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Parsons Acquires OGSystems, Adding New Capabilities And Customers

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, January 8th, 2019

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Parsons Acquires OGSystems, Adding New Capabilities And Customers

OGSystems' PeARL family of sensors can be tailored to provide high-resolution imagery in operational environments. Photo: Parsons

Parsons on Monday evening said it has acquired OGSystems, giving it new capabilities in geospatial intelligence, insider threat detection, counter-intelligence, data analytics and engineering, and adds new federal customers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. OGSystems has about 400 employees and Parsons’ federal business, with the new acquisition, now has 6,000 employees, Carey Smith, chief operating officer of Parsons, told Defense Daily in a telephone interview on Tuesday. OGSystems’ senior management will remain with the company. Parsons Federal and…

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