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Leidos awarded $918 million Department of Homeland Security network support contract

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Thursday, September 7, 2023
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RESTON, Va., Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), a FORTUNE® 500 science and technology leader, was recently awarded the Homeland Enterprise Information Technology Secure Services and Support (HEITS) follow-on contract to support and enhance the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) networks.

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  • RESTON, Va., Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), a FORTUNE® 500 science and technology leader, was recently awarded the Homeland Enterprise Information Technology Secure Services and Support (HEITS) follow-on contract to support and enhance the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) networks.
  • This should enable the continued evolution of the Homeland Secure Data Network (HSDN) and the Classified-Local Area Network (C-LAN).
  • Leidos' approach for scanning and cybersecurity services includes innovative network penetration testing methodologies, tools and reporting that can decrease the risk of network intrusion and increase both network reliability and security.
  • The new award continues Leidos' work for DHS under the Secure Enterprise Network Systems, Services, & Support (SENS3) contract.

Fortune 500 Company Leidos Chooses Casepoint as eDiscovery Partner

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023
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TYSONS, Va., Sept. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Casepoint — the industry leader in legal discovery technology for litigation, investigations, and compliance — announced today it has renewed its contract with Leidos to provide data collection, processing, and review services in support of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). 

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  • Casepoint renews contract with Leidos, the IT and engineering leader, to provide eDiscovery services.
  • After conducting extensive research and testing on the top eDiscovery providers in the U.S., Leidos ultimately chose Casepoint as its new eDiscovery partner for a contract with CMS.
  • Working collaboratively with Casepoint, Leidos migrated several terabytes of data into Casepoint.
  • "Casepoint demonstrated their extensive understanding of eDiscovery technology across platforms and the exceptional challenges in migrating from our existing platform to theirs," said Joseph Scheur III, eDiscovery Project Manager at Leidos.

Leidos advances Department of Defense biometrics to the cloud

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023
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RESTON, Va., Sept. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE:LDOS), a FORTUNE® 500 science and technology leader, recently completed full cloud deployment of the Department of Defense's (DoD) Automated Biometrics Information System (ABIS).

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  • RESTON, Va., Sept. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE:LDOS), a FORTUNE® 500 science and technology leader, recently completed full cloud deployment of the Department of Defense's (DoD) Automated Biometrics Information System (ABIS).
  • This is the first step and a key enabling milestone to securing fully automated biometrics capabilities in the cloud, delivering increased system availability and performance to stakeholders globally.
  • This work was performed through the Biometrics Enabling Capability, Increment One (BEC-1) contract .
  • Under the BEC-1 contract, Leidos uses advanced engineering to integrate and deliver cutting-edge cloud technologies and multiple biometric matching modalities.

Government IT Veteran Mike Byrd Joins Rancher Government Solutions as VP of Ecosystems and Partner Management

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Thursday, August 31, 2023
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In its continuing effort to recruit and retain the best federal tech industry talent, Rancher Government Solutions (RGS), the leader in open source, cloud native, Kubernetes management software, announced today that IT veteran Mike Byrd has been named Vice President of Ecosystems and Partner Management.

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  • In its continuing effort to recruit and retain the best federal tech industry talent, Rancher Government Solutions (RGS), the leader in open source, cloud native, Kubernetes management software, announced today that IT veteran Mike Byrd has been named Vice President of Ecosystems and Partner Management.
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    Mike Byrd, VP of Ecosystems and Partner Management, Rancher Government Solutions.
  • “Mike is very well known in both the National Commercial and Government Partner, Distribution and SI space.
  • “Rancher Government’s true commitment to open source allows partners and customers to fully embrace community solutions as we build problem solving solutions together.

Leidos to Participate in the Jefferies Industrials Conference

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Monday, August 28, 2023
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RESTON, Va., Aug. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), a FORTUNE 500® science and technology leader, will participate in the Jefferies Industrials Conference being held in New York, NY.

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  • Live Audio Webcast Available on Sept. 6, 2023, from 3:30 p.m. to 3:55 p.m.
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    RESTON, Va., Aug. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), a FORTUNE 500® science and technology leader, will participate in the Jefferies Industrials Conference being held in New York, NY.
  • A live audio webcast of the event will be available on the Leidos Investor Relations website at http://ir.leidos.com .
  • A replay of the webcast will be available following the presentation at the same link listed above for 30 days afterward.

