HOUSTON, Nov. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- KBR, Inc. (NYSE:
KBR) announced today it has been awarded a contract to act as
delivery partner supporting the Transforming Forensics Programme on
behalf of the UK National Police Chief's Council and the
Association of Police and Crime Commissioners.
The goal of Transforming Forensics is to design and deliver
enhanced forensic capabilities that offer better services to
the criminal justice system and improved public protection. Under
the terms of the contract, KBR will work alongside forensics and
policing experts across the UK to support in the delivery of modern
and efficient forensic services ensuring consistent and high
quality delivery, innovation, training and support. KBR will
provide project and program management, design, communications,
change and technical expertise amongst other services.
The work, which will be performed over the next two years,
builds on KBR's growing portfolio of UK Government contracts where
KBR is already delivering professional services to a range of
customers including the Home Office and the Metropolitan Police
Service.
"KBR is excited to be part of this once in a generation
opportunity which will see a step change in capability and the way
police forces manage and deliver forensic services," said
Jay Ibrahim, KBR President, EMEA."
We look forward to working as part of a fully integrated team in
the delivery of this significant program of work."
Revenue associated with this project will be booked into backlog
of unfilled orders for KBR's Government Services Business Segment
in Q3 2017.
About KBR, Inc.
KBR is a global provider of differentiated professional services
and technologies across the asset and program life cycle within the
Government Services and Hydrocarbons sectors. KBR employs over
34,000 people worldwide (including our joint ventures), with
customers in more than 80 countries, and operations in 40
countries, across three synergistic global businesses:
- Government Services, serving government customers globally,
including capabilities that cover the full life-cycle of defense,
space, aviation and other government programs and missions from
research and development, through systems engineering, test and
evaluation, program management, to operations, maintenance, and
field logistics
- Technology & Consulting, including proprietary technology
focused on the monetization of hydrocarbons (especially natural gas
and natural gas liquids) in ethylene and petrochemicals; ammonia,
nitric acid and fertilizers; oil refining; gasification; oil and
gas consulting; integrity management; naval architecture and
proprietary hulls; and downstream consulting
- Engineering & Construction, including onshore oil and gas;
LNG (liquefaction and regasification)/GTL; oil refining;
petrochemicals; chemicals; fertilizers; differentiated EPC;
maintenance services (Brown & Root Industrial Services);
offshore oil and gas (shallow-water, deep-water, subsea); floating
solutions (FPU, FPSO, FLNG & FSRU) and program management
KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to
provide technology, value-added services, integrated EPC delivery
and long term operations and maintenance services to ensure
consistent delivery with predictable results. At KBR, We
Deliver.
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