The U.S. Agency for International Development has awarded nine companies spots on a potential seven-year, $500M contract to provide technical support to allow USAID’s energy initiatives to respond to post-conflict and post disaster recovery, regional security, economic growth and other agency priorities.
Read More »Lewis Cornell to Head WSP US Operations as President, CEO
Lewis Cornell, a former executive of Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC) and AECOM (NYSE: ACM), has been named president and CEO of WSP Global's U.S. subsidiary in a move that takes effect Oct. 15.
Read More »EM’s Weekly Roundup: Robert O’Brien Appointed National Security Adviser, POC Announces Unmanned Systems in the Future Flight Forum, Major Contract Awards for AECOM, Altamira, Booz Allen, Leidos, General Dynamics, NCI, Novetta, SAIC & Weekly Top 10 Stories
President Trump announced on Wednesday that he’s selected Robert O’Brien to be the new National Security Adviser for the White House. O’Brien succeeds John Bolton, who left Trump’s administration last week. In his role, O’Brien will tackle everything from immigration policy to heightened tensions with Iran. He will be responsible …
Read More »USAID Awards 10 Spots on $2.5B SWIFT 5 Unrestricted Transition Support IDIQ
The U.S. Agency for International Development has awarded 10 companies positions on the unrestricted portion of a potential five-year, $2.5B contract to support U.S. foreign policy objectives by helping USAID’s office of transition initiatives advance democracy and stabilization efforts in countries facing political crises.
Read More »Weekly Roundup: DoD Awards $7.6B Cloud BPA to General Dynamics IT, Kevin Samuelson Becomes CEO of Infor, Multiple Contract Awards & Weekly Top 10 Stories
The Department of Defense (DoD) and the General Services Administration (GSA) awarded General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) a potential 10-year, $7.6B blanket purchase agreement on Thursday to replace legacy DoD IT office applications with a standard cloud-based platform across the U.S. military. GDIT secured the Defense Enterprise Office Solutions (DEOS) …
Read More »AECOM Finishes Nuclear Facilities Cleanup in New York; John Vollmer Quoted
TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 28, 2019 — AECOM (NYSE: ACM) has concluded the decontamination of Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory’s nuclear facilities in New York as part of a project with the Department of Energy, ExecutiveBiz reported Aug. 20.
Read More »Five Companies, Four JVs Win Spots on $94M Army Master Planning, Design & Engineering Services IDIQ
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has selected four joint ventures and five independent firms to compete for master planning, design, architectural and engineering task orders under a potential five-year, $94.5M contract. USACE received 11 bids for the firm-fixed-price contract via the internet, the Department of Defense said Monday.
Read More »John Vollmer: AECOM-Led JV to Continue DOE Hanford Site Support Under $725M Contract Extension
The Department of Energy intends to award an AECOM-led (NYSE: ACM) joint venture a $725M contract to continue managing radioactive waste retrieval efforts at DOE’s Hanford site in Washington for an additional 12 months.
Read More »Nuclear Industry Vet David Batters Appointed AECOM SVP, Int’l Sector Lead; John Vollmer Quoted
David Batters, formerly group chief financial officer at the U.K. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, will serve as AECOM’s (NYSE: ACM) senior vice president and international sector lead for nuclear and environment strategic business unit within the company’s management services group, starting Sept. 1.
Read More »NASA Selects Eight Firms for Potential $80M Infrastructure Support IDIQ
Eight companies have secured positions on a potential three-year, $80M contract from NASA to provide architectural and engineering services to Glenn Research Center's facilities infrastructure division.
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