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  • Bechtel Concludes Chemical Weapons Destruction Operations in Colorado; Michael Costas Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bechtel Concludes Chemical Weapons Destruction Operations in Colorado; Michael Costas Quoted

    Bechtel has completed the safe destruction of mustard agent-filled munitions at the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot in Colorado. The Bechtel Pueblo Team destroyed over 780,000 projectiles and mortar rounds under three campaigns involving three various sizes of chemical weapons and reported the milestone to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the company […] More

  • Cubic's Defense Business to Continue UK Combat Simulator Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cubic’s Defense Business to Continue UK Combat Simulator Support

    Cubic‘s global defense segment has received a three-year, $35 million contract to continue support and repair work on combat simulation systems installed at two British army training facilities. The company said Thursday it provides support services for the Area Weapons Effects Simulator at the British Army Training Unit Suffield in Alberta, Canada, and the Salisbury Plain Training Area […] More

  • Battelle Picks Astrotech Subsidiary to Develop Portable Chemical Detectors for Military - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Battelle Picks Astrotech Subsidiary to Develop Portable Chemical Detectors for Military

    Battelle has contracted Astrotech subsidiary 1st Detect Corp. to develop portable mass spectrometers for the U.S. military next-generation chemical detector program. The collaboration will rely on Batelle’s experience in biological and chemical defense tools and 1st Detect’s miniaturization technology to come up with a prototype multisample identifier, Astrotech said Thursday. Thomas B. Pickens III, chairman and […] More

  • Bechtel Wins 2014 Cogswell Award for Security Achievement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bechtel Wins 2014 Cogswell Award for Security Achievement

    Bechtel announced Monday that it is a recipient of the 2014 James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement Award from the Defense Department’s Defense Security Service. The award recognizes government contractors that have maintained high standards for overseeing the nation’s classified assets in accordance with the National Industrial Security Program, Bechtel said Monday. The Reston, Virginia […] More