# Serco North America Accelerates Federal Contracting Growth

Barbara Supplee has taken over as CEO of Serco North America, signaling a strategic push to accelerate growth in federal contracting, particularly in naval engineering, autonomy, live-virtual-constructive training, and base operations support. This leadership change follows Serco's 2025 acquisition of Northrop Grumman's training business for $327 million, expanding Serco's footprint in defense training services. Serco aims to leverage evolving federal acquisition frameworks in both the U.S. and Canada to capitalize on emerging opportunities.

- Serco North America is positioned as a prime contractor with enhanced capabilities in naval systems design and autonomous technologies, relevant to Department of Defense and allied agencies.
- Procurement professionals should note Serco's expanded training portfolio and fixed-price contracting expertise, which may influence upcoming solicitations and contract awards.
- The focus on live-virtual-constructive training and base operations support indicates growing demand for integrated training solutions and facility management services.
- Companies competing in naval engineering and defense training sectors should evaluate Serco's strategic direction and consider partnership or competitive positioning accordingly.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military
**Topics:** Contracting Vehicles
**Published:** September 28, 2026

### Government Entities
- Department of Defense (DoD)
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic (NIWC Atlantic)
- Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC Pacific)
- Government of Canada

### Vendors
- Serco North America (prime contractor)
- Science Applications International Corp. (former employer of Barbara Supplee)
- Northrop Grumman (former owner of training business acquired by Serco)

### Key Quotes
> Having naval architects that understand the design of manned systems and being able to apply that knowledge and capability to autonomy is an advantage
> — Barbara Supplee, CEO, Serco North America

### Sources
- [Serco’s new North America CEO: ‘I want to press the accelerator’ - Washington Technology](https://www.washingtontechnology.com/companies/2026/09/sercos-new-north-america-ceo-i-want-press-accelerator/416271) - Washington Technology