TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 27, 2020 — GovCon industry veterans Maria Demaree, John "J.R." Riordan, Vicki Schmanske were named among the eight new members of the National Security Space Associations's board of directors, GovCon Wire reported Aug. 12.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 13, 2020 — Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) will provide biometric software and associated special equipment for Customs and Border Protection personnel to process and verify data on travelers as part of a potential five-year, $960M blanket purchase agreement, GovCon Wire reported July 2.

Vicki Schmanske, deputy group president of Leidos‘ health group, has been recognized with an award from non-profit organization Women in Technology. She was given the 2018 Leadership Award under the “Corporate, Large-Market Sector” category, Leidos said Monday. Jon Scholl, group president of Leidos Health, said Schmanske’s work for the company …

Lockheed Martin has won a “Large Prime Contractor of the Year” award as part of NASA‘s Small Business Industry Awards. The company was recognized for its role in using small businesses and performance in awarding subcontracts to small businesses for work at NASA’sJet Propulsion Laboratory, Lockheed announced Thursday. “Small business …

Lockheed Martin holds a position on a potential $6 billion Department of Homeland Security blanket purchase agreement covering cybersecurity services and tools for DHS’ government network defense program. The tools will work to scan the government’s information technology infrastructure for threats, implement security measures and audit network performance under DHS’ Continuous Diagnostics …

Lockheed Martin and Cisco will work with a Bowie, Md.-based community organization to pilot a secure, private cloud for three Prince George’s County high schools to access resources for science, technology, engineering and mathematics education. The 90-day project aims to provide the county cloud-based STEM curriculum, multimedia recordings from mobile …

Lockheed Martin has contributed $10,000 to Bowie State University’s The Maryland Center to help promote active student participation in the nonprofit organization’s science, technology, engineering, arts and math programs. The foundation will use the funds to develop strategies for retaining, recruiting and graduating students in the STEAM fields, Lockheed said Thursday. …

Roger Mason -- president of Peraton's space, intelligence and cyber sector and four-time Wash100 Award recipient -- has been appointed interim chairman of the board of directors at the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation.

As covered on our sister site GovCon Wire, 17 government contractors recently won the ability to compete for orders for cybersecurity products and services with the Department of Homeland Security under contract potentially worth up to $6 billion. The contract supports the department’s Continuous Monitoring and Diagnostics program and supports …

Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Commerce Department have joined forces on a mission to find new market opportunities for cybersecurity and infrastructure protection technology in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Francisco Sanchez, U.S. undersecretary of commerce for international trade, leads the initiative with the goal of introducing U.S. companies to high-level …

Lockheed Martin has hosted an event for the over  70 Canadian companies that helped the company in its F-35 Lightning II program over the past 15 years. The contractor held the F-35 Industry Recognition Event during the Cansec 2013 defense technology trade show, where it honored the companies for their involvement …

The Lockheed Martin leadership has named Roderick McLean vice president and general manager of the F-16/F-22 integrated fighter group under its aeronautics division, effective immediately. McLean most recently served as vice president and program manager of the T-X project after his stint as F-16 deputy vice president and F-16 program …

Lockheed Martin commemorated its 50-year anniversary of business in Hunstville, Ala., with government and military personnel, community officials, industry partners and current/retired employees. John Holly, vice president of missile defense systems for Lockheed’s space systems business unit, keynoted the celebration and lauded the company’s defense work, according to a company …

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