Leidos Elevates Elastic to Technology Tier in Alliance Partner Network

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023
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RESTON, Va., Aug. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), a FORTUNE® 500 science and technology leader, today announced Elastic, the company behind Elasticsearch®, has been appointed to the Technology Alliance Tier within the Leidos Alliance Partner Network (LAPN).

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  • RESTON, Va., Aug. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), a FORTUNE® 500 science and technology leader, today announced Elastic, the company behind Elasticsearch®, has been appointed to the Technology Alliance Tier within the Leidos Alliance Partner Network (LAPN).
  • This tier recognizes partners whose expertise and innovation help drive Leidos technology to the next level.
  • "Elastic is delighted to become a Technology Alliance Partner and continue deepening our strong partnership with Leidos," said Chris Townsend, Vice President, Public Sector at Elastic.
  • It consists of three partner levels: corporate strategic, technology alliance and emerging technology.

Nauticus Robotics and Leidos Execute Additional $2.1M Contract Extension

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023
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HOUSTON, Aug. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nauticus Robotics, Inc. ("Nauticus" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: KITT), a developer of autonomous robots using artificial intelligence for data collection and intervention services for the ocean industries, today announced it has been awarded an additional $2.1 million under its current contract with Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), a FORTUNE 500® science and technology leader.

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  • HOUSTON, Aug. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nauticus Robotics, Inc. ("Nauticus" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: KITT), a developer of autonomous robots using artificial intelligence for data collection and intervention services for the ocean industries, today announced it has been awarded an additional $2.1 million under its current contract with Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), a FORTUNE 500® science and technology leader.
  • The additional funding augments the earlier award and this program has received $16.6 million in funding from Leidos since 2022.
  • In addition, this award furthers operational enhancements to toolKITT, Nauticus' proprietary software package developed to enable an ecosystem of autonomous actions for subsea vehicles, which enables the vehicle’s intelligence.
  • "This work is the centerpiece of Nauticus’ excellent collaboration with Leidos, and I look forward to continuing our mutual progress of advancing the state of the art in undersea vehicles," said Nicolaus Radford, founder and CEO of Nauticus.

TFF Pharmaceuticals Reports Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023
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“We continue to make solid progress in our Phase 2 trials of TFF VORI and TFF TAC and expect to announce initial data by the end of 2023,” said Dr. Harlan Weisman, Chief Executive Officer of TFF Pharmaceuticals.

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  • “We continue to make solid progress in our Phase 2 trials of TFF VORI and TFF TAC and expect to announce initial data by the end of 2023,” said Dr. Harlan Weisman, Chief Executive Officer of TFF Pharmaceuticals.
  • We’ve also launched our EAP for TFF VORI and partnered with Durbin to implement the program across several countries.
  • For the quarter ended June 30, 2023, compared to quarter ended June 30, 2022
    Cash Position: as of June 30, 2023, TFF Pharmaceuticals reported cash and cash equivalents of $7.7 million.
  • Net Loss: TFF Pharmaceuticals reported a net loss for the second quarter of 2023 of $5.0 million, compared to a net loss of $8.7 million for the comparable period in 2022.

John West Appointed VP of Business Development and Strategy at Tyto Athene, LLC

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Monday, August 14, 2023
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Tyto Athene, LLC announced that John West, an industry veteran with over three decades of expertise in providing strategic consultation to federal government clients, has joined the company's leadership team as the Vice President of Business Development and Strategy.

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  • Tyto Athene, LLC announced that John West, an industry veteran with over three decades of expertise in providing strategic consultation to federal government clients, has joined the company's leadership team as the Vice President of Business Development and Strategy.
  • Throughout his career, West has actively supported various government sectors in a variety of roles including management, business development, and executive client interface capacities.
  • “Something that appealed to me about Tyto was the size, the people, and the leadership team,” West said.
  • “John West is an excellent addition to the leadership team, and we’re honored to welcome him in this new role.”

This Week in Tech News: 14 Stories You Need to See

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Friday, August 18, 2023
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NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the business technology industry stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.

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  • Meeranda aims to address a problem that has long frustrated global organizations and their clients; chatbots along with their half-baked AI solutions.
  • In addition to these popular releases, several must-read earnings reports crossed the wire this week, including the quarterly results for Cisco , Synopsys , Hut 8 , and Quantum Computing Inc.
  • These are just a few of the recent press releases that consumers and the media should know about.
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