James Lackey, formerly senior vice president of the defense systems group at Quantum Research International, has joined Parsons’ federal business as VP for simulation and integration services. Parsons said Friday Lackey will manage a portfolio of hardware integration, intelligence and simulation development support offerings for the federal sector in his new position. At Quantum, …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 17, 2018 — Parsons has been recognized by the National Veteran Small Business Coalition for its work with veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses on federal government contracts, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday it received the Champion of Veteran Enterprise Award after exceeding the respective 3 percent and 8 …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 14, 2018 — Parsons has created a new portfolio of technology and service offerings for public and private sector customers that are designed to help counter cyber-physical threats on critical infrastructure, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Friday the Domain6 converged platform works to protect both operational technology …

Kim Urbanchuk, former counsel and director of ethics and compliance at Airbus, has joined Parsons as chief ethics and compliance counsel. She will work to address compliance risks and support digital transformation efforts, the company said Thursday. Urbanchuk will also lead the company’s ethics and compliance program and help Parsons follow …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 26, 2018 — The government services unit of Parsons will support the build-out of the U.S. Army‘s Enhanced Network Visualization Environment Cyber Operations Infrastructure under a $75.6 million modification to a previously awarded contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The Defense Department said Tuesday the company will perform work in Centerville, Virginia, through …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 13, 2018 — Parsons’ government services unit has won a potential $24 million contract to provide architect-engineer services to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. Contract work and locations will be determined upon each order in the firm-fixed-price deal, which will run through July …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 18, 2018 — Parsons has found a lack of collaboration between information technology and operational technology engineers to address the increasing cyber risk present in the rising adoption of internet-connected devices in critical infrastructure, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday it surveyed 300 industrial control system …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 13, 2018 — Parsons has been selected to update the pipelines at the Gulf Coast Authority’s wastewater treatment plant in Bayport, Texas, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Monday it will manage engineering and support operations for GCA’s BioSan pipeline, facilitate the design and construction of …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 7, 2018 — Parsons has appointed Harry McMahon, formerly executive vice chairman at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, to its board of directors, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The Pasadena, Calif.-based technology company said Tuesday the 32-year investment banking veteran has supported global organizations in their strategic and …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 30, 2018 — The Illinois chapter of the American Public Works Association has given its 2018 Public Works Project of the Year Award, under the category for transportation projects worth more than $75 million, to Parsons for its work to replace the U.S. 52 bridge that connected Savanna, …