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Leidos’ life sciences unit has secured a U.S. patent for its new peptide-based PD-1 checkpoint inhibitors developed for more targeted delivery of treatments. The company said Thursday that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued the patent for Leidos Health Life Sciences through the Patents 4 Patients program. The program provides a faster review process […] More
The Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection are seeking access to SpaceX‘s South Texas facility for surveying purposes, The Herald reported Wednesday. James Gleeson, SpaceX spokesperson, said in a statement that the department intends to conduct a survey within the site, a facility that would launch transport rockets to Mars in […] More
Lockheed Martin‘s Skunk Works division has partnered with California’s Office of Business and Economic Development to drive job growth in the state. The agreement creates new engineering and manufacturing jobs and authorizes Lockheed to invest $100M in new facilities within the Southern California area, the company said Thursday. Jack O’Banion, vice president of business development […] More
Northrop Grumman has received a $2.4M initial task order to provide logistics support for the U.S. Air Force‘s Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure system. The order falls under a potential $3.6B indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the provision of LAIRCM equipment and support services, the company said Thursday. The system is designed to help aircrews detect, track and jam incoming IR […] More
Dominic Delmolino, chief technology officer at Accenture’s federal services business, has said the government is likely to make information technology modernization its top priority in 2019. “In today’s complex and dynamic environment, IT must lead the way. The relationship between technology and mission outcomes has never been stronger,†he told Nextgov in an interview published […] More
ManTech announced that it has provided 15 years of support for the U.S. military’s Vehicle Engineering Maintenance and Operations program. The Fairfax, Va.-based defense firm said Thursday it has worked for the VEMOS effort, particularly in support of the military’s Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles, Route Clearance Vehicles and related counter-mine and counter-improvised explosive device systems. […] More
Lockheed Martin is updating its radar technology offerings in a push to help military clients to defend against threats from drones and hypersonic weapons, National Defense Magazine reported Thursday. Paul Lemmo, vice president and general manager of Lockheed’s integrated warfare systems and sensors group, told reporters at a media briefing the company works throughout its portfolio as […] More
Four firms have submitted proposals to address the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Cops‘ intent to further apply autonomy and robotics to warfighting, Army Times reported Wednesday. General Dynamics proposed its Multi-Utility Tactical Transport or MUTT eight-wheeler, which uses a flatbed configuration, while Polaris is pitching its MRZR X, a four-wheeled vehicle designed for all […] More
Darron Makrokanis, formerly vice president of federal sales and field operations at Druva, has joined Mesosphere as VP of the cloud technology firm’s public sector business. Mesosphere said Thursday Makrokanis will oversee its go-to-market strategy for government accounts and maintain a holistic approach to help government clients address mission-critical requirements. At Druva, he helped expand the data management […] More
Shaun Bierweiler, vice president of U.S. public sector at Hortonworks, has predicted the federal government will implement this year a new policy to manage data “at the edge.†“Capturing data at the edge and being able to get [artificial intelligence and machine learning] faster with real-time capabilities and security is something all agencies would love […] More
Iridium Communications CEO Matt Desch has said the company could opt to send the six ground spare satellites for the Iridium NEXT constellation should an opportunity for a rideshare mission arise, SpaceNews reported Thursday. “If the right deal comes along, similar to the one that we had with Iridium-6 and the rideshare that we had with […] More
Parsons’ Polaris Alpha subsidiary has achieved the DevOps Competency certification from Amazon Web Services. The status seeks to recognize Parsons’ knowledge and experience in helping clients implement continuous integration and delivery, automation, infrastructure provisioning and other DevOps practices in the cloud, the company said Wednesday. Polaris Alpha has over 40 certifications related to cloud and supported efforts to […] More
