expected to run until July 10, 2023, with each order determining funding and work locations, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers received five bids through an online solicitation. Parsons […] More

Brett Jones, a former vice president at engineering professional services company WSP, has joined engineering and construction services contractor Parsons as vice president of business development. Parsons said Thursday Jones will help the company pursue new business opportunities in Southern California and will focus on alternative and traditionally-procured projects in the transportation market in his new position. Jones’ 28-year civil […] More

Parsons broke ground on a facility expansion in Huntsville, Alabama, last week to add a 25,000-square-foot building and 50 new jobs there. The engineering services contractor will use the additional facility to integrate hardware and software platforms for customers across the intelligence, defense and infrastructure sectors, the Huntsville city government said Wednesday. “Previously our space was becoming a […] More

Parsons‘ government services business has won a potential five-year, $15 million contract from the U.S. Navy to support the Housing Condition Assessment program of the Commander Navy Installations Command. The Defense Department said Tuesday that Parsons Government Services will independently assess the conditions, configuration and quality of military family and unaccompanied housing assets within the Naval Facilities […] More

Liliana Ortega, a former vice president and bid director at Balfour Beatty Investments, has joined Parsons as VP and senior bid director of the construction and engineering services firm’s enterprises segment. She will oversee Parsons Enterprises’ efforts to identify investment opportunities, develop strategy and manage procurement and bids, the company said Monday. “Liliana’s development and […] More

Parsons has participated in a Massachusetts Institute of Technology program that seeks to establish industrial relationships between global companies and MIT. The company said Wednesday it conducted a kickoff meeting on June 26 with MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, as part of the university’s Industrial Liaison Program. Involvement in ILP would help Parsons’ business units – federal, […] More

Charles Litz, a retired U.S. Navy captain and former program manager at Advanced Technology Systems Company, has joined management and technology consulting firm ARServices as director of research and development operations. ARServices said Tuesday Litz will lead the company’s efforts to grow its federal market footprint and oversee business relationships with government customers such as the Defense Threat […] More

Parsons has received a potential five-year, $70 million contract for advisory and assistance services to the Missile Defense Agency‘s facilities, military construction and the environmental management directorate. The Defense Department said Tuesday that Parsons’ government services unit will advise and assist MDA on construction oversight, demolition and disposal, deployment, lifecycle management, site activation, sustainment and integration efforts. Work will occur through June […] More

Denise Turner Roth, former administrator of the General Services Administration, has joined engineering and professional services firm WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff as a senior adviser. Roth will be part of the company’s consulting team that will work to assist clients in both public and private sectors in their energy and infrastructure projects, WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff […] More