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

Jacobs announced on Monday that Patrick Hill has been appointed executive vice president and president of its people and places solutions (P&PS) line of business effective Aug. 1. “Patrick’s appointment aligns with our line of business succession plans, and his visible and forward-leaning leadership style position him as the right leader to drive the next […] More

Jacobs will design and build facilities for the U.S. Air Force’s B-21 bomber aircraft under a potential seven-year, $200 million multiple-award task order contract with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers‘ Kansas City District. The company said Thursday it will perform architecture and engineering services primarily for B-21 facilities at Ellsworth, Dyess and Whiteman air force […] More

Jacobs has secured a position on a five-year, $25 million contract to renovate and modernize the headquarters of the Government Accountability Office in Washington D.C. The multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers architectural and engineering services at the GAO's main office and field offices nationwide.

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Jacobs has secured contracts to provide technical support for U-Battery Developments and Westinghouse Electric Company U.K. The two companies are currently developing nuclear power reactors with U.K. government research funding. The nuclear laboratories of Jacobs in Warrington, U.K., will be required to perform research and development work into new technologies for advanced manufacturing qualification, the company said Wednesday.

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A Jacobs-built satellite has concluded payload checkout operations and is now conducting radio frequency survey support as part of its designated activities in sun-synchronous orbit. Jacobs said Tuesday that Mango One launched as a rideshare payload aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket for the Transporter One mission from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in January.

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Jacobs has partnered with NASA to develop orbital trajectory approaches for spacecraft in uncrewed and crewed missions including the agency's Artemis I mission to the moon. Jacobs said Monday the team will use the Copernicus tool that works to help establish spaceflight trajectory designs through computer coding techniques.

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Jacobs has partnered with IronNet Cybersecurity to collaboratively design and develop a new offering meant to help commercial and government parties detect and address stealthy cyber threats. The joint cybersecurity offering will utilize artificial intelligence and machine learning to gain awareness of both known and unknown cyber risks and bolster network security against attacks, Jacobs said Thursday.

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Jacobs has completed a transaction with PA Consulting through which it secured a 65 percent stake in the U.K.-based management consulting company. The investment placed an enterprise value of $2.5 billion to PA Consulting and the move is expected to drive Jacobs' growth strategy as a leading technology-enabled solutions provider. The purchase was approved by PA employees and shareholders, with 99.9 percent voting in favor of the partnership.

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Executive Mosaic is honored to present Dawne Hickton, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Critical Mission Solutions at Jacobs, as an inductee into the 2021 edition of the Wash100 Award for expanding the company's cybersecurity business and driving significant growth through contract awards. This marks Hickton“™s second consecutive Wash100 Award.

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