A Leidos-managed federally funded laboratory has partnered with the Frederick Center for Research and Education in Science and Technology in an effort to expand access to science, technology, engineering and math programs at higher education institutions within Frederick County, Md. The center said Monday it will use the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research’s …

Leonard Freedman, founding president of the Global Biological Standards Institute, has been appointed chief science officer at a federally-funded research and development center Leidos manages for the National Cancer Institute. He will oversee internal scientific programs at the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research and its external collaborative efforts in the science …

Cerner has announced that the Defense Department has started to see improvements in health care services delivery following the initial deployment of its new electronic health records platform, Nextgov reported Wednesday. Travis Dalton, president of government services at Cerner, wrote in a blog post published Tuesday the adoption of the …

Leidos is providing education and training services to help students and workers develop their skills and empower the country’s workforce in support of the White House’s Pledge to America’s Workers program. The company said Wednesday it will develop learning programs encompassing apprenticeships, continuing education, reskilling, on-the-job training and work-based education …

Roger Krone, Leidos chairman and CEO, joined congressional members and other industry executives on Wednesday at the White House to witness the signing of a bill that aims to counter opioid abuse. John Hindman, senior international and public affairs adviser at Leidos, accompanied Krone during the signing of the Substance …

Leidos‘ QTC subsidiary has deployed two mobile clinics to provide healthcare support to military veterans who live in rural areas. The clinics’ staff will accommodate veterans seeking general medicine, mental health, vision, audiology, otolaryngology, radiology, laboratory examination and cardiology evaluation services, Leidos said Tuesday. Each clinic is equipped with commercial …

Leidos has received a Capability Maturity Model Integration for Development Level 3 appraisal for its methodology to initiate programs and product assessments in accordance with industry best practices. The CMMI Institute granted the rating after reviewing Leidos’ systems and software engineering, integration, maintenance, management and development processes with the Standard CMMI Appraisal Method …

The U.S. Army is set to procure an aerial pod that can seize enemy systems and equip bridge combat teams with additional technologies needed to counter adversaries, C4ISRNET reported Saturday. Through the Multi-Function Electronic Warfare Air Large program, the service seeks to procure a pod that can deliver electronic attack …

The Association of the U.S. Army has selected Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos, to receive AUSA’s 2018 John W. Dixon Award in recognition of his contributions to national defense programs. “I dedicated my own career to ensuring our soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines were able to do their jobs with the best …

Leidos has joined a Cerner-led team to upgrade the Department of Veterans Affairs’ electronic health record system through the deployment of the same EHR platform used at the Defense Department’s medical facilities worldwide. “As lead systems integrator for the DoD’s Defense Healthcare Management Systems Modernization (DHMSM) program, we are pleased …

William Bender, senior vice president of strategic accounts and government relations at Leidos, said he has observed military services working to modernize information technology networks, MeriTalk reported Tuesday. The retired U.S. Air Force general described the military network modernization project as “complex” and noted that USAF’s projects include building software-based and virtual networks. …

A consortium of defense publications has recognized Leidos for its contributions to the industry and public sector. The company said Thursday it was selected for the industry innovator and public sector innovation categories in this year’s Government Innovation Awards. Leidos was bestowed the “Industry Innovator” award for its cloud-based Leidos Enterprise Application Framework system …

Black Book Market Research has named Leidos the top health information technology consultant for 2018 after the company obtained the highest ratings for customer satisfaction among 142 consultant firms. Black Book based its evaluation on polls answered by more than 2K healthcare organizations from the first quarter to the third quarter …

Leidos has received a potential five-year, $15.2M cost-reimbursement U.S. Air Force contract to support research, development and demonstration efforts for a high-energy combinable fiber laser. The company will work to help the service branch develop and deliver new airborne laser weapon technologies, the Defense Department said Thursday. The Air Force will …

Leidos has secured a $17.3M contract from the U.S. Navy to expand support work on synthetic signature guidance-based systems designed for naval missions. The Defense Department said Wednesday the company will provide technical and engineering services for SSG-based platforms under the scope increase modification. The Navy originally awarded Leidos a $49.5M indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity …