Leidos has deployed a potable water dispenser to the International Space Station to help astronauts sustain quality water in space and support space exploration research efforts. The Exploration Potable Water Dispenser provides ISS crew members with potable-quality water for hydrating dry food and beverages and features an updated design for transmitting health and status telemetry data to assess system performance and allowing updates through ground commanding, Leidos said Tuesday.

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Gerry Fasano, president of defense group at Leidos and a four-time Wash100 awardee, is slated to become chief growth officer as part of a recently announced key leadership changes and operating group realignment at the technology company. Leidos will be reorganized into five sectors: defense systems, digital modernization, health and civil, national security and commercial and international segments, effective Jan. 1.

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Leidos and the University of West Florida have established a cybersecurity training laboratory in UWF's Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering to help bridge the skills gap in the cybersecurity sector. The Leidos Cybersecurity Infrastructure Lab includes a cloud-based enterprise platform to train students on data processing techniques, digital modernization, modeling and simulation and capacity planning assessments, UWF said Wednesday.

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A Leidos-led team will help the Department of Defense develop and integrate climate resilience strategies into its core functions and reduce greenhouse gas emissions under a potential five-year, $100 million blanket purchase agreement. Leidos said Thursday it will work with McKinsey & Co., ICF and Rocky Mountain Institute to assist DOD in meeting mission requirements and improving resource management processes under the Strategic Climate Sustainability and Resilience Services BPA.

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Leidos has completed deployment of the MHS Genesis electronic military health record to 9,000 medical providers and clinicians outside the contiguous United States. The Leidos Partnership for Defense Health said Tuesday that the first wave of overseas distribution brings the platform's deployment rate to 91 percent.

On Dec. 6, the Potomac Officers Club will gather U.S. health care professionals, leaders and decision-makers to discuss innovation and issues faced by the industry. Join the POC 2023 Healthcare Summit by registering here.

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A team composed of L3Harris Technologies, Leidos and MAG Aerospace will compete for a U.S. Army program to develop a fleet of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft to gather operational intelligence against the country’s adversaries. L3Harris will lead the industry team for the Army’s High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System program, which seeks to equip Bombardier Global 6500 business jets with deep-sensing platforms.

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Leidos has booked a $14.1 million follow-on contract with NASA for the building of laser air monitoring systems to be used in future Artemis missions. The 19-month extension increases the total contract value to $37.8 million, which covers fabrication and delivery of four main LAMS units and one spare for the Artemis III, IV and V programs, the company said Tuesday.

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The Department of the Air Force and the Defense Innovation Unit have partnered to deploy electric vehicle charging as a service solutions. According to DIU, the joint EV CaaS project operationalizes DAF's Climate Action Plan as well as Executive Orders 14008 and 14057. The CaaS solutions deployment will be at six U.S. Air Force installations.

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Leidos will perform combined joint all-domain command and control analysis and support for the Department of Defense's Joint Staff J6 Joint Assessment Division under a potential $74 million single-award contract. The prime contract is a cost-plus-fixed-fee award with a performance period of five years and six months, during which Leidos will provide JAD with analytical, engineering and deployable services. More

Leidos will field a logistics tool to help the U.S. Army manage cybersecurity and supply chain risks and reduce total lifecycle costs under the potential 10-year, $7.9 billion Common Hardware Systems-6th Generation contract awarded in August.Interested in other Army initiatives? ExecutiveBiz will host the Army Acquisition Priorities: Balancing Readiness and Modernization Forum on Nov. 8. Register here to attend this important event. More

Leidos has received a potential five-year, $12 million prime contract from the Federal Trade Commission to oversee and manage the agency’s cyber and enterprise security operations. Under the firm-fixed-price award, the company said Monday it will establish a security operations center and provide related information technology security tools as part of implementing a SOC-as-a-service program for […] More

Leidos has received a potential five-year, $12 million prime contract from the Federal Trade Commission to oversee and manage the agency's cyber and enterprise security operations. Under the firm-fixed-price award, the company will establish a security operations center and provide related information technology security tools as part of implementing a SOC-as-a-service program for the organization. More