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KBR Awarded $350 Million U.S. Geological Survey Contract to Advance Earth Observation
HOUSTON, Jan. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today it has been awarded a Technical Support Services Contract (TSSC) by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), with a $350 million ceiling, to deliver advanced technical solutions for the Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The award positions KBR to support USGS at the forefront of a new era in Earth observation, as the agency prepares for Landsat Next, a pioneering three-satellite
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