A Bechtel-led entity has won a potential 10-year, $3 billion contract from the Department of Energy to manage and operate the only domestic facility for disposal of defense-generated transuranic waste. DOE said Monday Tularosa Basin Range Services will oversee centralized characterization, transportation, experimental and testing and program support...
Bechtel has received a $759.1 million contract modification to help the U.S. Army shut down a facility that was earlier built within its Pueblo Chemical Depot to handle the safe and secure destruction of chemical weapons. Work in support of the closure of the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant in Colorado will run through March...
ExecutiveBiz featured Mike Costas, general manager of defense and space business at Bechtel, in its most recent Executive Spotlight interview published Tuesday. He talked about the company’s 125- year history as well as its efforts to help bridge gaps in U.S. infrastructure modernization and latest technology implementation. Costas also shared his...
Terry Benedict, formerly the chief operating officer of Blue Origin, has been appointed to serve as the executive vice president for naval, nuclear and critical infrastructure programs at Systems Planning and Analysis. The retired U.S. Navy vice admiral contributed approximately three decades of military service in support of the service branch̵...
John Howanitz, a 39-year Bechtel veteran, has been promoted to president of the company’s nuclear, security and environmental business in a move that takes effect Sept. 1. He will succeed Barbara Rusinko, who has led the NS&E organization over the past five years and is due to retire from the company in October after nearly...
A team of Bechtel, Sierra Lobo and GP Strategies will continue to help the U.S. Air Force operate testing facilities for military aircraft, missile and space systems under a $185.6 million contract modification. USAF exercised option year five of the original cost-plus-award-fee contract with National Aerospace Solutions for support services at Arno...
A Bechtel subsidiary will continue its work on naval nuclear propulsion components for U.S. Navy submarines and aircraft carriers under a $252.4 million contract option. The military service will provide Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc. the full award value using fiscal 2021 shipbuilding and conversion funds, the Department of Defense said Monday. BPMI ...
Larry Melton, an independent member of the board of directors at Dewberry since September 2019, has been appointed as the board’s vice chair. He will serve on the executive panel and help Barry Dewberry, the professional services firm’s executive chairman, to administer the responsibilities of the board to stakeholders, the company said ...
An industry team led by Bechtel will continue to help the U.S. Air Force maintain flight simulation test facilities at Arnold AF Base in Tennessee under a $108.3M contract modification. National Aerospace Solutions will support capital improvement, operations and technology development at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex in Tennessee, the ...
Bechtel's plant machinery company has received two contract modifications with a combined value of $1.14B to provide propulsion components for the U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered ships. The two awards are individually valued at $662.2M and $482.4M, with funds taken from fiscal 2021 shipbuilding and conversion allotments, the Department of Defe...
