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    Visiongain: 2015 Border Security Market Revenue to Hit $16B

    A Visiongain study, released by ReportLinker, forecasts global revenue from border security platforms and services will be approximately $16.4 billion this year. The 364-page market research report examines key factors that Visiongain believes can affect worldwide, regional and national spending on products designed to help authorities monitor cross-border activities, ReportLinker said Wednesday. Visiongain categorized the […] More

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    Pentagon Taps Orion Health’s EHR Info ‘Engine’ for Military Health System

    Orion Health will provide an interoperability and information exchange platform for implementation across the Military Health System for the Defense Healthcare Management System Modernization program at the Defense Department. The company’s Rhapsody Integration Engine works to facilitate interoperability between DoD’s EHR platform and civilian centers that provide healthcare services to uniformed personnel, the company said Monday. Orion Health is part of […] More

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    Gulu Gambhir: Leidos, Virginia Tech to Research Big Data Usage for Healthcare Field

    Leidos has entered into a partnership with Virginia Tech for research on the use of big data from electronic health records to improve patient care and drive down healthcare costs. The company said Thursday the team will utilize technical data from healthcare providers to develop methods that address the sector’s challenges in terms of cost and the […] More

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    Leidos-Boundless Team to Develop Open-Source Geospatial Software, Cyber Defense Apps

    Leidos and Boundless have forged a strategic alliance to further develop and market open-source geospatial software and cyber defense tools and services. The partnership will allow Leidos to use Boundless’ OpenGeo Suite geospatial platform to update its proprietary systems with open-source applications and support its integration initiatives that seek to address intelligence and national security efforts, Leidos […] More

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    Leidos Awarded Air Force High-Frequency Emitter R&D Contract

    The U.S. Air Force has awarded Leidos a potential three-year, $18.7 million contract to perform research and develop new techniques in an effort to identify and locate high-frequency emitters through geolocation techniques. The Air Force received seven proposals for the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, the Defense Department said Friday. Phase two of this contract covers the development of a hardware system and […] More

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    Leidos Awarded Tricare Beneficiary Education, Enrollment Support Subcontract; Jerry Hogge Comments

    International SOS has awarded Leidos a potential six-year, $50 million subcontract to conduct support services for the Defense Health Agency’s beneficiary education and enrollment program. Leidos will assist in DHA’s TRICARE Overseas Program operations through customer support, beneficiary education, claims assistance, appeals and grievances processing, and healthcare support services, Leidos said Thursday. The contract contains a one-year […] More

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    Leidos Funds Georgia Tech’s Healthcare Data Analytics Program for 3rd Year; Doug Barton Comments

    Leidos has funded a healthcare data analytics pilot program at Georgia Institute of Technology with $40,000 in donation. Georgia Tech will use the funding to develop a data analytics platform in the Interoperability and Integration Innovation Lab, Leidos said Thursday. “These efforts reflect an industry imperative for the work we do every day to optimize […] More

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    Executive Profile: James Reagan, Leidos EVP, CFO

    James C. Reagan serves as executive vice president and chief financial officer at Leidos. In this capacity, he manages financial reporting, investor relations, accounting, tax, treasury and other financial functions at the Reston, Va.-based contractor. Reagan worked for more than two years at Vencore as senior VP and CFO before he moved to Leidos. The certified […] More

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    Robert Zitz of Leidos to Present on ‘Enabling Anticipatory Intell’ at ISR Automation Symposium

    Robert Zitz, senior vice president and chief systems architect at Leidos, will be among the guest speakers at an upcoming gathering of security experts from industry, government and the academe. The executive’s remarks on Day 2 of the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Automation Symposium will focus on anticipatory intelligence, the technologies used to forecast/model global […] More

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    Rob Zitz on Leidos’ Offerings, Public-Private Sector Collaboration

    Rob Zitz, a 33-year intelligence community veteran, joined Leidos in August 2011 — when it was known as Science Applications International Corp. — and serves as senior vice president and chief systems architect for the company’s national security sector. Zitz has held key leadership positions within Army Intelligence, CIA, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Department of Homelan Security, Secret Service […] More

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    Roger Krone: Leidos, DC United to Collaborate for Armed Forces Week Events

    Leidos has teamed up with Major League Soccer club D.C. United to host a series of events for the second annual Armed Forces Week to acknowledge the service of active military, veterans and their families to the U.S.. Events will kick off Monday through Sept. 19 at several areas in the National Capital Region, Leidos said Tuesday. “We’re […] More

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    DARPA Taps Leidos for Shared Spectrum Access Program Phase 2

    Leidos has secured a potential one-year, $7.9 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to conduct research and develop a spectrum sharing platform for use between communications systems and radars. Reston, Va.-based Leidos will carry out research work under the second phase of DARPA’s Shared Spectrum Access for Radar and Communications initiative, the Defense […] More