# **EXHIBIT 24**

**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutesand appoints Craig G. Taylor his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent,with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, placeand stead, in any and all capacities, to sign on his behalf as a director orofficer or both, as the case may be, of Washington Group International, Inc., aDelaware corporation, Form 10-K Annual Report for fiscal year ended January 3,2003, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with allexhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with theSecurities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact andagent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thingrequisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to allintents and purposes as each of them might or could do in person, herebyratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substituteor substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,this Power of Attorney has been signed below on the 14th day ofFebruary, 2003.

 
|   | /s/ David H. Batchelder |   |
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|   | David H. Batchelder     |

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**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutesand appoints Craig G. Taylor his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent,with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name,place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign on his behalf as a directoror officer or both, as the case may be, of Washington Group International,Inc., a Delaware corporation, Form 10-K Annual Report for fiscal year endedJanuary 3, 2003, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, withall exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with theSecurities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact andagent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thingrequisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to allintents and purposes as each of them might or could do in person, herebyratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or hissubstitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtuehereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,this Power of Attorney has been signed below on the 14th day ofFebruary, 2003.

 
|   | /s/ Michael R. D’Appolonia |   |
|--------|---------------------------------|--------|
|   | Michael R. D’Appolonia     |

 

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**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutesand appoints Craig G. Taylor his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent,with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name,place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign on his behalf as a directoror officer or both, as the case may be, of Washington Group International,Inc., a Delaware corporation, Form 10-K Annual Report for fiscal year endedJanuary 3, 2003, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, withall exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with theSecurities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact andagent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thingrequisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to allintents and purposes as each of them might or could do in person, herebyratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or hissubstitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtuehereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,this Power of Attorney has been signed below on the 14th day ofFebruary, 2003.

 
|   | /s/ William J. Flanagan |   |
|--------|-------------------------|--------|
|   | William J. Flanagan     |

 

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**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutesand appoints Craig G. Taylor his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent,with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name,place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign on his behalf as a directoror officer or both, as the case may be, of Washington Group International,Inc., a Delaware corporation, Form 10-K Annual Report for fiscal year endedJanuary 3, 2003, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, withall exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with theSecurities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact andagent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thingrequisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to allintents and purposes as each of them might or could do in person, herebyratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or hissubstitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtuehereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,this Power of Attorney has been signed below on the 14th day ofFebruary, 2003

 
|   | /s/ C. Scott Greer |   |
|--------|--------------------|--------|
|   | C. Scott Greer     |

 

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**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutesand appoints Craig G. Taylor his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent,with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name,place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign on his behalf as a directoror officer or both, as the case may be, of Washington Group International,Inc., a Delaware corporation, Form 10-K Annual Report for fiscal year endedJanuary 3, 2003, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, withall exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with theSecurities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact andagent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thingrequisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to allintents and purposes as each of them might or could do in person, herebyratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or hissubstitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtuehereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,this Power of Attorney has been signed below on the 14th day of February, 2003.

 
|   | /s/ William H. Mallender |   |
|--------|--------------------------|--------|
|   | William H. Mallender     |

 

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**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutesand appoints Craig G. Taylor his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent,with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name,place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign on his behalf as a directoror officer or both, as the case may be, of Washington Group International,Inc., a Delaware corporation, Form 10-K Annual Report for fiscal year endedJanuary 3, 2003, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, withall exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with theSecurities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact andagent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thingrequisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to allintents and purposes as each of them might or could do in person, herebyratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or hissubstitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtuehereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,this Power of Attorney has been signed below on the 14th day ofFebruary, 2003.

 
|   | /s/ Michael P. Monaco |   |
|--------|-----------------------|--------|
|   | Michael P. Monaco     |

 

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**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutesand appoints Craig G. Taylor his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent,with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name,place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign on his behalf as a directoror officer or both, as the case may be, of Washington Group International,Inc., a Delaware corporation, Form 10-K Annual Report for fiscal year endedJanuary 3, 2003, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, withall exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with theSecurities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact andagent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thingrequisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to allintents and purposes as each of them might or could do in person, herebyratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or hissubstitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtuehereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,this Power of Attorney has been signed below on the 14th day ofFebruary, 2003

 
|   | /s/ Cordell Reed |   |
|--------|------------------|--------|
|   | Cordell Reed     |

 

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**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutesand appoints Craig G. Taylor his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent,with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name,place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign on his behalf as a directoror officer or both, as the case may be, of Washington Group International,Inc., a Delaware corporation, Form 10-K Annual Report for fiscal year endedJanuary 3, 2003, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, withall exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with theSecurities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact andagent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thingrequisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to allintents and purposes as each of them might or could do in person, herebyratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or hissubstitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtuehereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,this Power of Attorney has been signed below on the 14th day ofFebruary, 2003.

 
|   | /s/ Dennis R. Washington |   |
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|   | Dennis R. Washington     |

 

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**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutesand appoints Craig G. Taylor her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent,with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for her and in her name,place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign on her behalf as a directoror officer or both, as the case may be, of Washington Group International,Inc., a Delaware corporation, Form 10-K Annual Report for fiscal year endedJanuary 3, 2003, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, withall exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with theSecurities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact andagent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thingrequisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to allintents and purposes as each of them might or could do in person, herebyratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or hissubstitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtuehereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,this Power of Attorney has been signed below on the 14th day ofFebruary, 2003.

 
|   | /s/ Bettina M. Whyte |   |
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|   | Bettina M. Whyte     |

 

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**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutesand appoints Craig G. Taylor his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent,with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name,place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign on his behalf as a directoror officer or both, as the case may be, of Washington Group International,Inc., a Delaware corporation, Form 10-K Annual Report for fiscal year endedJanuary 3, 2003, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, withall exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with theSecurities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact andagent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thingrequisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to allintents and purposes as each of them might or could do in person, herebyratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or hissubstitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtuehereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,this Power of Attorney has been signed below on the 14 day of February, 2003.

 
|   | /s/ Dennis   K. Williams |   |
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|   | Dennis K. Williams            |

 

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