AECOM has appointed Jennifer Aument as chief executive of the company’s global transportation segment and Drew Jeter as chief executive of its global program management business. Aument’s appointment will take effect April 5 and Jeter’s selection will begin on Jan. 25. "These appointments complement a diverse Executive Leadership Team advancing our Think and Act Globally strategy,’’ said Troy Rudd, AECOM’s CEO.
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Amazon Web Services has announced that TC Energy will move its entire infrastructure to AWS to modernize its infrastructure and improve operational efficiencies, AWS announced on Thursday.
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JLL has unveiled a new multidisciplinary, centralized offering designed to address the infrastructure needs of public sector customers.
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The U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon a $551M contract to begin production of its Patriot air and missile defense system for the Kingdom of Bahrain, the company announced on Monday.
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CenturyLink has received a five-year contract from Sumter County, Florida to deliver a faster, more effective 911 operating system to modernize the country’s emergency call management system and integrate a Next Generation 911 platform, the company announced on Thursday.
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Perspecta has been awarded a potential $810M task order by the General Services Administration Alliant 2 contract vehicle to support the U.S. Department of State Consular Affairs Enterprise Infrastructure Operations program, the company announced on Tuesday. The contract has a one-year base with six one-year option periods.
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Carey Smith, chief operating officer of Parsons, said the company’s move to consolidate its federal and infrastructure business units into a single structure has resulted in the elimination of stovepipes, Inside Defense reported Monday.
Read More »Perspecta Receives $162M Air Force Contract to Update Classified Network Infrastructure; Mac Curtis Quoted
TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 23, 2019 — Perspecta (NYSE: PRSP) has been given a five-year, $162M contract to standardize and maintain infrastructure for the U.S. Air Force’s Secret Internet Protocol Router Network, GovCon Wire reported Aug. 15.
Read More »Hexagon US Federal Picks Emma Rich as Safety & Infrastructure SVP; Tammer Olibah Quoted
TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 26, 2019 — Hexagon US Federal has hired a former CACI International (NYSE: CACI) information technology and consulting executive to lead its safety and infrastructure business unit as senior vice president, GovCon Wire reported Wednesday. Emma Rich, who most recently led CACI’s IT and consulting programs …
Read More »Jacobs’ Steven Demetriou on State, Local Infrastructure Funding, Corporate Priorities
Steven Demetriou, chairman and CEO of Jacobs Engineering Group, told Bloomberg in a video interview aired Thursday that he sees robust funding of state and local government agencies for infrastructure. He said most of the new governors prioritize infrastructure and funding has been unleashed across several areas such as transportation, airports, water and railways.
EY Announces Leadership Changes as Part of Infrastructure Capability Consolidation Effort
EY has made a series of leadership changes as part of its transaction advisory services business’ move to merge infrastructure capabilities across practices in the Americas. The move also aims to facilitate the delivery of services to clients in public and private sectors that develop, operate and acquire transportation, power and utilities, telecommunications and other critical infrastructure, EY said Monday.
Read More »USAID Taps AECOM for Amazon Conservation Project; John Vollmer Quoted
The U.S. Agency for International Development‘s South America Regional office in Peru has awarded a potential five-year, $23.5M contract to AECOM to help protect the Amazon rainforest from harmful infrastructure and extractive efforts. Under the Amazon Promotion of Best Social and Environmental Management Practices initiative, the company will work to …
Read More »Siemens USA Participates in 2018 Infrastructure Week; Barbara Humpton Comments
Siemens USA has kicked off the four-day 2018 Infrastructure Week with a showcase of its cloud-based offerings that can connect city data to leverage infrastructures in the U.S. The automation company said Monday it is coordinating with government and business leaders and infrastructure experts during the event, which aims to …
Read More »Google to Commission Submarine Cables, Open Regions as Part of Infrastructure Expansion
Google will add three new submarine cables and open five new regions as part of its global infrastructure expansion efforts and commitment to serve cloud clients. Ben Treynor Sloss, vice president of engineering at Google, said in a release published Tuesday the company will open regions in the Netherlands and Montreal within the …
Read More »Tim Conway on the NTT DATA-Dell Services Integration Process & Systems Integrators’ Roles for Agencies
NTT DATA closed its estimated $3 billion acquisition of the former Dell Services business in November 2016 to expand information technology services and consulting work for public sector agencies with the backing of a global IT company. Shortly after the deal’s March 2016 announcement, NTT DATA Public Sector President and 2017 Wash100 …
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