B&A Recognized Nationally as a 2021 Best Workplaces for Commuters

McLean, VA – February 17, 2021 – B&A has been named one of the 2021 Best Workplaces for Commuters for offering employees exceptional commuter benefits. This is the fourth consecutive year that B&A receives this national recognition.

B&A is among a select group of workplaces in the United States that have achieved the Best Workplaces for Commuters National Standard of Excellence by providing an array of commuter benefits, resulting in at least 14 percent of their employee base not driving alone to work within a 12-month period. B&A offers employees several commuter benefit options, including: Commuter transit benefits (SmartBenefits) for all DC Metro full-time employees, which can be used for Metrorail, Metrobus, and Metro parking, Teleworking options, and Flexible work hours/schedules. “We are extremely proud of our progressive commuter benefit program that saves employees time, money, and stress,” said Jonathan Evans, B&A President and CEO. “Our benefits give us a competitive edge in employee recruitment and retention while helping reduce traffic congestion and negative environmental impact.”

The Best Workplaces for Commuters program offers designated organizations access to a range of support services to assess and promote non-driving commuting of employees, including organizational assessment and implementation tool-kits, web-based tools and webinars, staff training, and information exchange.

Founded in 1988, B&A is headquartered in McLean, VA and is a leading information technology systems integrator providing person-centric innovative IT Solutions for the government and private sectors to secure our nation’s borders, facilitate commerce, and support Judiciary and Legislature operations. B&A’s four primary service offerings comprise: Modernization & Transformation, Integration & Analytics, Operations & Enablement, and Human Capital Management.

Our services span strategic, enterprise, application, and technical infrastructure, including customized and Commercial-Off-The-Shelf applications. We are managed to Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI^®) Level 3 for Services, IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL^®), International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (9001/20000/27000), and Agile best practices.

Visit the company website at www.bna-inc.com for more information.

Best Workplaces for Commuters is the national authority on recognizing and assisting workplaces that provide exceptional commuter benefits to employees. More than a recognition program, the Best Workplaces for Commuters program provides support needed to create and sustain an employer-provided commuter benefit program, including online assessment tools, advisory services, case studies, tool-kits, web-based tools, webinars and training. Best Workplaces for Commuters represents over 450 workplaces with Best Workplaces for Commuters designation representing over 2,000,000 employees.

The Best Workplaces for Commuters program is managed by the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) at the University of South Florida with support from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). For more information: bestworkplaces.org/

The Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) at the University of South Florida, established in 1988, is an internationally recognized resource for policymakers, transportation professionals and the public. CUTR provides high quality, objective expertise in the form of insightful research, in-depth policy analysis, comprehensive training and education and effective technical assistance that translates directly into benefits for CUTR’s project sponsors. CUTR’s faculty of more than 40 full-time researchers and 30 students, combines academic knowledge and extensive “real world” experience in developing innovative, implementable solutions for all modes of transportation. The multidisciplinary research faculty includes experts in economics, planning, engineering, public policy and geography. CUTR logs $21 million per year in expenditures through contracts and grants to support its research, education, training and technical assistance missions. CUTR is home to the National Institute of Congestion Reduction. In 2020, CUTR was competitively selected by the U.S. Department of Transportation as the national university transportation center focused on congestion. For more information: www.cutr.usf.edu//