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A Bechtel Corp. subsidiary has secured a three-year, $1.21B contract modification to continue helping the U.S. Army operate the branch's Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant in Colorado.

Battelle and Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center have collaborated to develop a novel coronavirus test that the hospital intends to administer under an existing Food and Drug Administration certification. The partnership created the test in efforts to shorten the turnaround time for COVID-19 diagnosis and accelerate test processing in accordance with clinical guidelines in the state.

Executive Mosaic is honored to present Lou Von Thaer, president and CEO of Battelle, as an inductee into the 2020 Wash100 Award for expanding the company’s revenue and influence in the sector through valuable contract awards, partnerships and important executive appointments.

Kirkland Donald, a retired U.S. Navy admiral and former CEO of Systems Planning and Analysis, has been elected as chairman of Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE: HII) board of directors in a move that takes effect April 28.

Stephen Steinour, president and CEO of bank holding company Huntington Bancshares, has joined the board of directors of Battelle.

Executive Mosaic, the leading executive media and events company in the government contracting “GovCon” industry, announced the 2020 winners of the highly coveted and prestigious Wash100 Award. The full list of winners and more information about the award can be found on Wash100.com. 

Phil Pitsky, vice president of federal operations at Dedrone, said the company has "grand visions" about the potential use of an unmanned aircraft system countermeasure technology, Inside Defense reported Friday. He was referring to DroneDefender, an anti-small UAS system the San Francisco-based firm acquired from Battelle in October.

Alex Morrow, an 18-year veteran of nonprofit research and development organization Battelle, has joined counter-drone technology developer Dedrone as vice president of defense solutions.

Dedrone has acquired the rights to Battelle’s DroneDefender counter-small unmanned aerial system and established a consultancy business unit to offer sUAS detection and mitigation support to the Department of Defense.

Battelle is offering representatives from the government and academic sectors a chance to tour the National Science Foundation’s ecological data collection aircraft at the nonprofit company’s Columbus, Ohio, facility.