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  • AECOM Makes List of World's Most Admired Companies for 4th Consecutive Year - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AECOM Makes List of World’s Most Admired Companies for 4th Consecutive Year

    AECOM has been included on the World’s Most Admired Companies list by Fortune magazine for the fourth consecutive year. The company said Friday it ranked first within the engineering and construction industry for its product/service quality, innovation and social responsibility efforts. “This milestone reflects extraordinary achievement and showcases our employees’ talents, expertise and continuous commitment to the success of our clients,” […] More

  • Kristin Morico Named AECOM EHS Mgmt Strategic Executive Director - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kristin Morico Named AECOM EHS Mgmt Strategic Executive Director

    Kristin Morico, former leader of global environmental programs at General Electric, has been appointed environmental health and safety management strategic executive director at AECOM‘s design and consulting services unit. AECOM said Tuesday Morico will be responsible for establishing an consulting business that will integrate the firm’s component services across different business sectors such as the provision of […] More

  • AECOM JV to Support Army Coastal Storm Risk Management Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AECOM JV to Support Army Coastal Storm Risk Management Efforts

    An AECOM–Moffat and Nichol joint venture has won a potential five-year, $30 million contract to support coastal storm and flood risk management projects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The JV will provide architect-engineer services to a coastal storm risk management effort from the South Shore of Staten Island in Fort Wadsworth to Oakwood Beach in New York as […] More

  • AECOM to Hire 1K+ Professionals for Federal Customer Support; John Vollmer Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AECOM to Hire 1K+ Professionals for Federal Customer Support; John Vollmer Comments

    AECOM plans to recruit more than 1,000 people to help the company’s management services business group support federal government customers worldwide. The company said Wednesday it seeks professionals to offer customer support in the areas of facility and base operations and management; intelligence, systems engineering, security services and solutions and military mission readiness. John Vollmer, president […] More

  • Army Engineers Select AECOM-Inquip JV for Levee Improvement Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Engineers Select AECOM-Inquip JV for Levee Improvement Project

    An AECOM–Inquip joint venture has won a potential $30.7 million contract to help the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers carry out a levee construction project in West Sacramento, California. The American River Common Features-Natomas Basin Reach H improvement effort is scheduled for completion in March 14, 2020, the Defense Department said Wednesday. USACE received two bids for the project via an online-based competitive […] More

  • PSC Unveils 2018 Executive Panel, Board Members; Parsons’ Carey Smith Re-Elected Secretary - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PSC Unveils 2018 Executive Panel, Board Members; Parsons’ Carey Smith Re-Elected Secretary

    The Professional Services Council has appointed new members and re-elected several executives to its 2018 executive committee and board of directors. Carey Smith, president of Parsons’ federal business unit, was re-elected secretary of the board of directors during the trade group’s annual meeting held Thursday, PSC said Monday. Smith will join Ken Asbury, president and […] More

  • Janus to Support Air Force Range Operations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Janus to Support Air Force Range Operations

    Janus Global Operations has been selected to collaborate with AECOM‘s URS Federal Services business to deliver range support services to the U.S. Air Force. Janus Global said Thursday it will perform work through a potential 16-year, $3.6 billion mission and target management services contract the Air Force awarded to URS. Tasks under the cost-plus-award-fee contract encompass […] More

  • Executive Spotlight: Interview with Tim Saffold, EVP of Joint Unmanned Systems and Training Solutions for AECOM - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Spotlight: Interview with Tim Saffold, EVP of Joint Unmanned Systems and Training Solutions for AECOM

    “I don’t think of difficulties; I think of welcome challenges.” EM: Let’s start with your background and how you get to where you are today. Your title is Executive VP of Joint Unmanned Systems and Training Solutions for AECOM. Tim Saffold: I am pleased and feel privileged to be working on the AECOM team with the […] More

  • Executive Spotlight: Interview with Ron Costella, SVP, Enterprise IT Sector at AECOM - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Spotlight: Interview with Ron Costella, SVP, Enterprise IT Sector at AECOM

    “Our ‘design-build-finance-and-operate’ model brings all of AECOM’s capabilities to bear across the full project life-cycle and sets us apart from our competitors.” EM: Tell me about your background and how you ended up in the federal contracting industry. Ron Costella: The first 20 years of my career I was an active duty Army officer, where […] More

  • Fred Werner, Steve Morriss, Lara Poloni Take New Leadership Roles at AECOM - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Fred Werner, Steve Morriss, Lara Poloni Take New Leadership Roles at AECOM

    AECOM has promoted three executives to new leadership roles in support of the Los Angeles-based global infrastructure firm’s strategic priorities. Fred Werner, formerly AECOM’s group president of design and consulting services-Americas, will serve as president of major pursuits, the company said Monday. The 40-year civil infrastructure professional will work to leverage the company’s design, build, […] More

  • AECOM Supports Fort Gordon Cyber District Economic Devt, Growth Planning Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AECOM Supports Fort Gordon Cyber District Economic Devt, Growth Planning Efforts

    AECOM has donated $25,000 to the Alliance for Fort Gordon to support the Georgia-based nonprofit organization’s economic development and growth planning efforts at the Fort Gordon Cyber District. The company said Friday Hamp McManus, vice president of defense programs at AECOM,  presented the donation by check to Tom Clark, executive director of the Alliance for Fort Gordon. The alliance […] More

  • AECOM Subsidiary to Support Army Pre-Positioned Stocks in Kuwait, Germany - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AECOM Subsidiary to Support Army Pre-Positioned Stocks in Kuwait, Germany

    An AECOM subsidiary has received two contract modifications from the U.S. Army to supply, maintain and provide logistics services for the military branch’s pre-positioned stocks. The Defense Department said Thursday URS Federal Services will support Army pre-positioned stock-5 in Kuwait under a $14.2 million modification that runs through Jan. 2, 2018. URS Federal Services will also support APS-2 […] More