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  • Nancy Higgins Receives Carol Marshall Award for Innovation in Corporate Ethics - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Nancy Higgins Receives Carol Marshall Award for Innovation in Corporate Ethics

    Nancy Higgins, chief ethics and compliance officer at Bechtel, has received the 2014 Carol Marshall Award for Innovation in Corporate Ethics. The Ethics Resource Center intends for the recognition to honor a chief ethics and compliance officer who has led the development of a company’s ethics and compliance program, Bechtel said Nov. 14. Higgins was credited for having served as chair of […] More

  • Mary McLaughlin: Bechtel, Siemens Finish Work on Panda Sherman Power Plant - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mary McLaughlin: Bechtel, Siemens Finish Work on Panda Sherman Power Plant

    A Bechtel and Siemens alliance has completed work to build a 758-megawatt combined-cycle gas plant in Sherman, Texas, for Panda Power Funds. The companies finished commissioning of the Panda Sherman Power natural gas facility two weeks ahead of schedule, Bechtel said Thursday. Bechtel managed the overall project and led construction, procurement and engineering work, while […] More

  • Bechtel-Siemens Consortium to Start Work on Virginia Natural Gas Plant - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bechtel-Siemens Consortium to Start Work on Virginia Natural Gas Plant

    Bechtel and Siemens will soon start construction on a natural gas power plant in Loudoun County, Virginia, after securing funds for the facility through Panda Power Funds. Bechtel will provide engineering and procurement services and installation, construction and commissioning procedures for the Panda Stonewall facility, while Siemens will supply the natural gas and steam turbines, the generators, instrumentation […] More

  • Bechtel Listed as 'Military Friendly' Employer; Andy Greig Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bechtel Listed as ‘Military Friendly’ Employer; Andy Greig Comments

    Bechtel has received Victory Media‘s military friendly employer designation to recognize the company’s hiring and training programs for military personnel and veterans. Victory Media gives the designation to companies through a survey that is evaluated by Ernst & Young LLP, Bechtel said Tuesday. “Service members and their families often go to extraordinary lengths, making sacrifices many of us do not realize, to serve […] More

  • Report: Bechtel to Place Some Workers in Virginia Under Reorganization - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Bechtel to Place Some Workers in Virginia Under Reorganization

    Bechtel is transferring several employees from its site in Frederick, Maryland, to Virginia as part of a reorganization program, the Frederick News-Post reported Tuesday. Ed Waters Jr. writes Michelle Michael, a Bechtel spokesperson, told the newspaper the company will still have a presence in the county and the relocation will occur in phases. The company […] More

  • Toby Seay Named President of Bechtel's Newly Formed Infrastructure Business - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Toby Seay Named President of Bechtel’s Newly Formed Infrastructure Business

    Bechtel has formed a new infrastructure global business unit to be led by Toby Seay as president. The London-headquartered infrastructure business unit combines the company’s civil, water, power, aviation and rail business lines, Bechtel said Monday. “The creation of Bechtel’s new infrastructure business leverages the iconic global presence of our civil business and the lump-sum, direct-hire EPC execution capabilities of […] More

  • Peggy McCullough: Bechtel, DOE Work to Ensure Radioactive Waste Plant Safety - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Peggy McCullough: Bechtel, DOE Work to Ensure Radioactive Waste Plant Safety

    Bechtel is set to resume engineering work at the U.S. Energy Department‘s nuclear waste vitrification facility in Washington following completion of safety and quality assessments on the site. DOE told Bechtel to continue building the Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant’s facility that would vitrify high-level radioactive waste to reduce its potential impact on the […] More

  • UK Defense Procurement Org Picks Bechtel, CH2M Hill for Service Contracts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UK Defense Procurement Org Picks Bechtel, CH2M Hill for Service Contracts

    Bechtel and CH2M Hill have been nominated for contracts to manage the transition of the U.K.’s defense equipment and support procurement operation into a government-owned and contractor-operated organization, Defense News reported Monday. Andrew Chuter reports that Bechtel could provide managed services for the country’s navy and air force, while CH2M Hill could oversee the program for the army and joint forces command. The U.K. […] More

  • Bechtel Venture-Built Silver Line Opens to DC Metro Commuters; Peter Dawson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bechtel Venture-Built Silver Line Opens to DC Metro Commuters; Peter Dawson Comments

    The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has commenced passenger service on a new rail line that is built by Bechtel-led Dulles Transit Partners. Dulles Transit Partners designed and constructed the 11.7-mile Silver Line for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Bechtel said Tuesday. “Collaboration with our customer, local businesses, and the community has been integral to […] More

  • Bechtel-Managed National Laboratories Win 6 R&D 100 Awards; Craig Albert Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bechtel-Managed National Laboratories Win 6 R&D 100 Awards; Craig Albert Comments

    Bechtel‘s research partners from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory have received multiple 2014 R&D 100 Awards from R&D Magazine for their national security, energy and health technology inventions. The awards recognize the year’s top 100 scientific and engineering technology products or inventions that also have commercial potential, Bechtel said Wednesday. “The work of these […] More