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    Leidos Ranked a ‘Leader’ in NA Managed Security Service Market; Lou Von Thaer and Michael Leiter Comment

    Leidos has been named a leading managed security service provider in North America and given the highest rating in customer satisfaction compared to other vendors in Forrester Research‘s latest Forrester Wave Managed Security Services: North America, Q4 2014 report. “Leidos continues to make significant investments in automation and extending our MSS capability … as [our customers] move their business applications […] More

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    Gary May Joins Leidos’ Board of Directors; John Jumper Comments

    Gary May, dean of the college of engineering at Georgia Tech, has joined Leidos’ board of directors. He chaired the university’s school of electrical and computer engineering from 2005 to 2011 and served as executive assistant to Georgia Tech President Wayne Clough between 2002 and 2005 prior to his current role, Leidos said Monday. John Jumper, […] More

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    Research and Markets: Military Electro-Optical/Infrared Systems Market Worth $16B by 2020

    A new Research and Markets report forecasts that the market for military electro-optical and infrared systems will climb in value at a 7.71 percent compound annual growth rate to reach $16.35 billion revenues by 2020. The company said Thursday that strategies to establish uncontested market space and increased military spending will drive fast-paced growth for the EO/IR market, particularly in the […] More

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    Jim Moos: Leidos Receives Mentor-Protege Award from DoD

    Leidos has been named a recipient of the U.S. Defense Department‘s Nunn-Perry Award for collaborating with a smaller company through the agency’s mentor-protege program. The company said Tuesday it received recognition for mentoring Minerva Engineering, an information security and cyber defense technology provider in the government sector. “The end result of our work with Minerva […] More

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    Lou Von Thaer Keynotes K-12 Intro to STEM Event

    Lou Von Thaer, president of the national security sector business at Leidos, will be a co-keynote speaker at a company-sponsored symposium on how parents can best engage kids in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Von Thaer, a Wash100 inductee, headlines the WashingtonExec 2015 K-12 STEM Symposium on March 7 with Evan Glazer, principal at Thomas […] More

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    Leidos to Help Air Force Develop C2 Software Tools

    The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has awarded Leidos a $12 million contract to build software programs for the branch’s unit command and control operations. Leidos plans to use an agile development method to help the service create software that will be designed to support C2 organizations at the wing and squadron levels, the […] More

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    Leidos Tests Autonomous Tech for DARPA’s Anti-Sub Warfare Program

    A maritime autonomy system that Leidos developed with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has taken its maiden self-guided voyage. Leidos installed and tested its autonomous technology on a surrogate boat as part of DARPA’s Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel development program, the company said Monday. DARPA aims to build a maritime vehicle that […] More

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    Northrop Sponsors National Cyber Tilt Contestants; Sandra Evers-Manly Comments

    The Northrop Grumman Foundation is sponsoring 25 high school and three middle school teams who will compete at the final round of the national CyberPatriot competition scheduled on March 13 in Washington. A team of professional aggressors will attack virtual networks and mobile devices and the CyberPatriot VII teams will develop defense methods to protect […] More

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    Leidos Releases Report Highlighting Annual Corporate Responsibility Initiatives; Roger Krone Comments

    Leidos has outlined its ethics and compliance, philanthropic and environmental programs over the past year in the company’s annual corporate responsibility report. The company said Monday it donated more than $2 million to charities and its staff volunteered more than 16,000 hours of their time to promote STEM education as well as support military veteran […] More

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    Leidos Wins Position on GSA’s Consolidated Professional Services IDIQ; Mike Leiter Comments

    The General Services Administration has awarded Leidos a prime position on a multiple-award contract to offer management, consulting, logistics and engineering services to government agencies. Leidos said Tuesday the agency’s Consolidated Schedule for professional services has a potential 20-year work period with no price ceiling limit. “This vehicle provides our customers with a quick way […] More

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    Leidos to Sponsor Washington Wizards’ Program; Roger Krone Comments

    Leidos will donate $100 to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation for every blocked shot during the Washington Wizards’ Defending the Rim program. Roger Krone, Leidos CEO, said Tuesday the company supports “military veterans, troops and their families through several organizations, including the USO (United Service Organizations) and Special Operations Warrior Foundation.” Leidos will also host […] More