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 »USPTO Shortlists 24 Vendors for $2B Business Oriented Software Solutions Competition
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has unveiled a list of 24 prime contractors that are eligible to compete for a potential 10-year, $2B contract covering software development and integration support for commercial off-the-shelf products, database applications, customized software apps and other information technology platforms.
Read More »General Dynamics Unit to Help USPTO Implement AI Tools; Paul Nedzbala Quoted
General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) information technology business has been selected to develop, test and deploy deep-learning technologies for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office under a potential five-year, $50M blanket purchase agreement.
Read More »ASRC Federal Wins Patent Office Training Support Contract
ASRC Federal's professional services group has received a potential five-year, $63.7M contract to help the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office train personnel in managing information and automating processes.
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 »Booz Allen, Octo Consulting Land Spots on $300M FDA Data Tech Modernization BPA
The Food and Drug Administration has awarded Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) and Octo Consulting Group spots on a potential seven-year, $300 million blanket purchase agreement to update data collection and analysis systems in support of FDA’s patient safety and drug development efforts, the Washington Business Journal reported Tuesday. Octo said …
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 …
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