The Government Accountability Office has denied General Dynamics’ protest of the Defense Information Systems Agency’s potential 10-year, $11.5 billion contract awarded in February to Leidos, Breaking Defense reported Thursday. Gerry Fasano, president of Leidos’ defense group and a three-time Wash100 winner, said the company could move forward with contract initiation meetings and review efforts for […] More

The Veterans Benefits Administration has awarded a Leidos business two prime contracts worth a potential combined value of $1.7 billion over six and a half years for medical disability assessment services. Under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price contracts, QTC Medical Services will conduct disability examinations of transitioning and retiring service members while upholding the standards of the departments of […] More

Leidos has been designated ONC-Authorized Testing Laboratory by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. The National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program helps ONC administer the Healthcare IT Testing Laboratory Accreditation Program by overseeing and certifying testing laboratories within the ONC Health IT Certification Program, ONC said Wednesday. The designation came after Leidos […] More

Milad Bahrami, senior vice president and general manager for Government Health & Safety Solutions at Leidos, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding his first year with the company as well as why he wanted to join the company in order to make a difference in the federal sector. In addition, Bahrami discussed the impact of recruitment and talent retention in […] More

Doug Barton, chief technology officer of the health group at Leidos, said in a recent Executive Spotlight interview that the company continually explores emerging technology in the marketplace and talks to customers to understand what challenges they intend to address when investing in technology. “At Leidos, technology is always viewed through the lens of service to […] More

Dan Voce, senior vice president for enterprise cyber and solutions at Leidos, recently spoke with  ExecutiveBiz regarding the challenges to drive digital modernization across the defense, civil and health markets across the federal landscape. In addition, he discussed the impact that recent acquisitions have enhanced Leidos’ portfolio and capabilities to drive growth and innovation for its customers. […] More

Defense contractor Leidos has elevated two of its team members, Steve Cook and Paul Engola, to top positions within its Dynetics business. Cook will serve as group president of Dynetics and Engola will be deputy group president of the wholly owned Leidos subsidiary, effective April 1, the company said Tuesday. “I’m excited to see Steve and Paul grow the company’s […] More

Leidos‘ Dynetics subsidiary has selected Benchmark Electronics to produce electronic components of a ground-based weapon system meant to help the U.S. Army deter aerial threats. Benchmark said Thursday it will manufacture advanced electronics for the Enduring Shield system at a Huntsville, Alabama-based facility near locations of Dynetics and U.S. Army missile defense projects. Enduring Shield, […] More

The Military Health System’s GENESIS electronic health record has been introduced to a new set of 15,000 beneficiaries across five states by the Leidos Partnership for Defense Health, achieving 50 percent of targeted installations. The new deployment “wave” included 14 military treatment facility commands and the system is now up and running in a total of 1,360 […] More

Leidos has won a prime position on a potential seven-year, $545 million contract from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to offer biomedical, preclinical and development research services. The contractor will perform tasks such as chemistry manufacturing and control, analytics, bioinformatics and computational biology under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the Reston, Virginia-based company said Wednesday. […] More

Leidos has secured a $26.91 million contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to prototype a system that uses electromagnetic waves to knock out drones. The Reston, Virginia-headquartered company will create a mature prototype of a high-power microwave counter-unmanned aerial system in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the Department of Defense said Thursday. The development effort […] More

Former Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan has been instated to the board of directors of information technology company Leidos. In his new board role, Shanahan will leverage over 30 years of Boeing leadership experience in addition to his Department of Defense credentials, the Reston, Virginia-based company said Wednesday. Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos, considers […] More