Parsons has formed five business units under a new program that seeks to create growth opportunities for the company and help with the delivery of services to clients. Chuck Harrington, Parsons’ chairman and CEO, said Monday the Forward “initiative is an important step in enhancing the effectiveness of our company, making us more agile in responding to the needs […] More

Andy Strampach serves as vice president of business development for the global services group at Leidos, where he oversees the organization’s business pursuits, growth strategy and capture activities in the U.S. defense and intelligence markets. He joined the company in May 2015 after more than three years of work as a division vice president of BD and strategy at Parsons‘ […] More

A joint venture of Bechtel National and Parsons Government Services has wrapped up the construction of a facility built to destroy the chemical weapons stockpile at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Kentucky. Bechtel Parsons Blue Grass established the plant in Richmond, Kentucky, under a contract with the Defense Department’s Program Executive Office – Assembled Chemical Weapons […] More

Heather Shinn, a vice president and program manager in Parsons‘ government services business, will serve a three-year term as a board member at the Construction Management Association of America. Parsons said Friday that Shinn, who is a Certified Construction Manager and a CMAA member since 2003, will help provide guidance to the organization on its programs. “Parsons […] More

Parsons has been selected to manage the construction and upgrade of government facilities nationwide and in other locations under a blanket purchase agreement with the General Services Administration. Parsons will perform quality assurance, engineering, facility condition assessments and technical support for the facilities of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and other federal agencies, the […] More

Parsons Government Services International has secured a potential four-year, $16.9 million task order to provide nuclear security support across Ukraine and worldwide as part of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Cooperative Threat Reduction Integrating Contract II. DTRA received two proposals for the contract after it solicited bids from four original CTRIC II contract holders, the […] More

Parsons developed software components and algorithms for a Northrop Grumman-built integrated air and missile defense battle command system designed to destroy ballistic missiles. Parsons said Monday the U.S. Army conducted an initial flight test of IBCS on May 28 at New Mexico-based White Sands Missile Range. “Parsons is proud to be part of the team […] More

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

Biff Lyons oversees the national security division of Parsons Corp.’s government services segment in his senior vice president role at the Pasadena, Calif.-headquartered engineering contractor. Lyons joined Parsons in 2011 upon that company’s acquisition of SPARTA, where he held a 13-year career in roles such as VP and operations manager of advanced systems technology operation, as well […] More

Parsons has been awarded a potential $16 million contract with Canada’s public works and government services agency to manage the construction of infrastructure upgrade and repair work for the Giant Mine in Yellowknife. The company will oversee work to demolish the mine shaft, build the pit buttress and upgrade sitewide power, Parsons said Wednesday. The contract […] More

Chris Alexander oversees Parsons’ efforts to pursue potential opportunities in the public sector market as executive vice president and director of global business development for the company’s government services segment. The 12-year company veteran was promoted to the global BD leadership role in 2013 and managed business development functions for the segment’s national security and defense division prior to […] More

Linda Murray is a senior vice president in Parsons government services business unit and also serves as deputy division manager of the unit’s national security division. As part of her role, Murray works to drive Parsons’ business in the federal intelligence and cybersecurity sectors. She has more than 20 years of experience in program and project management, and business development in […] More