Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) Appointment of Director

On November 17, 2009, the Board of Directors of URS Corporation ("URS") increased the authorized number of directors from ten to eleven and appointed William Harrison Frist, Sr. to fill the vacancy. The Board determined that Senator Frist is independent within the meaning of the rules of the New York Stock Exchange and URS' Corporate Governance Guidelines. No determinations have yet been made regarding any Board committees on which Senator Frist will be asked to serve. A copy of the press release announcing Senator Frist's appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. In addition, Senator Frist is entitled to receive the standard compensation and indemnification arrangements given to other URS non-management directors disclosed in URS' Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 3, 2009 and in URS' Definitive Proxy filed on April 22, 2009.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release, dated November 18, 2009, entitled "William H. Frist Joins URS Board." FILED HEREWITH.

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