John Cyrus, formerly a senior information technology executive at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, has been named director of IT strategy and business solutions at HighPoint Global.
Read More »Accenture’s Federal Arm to Help USPTO Innovate Under $50M BPA; Ira Entis Quoted
The federal arm of Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has landed a spot on a potential five-year, $50 million blanket purchase agreement to support the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in technology pilot, test and implementation projects, the company announced Thursday.
Read More »SAIC to Help Modernize Patent and Trademark Office IT Systems; Bob Genter Quoted
Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) has secured a potential five-year, $60M contract to support the modernization of mission-critical information technology systems at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Read More »Former USPTO CFO Anthony Scardino Takes Managing Principal Role at Grant Thornton
Anthony Scardino, chief financial officer of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office over the past nine years, has been appointed managing principal of CXO transformation services within Grant Thornton’s public sector practice.
Read More »Leidos Earns US Patent for Peptide-Based Treatment for Cancer, Infectious Diseases
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 8, 2018 — The Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) life sciences business unit has been awarded a patent for peptide-based PD-1 checkpoint inhibitors via the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office‘s accelerated application review process for cancer immunotherapy-related discoveries, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday the Leidos Health Life Sciences team …
Read More »ICE Vet William Weinberg Appointed Guidepost Federal Practice Managing Director
J. William Weinberg, former director of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency’s office of acquisition management, has joined Guidepost Solutions as managing director of its federal practice. Guidepost said Tuesday Weinberg aims to help clients understand federal procurement rules and pursue and manage government contracts in his new position, At ICE, he managed …
Read More »Former USPTO CIO John Owens Joins CGI Federal as Solution Devt Group VP
John Owens, formerly chief information officer at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, has joined CGI’s (NYSE: GIB) federal business as vice president of solution development group within the emerging technologies practice. Owens will help lead the development of novel technology platforms that work to help federal agencies implement their …
Read More »Iron Mountain to Transfer USPTO Files to NARA-Compliant Storage Hub
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 20, 2017 — Iron Mountain (NYSE: IRM) will provide data storage and management services to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in line with the National Archives and Record Administration standards under a potential $6.7 million contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Thursday it will help transfer 4.6 million …
Read More »CTC Earns Patent for New Additive Manufacturing Process; Ed Sheehan Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 26, 2017 — Concurrent Technologies Corp. has secured a patent on an additive manufacturing process that works to produce three-dimensional objects from metals in a gaseous state, ExecutiveBiz reported Sept. 19. The company said Sept. 18 the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded the patent for the “Additive …
Read More »USPTO Taps 22nd Century Technologies for $146M IT End-User Support Contract
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded 22nd Century Technologies a potential $146.4 million contract to provide information technology end-user support services to USPTO’s Office of the Chief Information Officer. USPTO announced the contract award through a notice posted Thursday on FedBizOpps. McLean, Virginia-based 22nd Century Technologies will work …
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