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CSBA Welcomes William Bodie as Director of Development
The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments announced on Tuesday that Bill Bodie was appointed director of development for the institute. “Bill comes to us with an impressive background in the foundation world, government and industry,†said Dr. Thomas G. Mahnken, president and CEO of CSBA.
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Parsons Transfers Corporate HQ to Washington Metro Area; Chuck Harrington Quoted
Parsons has decided to transfer its corporate headquarters from Pasadena, Calif., to the Washington, D.C. area in line with the company’s growth efforts in critical infrastructure, intelligence and defense markets. Chuck Harrington, chairman and CEO of Parsons, said in a statement published Thursday the move seeks to support the company’s concentration of employees in the Washington capital region and is driven by investments, acquisitions and other strategic actions in the past decade.
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Polaris Alpha Gets AWS DevOps Competency Certification
Parsons’ Polaris Alpha subsidiary has achieved the DevOps Competency certification from Amazon Web Services. The status seeks to recognize Parsons’ knowledge and experience in helping clients implement continuous integration and delivery, automation, infrastructure provisioning and other DevOps practices in the cloud, the company said Wednesday. Polaris Alpha has over 40 certifications related to cloud and supported efforts to […] More
Parsons Gets $82M Contract to Help in California’s Largest Lead Cleanup Project
Parsons has received a potential two-year, $82M contract from the California Department of Toxic Substance Control to support the removal of lead-contaminated soil from more than 1.6K residential properties in Los Angeles. The cleanup is considered the largest of its kind to be conducted in California and will help create jobs for local residents, the […] More
Parsons’ Ronald Nielson: US Cyber Posture Calls for People, Tech Integration Across Gov’t, Industry
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
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Polaris Alpha Gets Recognition for Corporate Network Security Approach
Parsons‘ Polaris Alpha subsidiary has won a 2019 CSO50 Award from IDG Communications’ CSO magazine for its approach to corporate security operations. Polaris Alpha said Thursday its integrated network security group implemented and applied a standard model from the Defense Department and Defense Information Systems Agency to secure enterprise network. The team considers defense network as an ecosystem […] More
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Maria Lehman Returns to Parsons as VP, Business Dev’t Director for NY Region
Maria Lehman, former chief operating officer and interim executive director of the New York State Thruway Authority, has returned to Parsons as a vice president and director of business development. The 36-year industry veteran will support the company’s infrastructure group in business development and market growth efforts within the N.Y. region, Parsons said Monday. In her previous […] More
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Parsons Opens Huntsville Facility for Technical Services Capacity Expansion Push
Parsons has unveiled a new facility at its Huntsville, Al., site as part of company efforts to increase technical capacity. The 25K-square foot facility, which opened Friday, will provide for the company’s technical services expansion, which includes the fusion of hardware and software technological capacities for infrastructure, defense and intelligence customers, Parsons said Friday. The […] More
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Parsons to Provide Engineering Design Services for Nevada Traffic Safety Program
The Nevada Department of Transportation has awarded Parsons a two-year contract to provide engineering design services to support statewide efforts aimed at reducing road traffic accidents. Parsons said Tuesday that it will design roadways, roundabouts, pedestrian access areas, traffic calming strategies, bike lanes and street lighting in accordance with the department’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan. “Our team […] More
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Parsons Gets Recognition for Teaming Efforts With Veteran-Owned Businesses
Parsons has received the National Veteran Small Business Coalition’s Champion of Veteran Enterprise Award for collaborating with veteran-owned and service-disabled, veteran-owned companies to support federal projects. The company said Wednesday it surpassed the government’s SDVOSB contracting goal of 3 percent in 2017 by awarding 10 percent of subcontractor dollars to businesses that fall under that group. The Pasadena, […] More