Lockheed Martin selected two employees from its Advanced Technology Laboratories (ATL) to receive a NOVA Award for full spectrum leadership and teamwork. The NOVA Award is the Corporation's highest recognition, which fewer than one-half of one percent of the Corporation's employees worldwide receive annually.

Warrington, Pa., resident Julius M. Etzl, director of ATL's Advanced Concepts Laboratory (ACL), will be recognized for energizing his team; shaping the future of ACL technology and business; placing strong, consistent emphasis on career development and mentoring of ACL staff; and promoting a culture of teamwork and inclusion. He and his teammates continue on a path of excellence for multiple programs vital to national security.

Virginia Beach, Va., resident Peter Haglich will be recognized as part of the Global Strike Initiative team from Lockheed Martin's Information Systems & Global Services business. Through experiments with U.S. Air Force command and control staff, this initiative looks to use collaboration and decision-support technologies to enable prompt, coordinated use of airborne combat resources worldwide.

Lockheed Martin Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer Robert J. Stevens will present the 14th annual NOVA Awards later this year during a ceremony in Washington, DC.

This year's NOVA Award marks the fifth consecutive year in which ATL employees have received the honor and brings to 25 the number of awards ATL employees have received since 1993 -- an impressive achievement from an employee population of 240.

There are five categories of award: exceptional service, full spectrum leadership, teamwork, technical excellence, and technical innovation. The award trophy consists of a brilliant representation of the Lockheed Martin star logo bursting forth from a hand-polished, black-marble base.

ATL is Lockheed Martin's applied research and development facility that develops advanced computing technologies and transitions them to Lockheed Martin businesses, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, military services, and service laboratories. Technology focus areas include autonomy and artificial intelligence, network-centric operations, cognitive computing, information exploitation, and advanced signal processing.

Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin employs about 140,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products, and services.

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SOURCE: Lockheed Martin