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  • Jacobs to Help Novartis Pharma Expand Biotech Center in France; Robert Norfleet Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jacobs to Help Novartis Pharma Expand Biotech Center in France; Robert Norfleet Comments

    Jacobs Engineering Group has been selected to provide engineering, procurement and construction management services for Novartis Pharma‘s estimated $100 million  biotechnology center expansion project in France. Novartis Pharma aims to increase its biotechnology center’s production capacity by 70 percent and build a second line of purification to manufacture multiple drugs at the same time, Jacobs said Thursday. The project is […] More

  • CSRA Adds Former Jacobs CEO Craig Martin to Board of Directors; Mike Lawrie Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CSRA Adds Former Jacobs CEO Craig Martin to Board of Directors; Mike Lawrie Comments

    Craig Martin, a former president and CEO of Jacobs Engineering, has been elected to join the board of directors of the Falls Church, Virginia-based IT services company CSRA. The 30-year professional services industry vet will join CSRA to provide his technical expertise in the business, the company said Tuesday. “We’re excited that Craig is joining CSRA’s board of […] More

  • TAPE Awarded $29M Marine Corps Training Support Contract; Louisa Long Jaffe Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    TAPE Awarded $29M Marine Corps Training Support Contract; Louisa Long Jaffe Comments

    Technical and Project Engineering has received a four-year, $28.7 million contract to provide live, virtual and simulation training platforms to the U.S. Marine Corps. TAPE will perform systems engineering, acquisition and financial management, modeling, test planning, logistics and instrumentation development under the contract, the company said Friday. “Supporting [Marine Corps Systems Command’s program manager training systems] […] More

  • Huntington Ingalls Adds Philip Luna, Michael Smith to Senior Executive Team - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls Adds Philip Luna, Michael Smith to Senior Executive Team

    Philip Luna, corporate vice president and president of UniversalPegasus International, has joined the senior executive team at UPI parent company Huntington Ingalls Industries in a move that takes effect immediately. HII said Friday it also appointed Michael Smith, corporate VP for development and nuclear and environment sciences, to serve as corporate VP for strategy and development beginning […] More

  • Jacobs Designated Cisco Gold Partner; Darren Kraabel Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jacobs Designated Cisco Gold Partner; Darren Kraabel Comments

    Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced Wednesday, it has achieved a gold certification as a partner of Cisco in providing telecommunication technology services to customers. “Cisco Gold status is a significant achievement for Jacobs, one that complements and enhances our value-added reseller and technology lifecycle management services,” said Darren Kraabel Jacobs Vice President. He also went on […] More

  • Jacobs to Help EDF Energy Maintain UK Nuclear Power Sites; Bob Duff Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jacobs to Help EDF Energy Maintain UK Nuclear Power Sites; Bob Duff Comments

    Jacobs Engineering Group has been selected to supply project management resources for EDF Energy’s work to maintain nuclear power stations across the U.K. The maintenance and life extension projects cover 15 nuclear reactors located at Dungeness, Hartlepool, Heysham 1 and 2, Hinkley Point, Hunterston, Sizewell and Torness power stations, East Kilbride and Gloucester technical centers, Jacobs […] More

  • Sandler Research: Green Initiatives to Help Drive US Data Center Construction Market - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sandler Research: Green Initiatives to Help Drive US Data Center Construction Market

    The U.S. data center construction industry is poised to enjoy a 4.18 percent compound annual growth rate from 2014 to 2019, according to a Sandler Research report. Sandler Research said Monday that U.S. organizations are increasingly seeking data repository facilities that use systems designed to cut power consumption and reduce environmental impact. The research firm […] More

  • Executive Profile: Cora Carmody, Jacobs Engineering SVP and CIO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Cora Carmody, Jacobs Engineering SVP and CIO

    Cora Carmody serves as senior vice president and chief information officer at Jacobs Engineering, where she provides leadership for Jacobs’ information technology systems. Her responsibilities encompass enterprise resource systems for HR, finance, operational support systems such as project control, engineering/design and collaboration, infrastructure systems and services such as networks, servers, desktops and web/social and collaborative systems. She spoke to ExecutiveBiz to discuss topics […] More

  • Jacobs Engineering Wins More Than $80M in Telecom Contracts; Patrick Hill Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jacobs Engineering Wins More Than $80M in Telecom Contracts; Patrick Hill Comments

    Jacobs Engineering Group says it has observed a growing footprint of the company in the telecommunications sector. Jacobs has won contracts totaling more than $80 million from U.S. wireless carriers, tower companies and public sector agencies since January, the company said Tuesday. The company will perform operations support, maintenance, construction work, network deployment, site acquisition and […] More

  • Jacobs-HDR JV Wins $60M to Construct Naval Facilities; Tom McDuffie Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jacobs-HDR JV Wins $60M to Construct Naval Facilities; Tom McDuffie Comments

    A joint venture between Jacobs Engineering Group and HDR has been awarded a potential five-year, $60 million contract to provide engineering services to U.S. Navy facilities at various sites worldwide. The joint venture will work to restore, modernize and maintain the facilities and infrastructure of the U.S. Navy and Defense Department, Jacobs said Tuesday. Tom McDuffie, Jacobs group vice president, said the company will continue […] More

  • Jacobs Engineering to Design Naval Engineering Command Facilities; Tom McDuffie Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jacobs Engineering to Design Naval Engineering Command Facilities; Tom McDuffie Comments

    Jacobs Engineering Group will work to design and construct facilities for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps under a five-year contract worth up to $30 million. The company will also provide geographic information systems, mapping, facilities planning and real estate management services to the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Midwest, Jacobs said Tuesday. Tom McDuffie, a Jacobs group […] More