Leidos has been awarded a potential $162 million single-award task order by the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection (BCP) to continue to support the Sentinel Network Services (SNS) program. The task order includes a one-year base period and nine additional one-year options.

Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos, has received his eighth Wash100 Award, the most prestigious award in all of government contracting (GovCon), for his pursuit of major acquisitions and competitive contracts that have driven company growth and cemented Leidos' position as a leader in the federal marketplace. Visit GovConWire to read his full profile. 

Leidos has been recognized for its innovation, leadership and performance as Cisco's business partner for federal contracting efforts in defense and intelligence markets. Leidos said Friday it was named Federal Breakaway Partner of the Year as part of the Cisco Partner Summit Global awards, a program that recognizes the outcome-focused programs, innovative processes, sales approaches and effective system architecture of top-performing Cisco partners.

Leidos has been awarded a potential seven-year, $2 billion prime contract to provide non-medical counseling to service members and their families through the Department of Defense's Military and Family Life Counseling program. The General Services Administration's Federal Systems Integration and Management Center awarded the cost-plus-award-fee contract with a 12-month base period, four 12-month options and a pair of 12-month incentive periods.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 22, 2021 “” Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), said the company would incorporate managed services and cloud computing approaches acquired through its purchase of 1901 Group to support customers' digital modernization goals, ExecutiveBiz reported Jan. 15.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, December 29, 2020 “” The board of directors at the Professional Services Council named Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), as chairman for 2021 and he will continue to lead the group that promotes fairness and competition in the federal contracting market, GovCon Wire reported Dec. 17.

Leidos has been awarded a four-year, $64 million single award contract by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to modernize safety analysis tools and capabilities by developing the Operational Analysis and Reporting System (OARS). The company's prime contract includes two two-year options. "Leidos is proud to work with the FAA to modernize their safety systems," said Fran Hill, senior vice president of Leidos Transportation Solutions.

The Leidos Partnership for Defense Health has continued deployments of the MHS Genesis electronic health records system to military treatment facilities (MTFs) in Nevada, California and Alaska, the company announced Thursday. "We proudly and safely delivered MHS GENESIS on schedule amid a global pandemic," said Liz Porter, president of Leidos' health group.

Leidos has landed a $10.3M contract from the U.S. Air Force for experimental and predicative capabilities needed to help determine the effects of high power continuous-wave lasers on various materials and address existing and future laser systems.

Arthur Mabbett, vice president and deputy director of Leidos' Innovation Center, and John Kovach, consultant at 2 Circle Consulting, have said that leadership, vision and incentives are key to driving cultural change in government acquisition.

Leidos has been awarded an approximate  five-year, $89 million Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) task order by the U.S. Air Force's Installation Contracting Agency (AFICA/KD) to support energetics research and development for the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OUSD) and the Combat Capability Development Command, Armament Center (CCDC-AC).

Leidos and Rush University System for Health have entered into a two-year, partnership agreement to develop and implement an information technology application that would help medical personnel monitor an emergency department's patient flow in real-time.

Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Darrell Williams has joined Leidos as vice president of defense group logistics, the company announced Thursday. He will support the planning, oversight and execution of logistics activities across the group, as well as drive innovation into corporate-wide logistics offerings. Williams most recently served as director of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA).

TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 19, 2020 “” Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) appointed acting health unit head Liz Porter to the post permanently, GovCon Wire reported Aug. 4.

Leidos has been awarded a $649 million task order under the U.S. Army's Responsive Strategic Sourcing for Services contract to provide follow-on operations and support services to the Special Operations Command's Tactical Airborne Multi-Sensor Platforms mission, the company announced Monday.