Jacobs has secured a three-year, $49 million task order to develop mission planning software for Air Mobility Command‘s aircraft and airdrop operations. The company said Friday it will modernize, integrate and sustain software for AMC’s global mobility platforms, provide compatibility between mission planning data of different avionics systems, and automate airdrop capabilities to bolster overall […] More

Jacobs has conducted engineering, manufacturing and testing efforts in support of the assemblies equipped on a new NASA telescope for collecting X-rays of neutron stars, stellar and supermassive black holes and other objects. The company said Monday it supplied components of the Mirror Module Assemblies that the space agency’s Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer uses to […] More

A joint venture between Jacobs and Geosyntec has won a $100 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with the U.S. Navy to perform architect and engineering work in support of U.S. environmental efforts. Geosyntec Jacobs JV will provide design and engineering services to Navy, Marine Corps and Base Realignment and Closure installations as well as other federal organizations […] More

Caesar Nieves, senior vice president of Cyber & Intelligence for Jacobs, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz for the publication’s latest Executive Spotlight interview detailing the company’s recent acquisition of BlackLynx and the impact it’s having on Jacobs’ national security efforts. In addition, Nieves also discussed Jacobs’ continued expansion into the intelligence community, the challenges of addressing the latest cyber hygiene […] More

Jacobs will provide architectural and engineering services in support of NASA’s Southeast Region Architect and Engineering program over a five-year period. The company said Wednesday it is tasked to modernize and develop new systems across multiple NASA facilities and ground support systems under a $300 million multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the agency. Tim Byers, senior vice […] More

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 19, 2021 — Jacobs will provide the Department of Defense with manned, optionally manned and unmanned systems and related support services following the company’s receipt of seven awards on the General Services Administration’s 10-year ASTRO acquisition vehicle, GovCon Wire reported Sept. 29. Bruce Crawford, senior vice president of strategic development at […] More

Jacobs has secured a three-year contract from the U.S. Army’s Engineer Research and Development Center to help the Department of Defense incorporate Engineering With Nature strategies into military infrastructure. The primary objectives Jacobs aims to achieve through the collaboration include engaging DOD facilities in nature-based resilience measures, creating technical guides for the application of these solutions […] More

Jacobs and NASA have installed 10 CubeSat payloads on the Space Launch System rocket’s Orion stage adapter for the Artemis exploration program’s first flight mission. The secondary payloads will deploy from the Orion spacecraft’s stage adapter after separation from SLS to perform their individual science and technology missions, Jennifer Harbaugh, a senior social media communications […] More

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 1, 2021 — Jacobs will support the Geospatial-intelligence Enterprise OpenDataStore of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency by providing mission-driven and data-centric tools under a seven-year, $302 million contract, GovCon Wire reported Sept. 16. Caesar Nieves, senior vice president of cyber and intelligence at Jacobs’ critical mission solutions unit, said digital services, modern […] More

Jacobs has received an agency-level award from NASA in recognition of the company’s contributions as a service provider supporting projects at Kennedy Space Center. The company said Thursday it has been named the Large Business Prime Contractor of the Year for KSC as part of NASA’s 2020 Small Business Industry Award. “Jacobs’ relationship with NASA […] More

Neil Jacobs, former acting administrator at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has been named scientific adviser at satellite operator Spire Global. He will advise the company’s leadership team on matters pertaining to the commercialization of weather systems and expansion of satellite data products for the government sector, Spire said Friday. Jacobs concurrently served as […] More

Dawne Hickton, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Critical Mission Solutions for Jacobs, recently had the chance to speak with ExecutiveBiz in the publication’s latest Executive Spotlight interview. In the new Executive Spotlight with the two-time Wash100 Award recipient, Hickton discussed the company’s growth strategy and acceleration into its cybersecurity capabilities, recent senior […] More