Intercity passenger rail operator Amtrak has selected a team comprised of CH2M and Hill International to support management of a project to renovate and expand the Northeast Corridor rail infrastructure. The CH2M-Hill International team will work with Amtrak to help increase the capacity of tracks, tunnels, bridges and stations between Newark in New Jersey and New York City’s Penn […] More

BAE Systems, Cyber Security Challenge UK and Her Majesty’s Government Communications Centre have partnered to facilitate a competition that challenged participants to analyze a simulated attack on a fictional payment application site. The national cyber forensics competition took place at BAE’s facility in London and was judged by a group of assessors from BAE, HMGCC and various cybersecurity organizations that assessed candidates for potential employment with […] More

The U.S. Postal Service could receive a proposal on its future delivery vehicles that offers the capability to launch drones to help in delivering packages, Federal Times reported Tuesday. Andy Medici writes that Workhorse Group proposes the use of an all-electric delivery truck with functions that enable it to launch drones, with the aim of completing the delivery route in […] More

Andrew V. Bailey II, a nearly three-decade infrastructure development sector veteran, has assumed leadership of Louis Berger’s Services operation in the role of president, the firm said Tuesday. Bailey previously served as vice president of global operations and has worked in areas such as aircraft services, logistics services, fueling and facilities services, global operations and power. Nick Masucci, Louis Berger CEO says […] More

IBM has selected a record number of company scientists and researchers from the U.S., Canada, Switzerland and Germany to receive the IBM Fellow honor, the company’s highest technical distinction. The 11 new Fellows will work to carry out the company’s Technology Ambassador Initiative, a program intended to drive growth through innovation, IBM announced Tuesday. “The […] More