Civilian Contractors & Companies

Bechtel Corporation

1937

Major engineering and construction conglomerate. John McCone co-founded Bechtel-McCone with Stephen Bechtel in 1937, building refineries, power plants, and wartime shipyards before McCone's later government career; the firm has since sent several other executives into senior U.S. government posts.

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Connections (4)

confirmedDillon, Read & Co.

acquired controlling interest in the firm in 1981

Source: Corporate M&A records

confirmedLawrence Livermore National Laboratory

co-manages it as a partner in Lawrence Livermore National Security LLC

Source: Bechtel.com; LLNS LLC

confirmedLos Alamos National Laboratory

co-managed it (2006-2018) via Los Alamos National Security LLC

Source: Bechtel.com; Wikipedia: Los Alamos National Security

confirmedJohn McCone

co-founded the firm with Stephen Bechtel in 1937

Source: Official government / corporate service records

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