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SRS contractor team earns cybersecurity award

The cybersecurity team at Savannah River Site liquid waste contractor Savannah River Remediation (SRR) embodies the themes of National Cyber Security Awareness Month 2018, earning SRR the title of NCSAM Champion for the fourth consecutive year.

Source: The Star

National Rail Awards 2018: MAJOR PROJECT OF THE YEAR Winner

MAJOR PROJECT OF THE YEAR Winner:  Network Rail, Bechtel & the supply chain – Delivering Crossrail West
Covering all of the Network Rail works west of Paddington. Despite the changes, all stages of the project were delivered on time or ahead of schedule.

Source: Rail Magazine

Five young engineers win top Academy Awards

The Royal Academy of Engineering has awarded Khouloud El Hakim the overall winner to receive the Sir George Macfarlane Medal for excellence in the early stage of her career.

Bechtel, AECOM lead ENR list of professional services firms

Engineering News-Record this week unveiled its 2018 Top Professional Services Firms list, and industry giants AECOM and Bechtel both ranked No. 1 as the leading program management and construction management-for-fee firms, respectively. 

Source: Construction Dive

Bechtel Tops ENR’s List of 400 U.S. Contractors

For the 20th year in a row, Bechtel has earned the number one ranking on Engineering News-Record’s (ENR) annual list of the Top 400 U.S. Contractors. 

ATD Announces Winners of Talent Development Awards

The Association for Talent Development has recognized Bechtel as one of the 2017 Excellence in Practice Award winners from among 34 organizations in 12 countries.

Source: Association for Talent Development

Bechtel Recognized for Innovative Use of Software Robots

National Society of Black Engineers honors top corporate and government supports of engineering diversity

The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) has honored 34 organizations and individuals with annual awards for thier support of engineering diversity. 

Source: The Charleston Chronicle

NNSA team wins Project Management Award

The National Nuclear Security Administration project team for the Transuranic Waste Facility recently received the Department of Energy's Secretary's Project Management Achievement Award. 

Source: Environmental Protection

6 ideas for a better New York Subway

The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) wants to know if anyone, anywhere, can figure out how to fix New York City’s beleaguered subway. With the hopes of solving problems such as persistent overcrowding, train delays, and crumbling physical infrastructure, the MTA launched a Genius Transit Challenge in June. Offering as much as *$1 million for the best idea, nearly 500 groups hailing from 23 different countries sent in submissions.