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    Leidos Building Autonomous Unmanned Vessel to Track Submarines; John Fratamico Comments

    Leidos is building an Autonomous Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel for long-term monitoring of submarines as part of an anti-submarine warfare program by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency. ACTUV will be equipped with sensors, electro-optics and radars, as well as sensor control, navigation and status reporting features to support intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, Leidos said Monday. “It would […] More

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    Leidos Orders Smiths Detection-Built Airport Security Supplies for TSA; Terry Gibson Comments

    Leidos has awarded a multi-million dollar order to Smiths Detection for airport security tools and support services to support a contract Leidos holds with the Transportation Security Administration. Smiths Detection will supply trained field support and parts for X-ray and explosives trace detection technology for four years to approximately 400 airports across the U.S., Smiths Detection […] More

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    Leidos JV to Support Navy Training Range Sustainability Program

    A joint venture of Leidos and Cardno TEC has won a potential five-year, $50 million contract to support a U.S. Navy program that works to maintain sustainable practices at naval training ranges and operating areas. Cardno TEC-Leidos LLC will provide environmental, architectural and engineering services for the Navy’s Tactical Training Theater Assessment and Planning initiative, […] More

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    Leidos Receives Champions of Veteran Enterprise Award; John Jumper Comments

    Leidos has been named a recipient of the National Veteran Small Business Coalition’s Champions of Veteran Enterprise award for the company’s work to boost contracting opportunities for small businesses owned by veterans or service-disabled veterans. The company said Monday it assists such businesses through contract awards, training, business and proposal development support and mentorship as part of […] More

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    Leidos Sponsors Golf Tournament to Benefit Disabled Veterans; Barbara Doornink Comments

    Leidos sponsored the seventh annual Paralyzed Veterans’ Golf Open at the Trump National Golf Club in Potomac Falls, Va. that took place on Monday, the company said. Paralyzed Veterans of America put on the golf tournament to support  Operation PAVE (Paving Access for Veterans Employment), which is meant to help veterans with disabilities get jobs. “It’s been […] More

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    Steve Comber: Leidos Health Achieves MEDITECH Certification for EHR Implementation

    Leidos’ healthcare business has received a MEDITECH certification to provide electronic health record implementation services for customers. Leidos Health achieved the MEDITECH 6.x READY (rapid adoption, evidence-based, advanced workflows, dedicated team and your success) status following completion of implementation projects and training sessions, Leidos said Tuesday. “READY will provide our customers with the tools needed […] More

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    Leidos Wins $54M Naval Engineering, Training IDIQ; Tim Mundie Comments

    Leidos will work to develop and integrate services for the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic under three task orders worth nearly $54 million. Leidos will provide information assurance, training, configuration management, logistics, help desk support and Joint Concentrator Architecture site services for the SSC’s Distributed Common Ground System – Navy program, Leidos said […] More

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    Lou Von Thaer: Leidos to Showcase Special Ops Tech at NDIA Conference

    Leidos has developed a slew of new technologies that the company designed to assist military special forces in fulfilling their operational and mission requirements. The company will unveil the products at the National Defense Industry Association-hosted 2014 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference May 20 through May 22, the Reston, Virginia-based science and technology contractor said Thursday. […] More

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    Steve Comber: Leidos to Help VA Update Pharmacy’s Software, Infrastructure

    Leidos will maintain and update software the Department of Veterans Affairs uses at seven facilities to fill and ship approximately 117 million prescriptions per year. The company said Monday that the potential three-year, $12 million contract also covers work to integrate and standardize the Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy‘s production systems. Steve Comber, president of Leidos’ health group, said the company will […] More

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    John Fratamico: Leidos to Help Build Special Ops Craft

    Leidos has been awarded an $87 million subcontract to produce, integrate and test combatant craft systems for the U.S. Special Operations Command. The award falls under a potential $400 million Combatant Craft Medium Mk-1 program, for which Oregon Iron Works is the prime contractor, Leidos said Wednesday. John Fratamico, Leidos group president, said the company […] More

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    William Caragol: PositiveID to Demo Threat Detection Tools for DTRA Through Leidos Partnership

    Biological detection technology maker PositiveID will offer a handheld diagnostics system and airborne threat detector to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency as a partner with Leidos under a potential 10-year, $4 billion research-and-development contract. The companies signed a teaming agreement in 2012 to work together on projects involving systems engineering and integration, and biological detection and diagnostics, PositiveID said Wednesday. Leidos […] More