NASA has awarded Jacobs (NYSE: J) a potential five-year contract to extend the company's environmental engineering work at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Hunstville, Ala., and other agency facilities.

Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC) has launched a new brand and logo and adopted the tagline “Challenging today. Reinventing tomorrow.” to mark its transition from an engineering and construction firm to a global technology-driven platforms company and reflect its diverse and inclusive perspectives.

Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC) has been selected to update training programs at the Department of Defense’s Cyber Crime Center in Maryland as part of a potential five-year, $216.6M contract.

Bob Pragada and Kevin Berryman, respectively chief operating officer and chief financial officer of Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC), will assume additional duties as co-presidents of the global professional services provider beginning on Dec. 1.

Amy Wilson, former vice president of growth and sales at Jacobs Engineering Group's (NYSE: JEC) intelligence and information solutions division, has joined cybersecurity firm Sentar as VP of strategic initiatives.

Jacobs Engineering Group has been selected to craft requirements and standards for a post-hurricane  reconstruction program at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida. Jacobs said Tuesday it will act as a subconsultant to KBR (NYSE: KBR) on the project and aims to help the base update facility standards in accordance with the  Installation of the Future strategy.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 3, 2019 — Jacobs Engineering Group’s (NYSE: JEC) aerospace business collaborated with NASA to use a company-built high-definition camera to take photos of the exterior of the International Space Station during a mission on Aug. 21, ExecutiveBiz reported Sept. 17.

Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC) will help the U.S. Navy design and initially operate an underwater launch test system for the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Crane, Ind., under a potential $93M indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The IDIQ also covers modernization, redesign, fabrication and operation support for an in-air launch testing platform at the NAWC-Weapons Division facility in China Lake, Calif., the Department of Defense said Thursday.

Darren Kraabel, a 17-year veteran of Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC), has been appointed president of cybersecurity firm Sentar.

Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC) has agreed to acquire John Wood Group's nuclear business for approximately $300M in cash in an effort to expand its nuclear lifecycle offerings with the addition of technical consulting services and decommissioning capabilities.