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Leidos wins $143M DIA contract
Reston-based Leidos won a contract worth an estimated $143 million from the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Fortune 500 contractor announced Thursday. Under the single award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract from DIA’s Science and Technology Directorate, Leidos will design and implement a tasking, collection, processing, exploitation and dissemination (TCPED) system for the DIA[...]
Leidos shakes up C-suite in restructuring
Months after new Leidos CEO Tom Bell hinted at a “new North Star” for the Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor, the company has announced a shakeup of its C-suite and a reorganization. The company solidified the changes Thursday, two days after releasing its third-quarter report, which included revenues of $3.9 billion for the quarter, an increase […]
Rocket Lab, Leidos sign contract for 4 rocket launches
California-based Rocket Lab USA has signed a contract with Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor Leidos to launch four Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE) missions, the launch company announced Tuesday. The suborbital testbed launch vehicle missions will lift off from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 2 at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, located at NASA’s Wallops Flight Fa[...]
Leidos names new SVP of government affairs
Leidos Holdings promoted Amy Smith to senior vice president of government affairs, the Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor announced Wednesday. Smith’s previous position was vice president of government affairs, which she had held since joining Leidos in 2020. In her new role, she will manage the company’s government affairs operation and be its lead advocate in […]
Leidos receives $918M Homeland Security contract
Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor Leidos has received a follow-on contract valued up to $918 million to support and enhance the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s networks, the company announced Thursday. The Homeland Enterprise Information Technology Secure Services and Support (HEITS) contract was awarded Aug. 15. The cost-plus-award-fee, single-award contract has a one-year base and[...]
Leidos lands $7.9B Army contract
Reston-based Leidos has won a 10-year, $7.9 billion contract from the Army, the Pentagon announced Thursday. Under the firm-fixed-price contract, Leidos will provide hardware systems, system management solutions, components, customizable sustainment strategies, non-personal service and continuous technology upgrades. Leidos was one of three bids received for the project. Work locations will be det[...]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: THOMAS A. BELL
In May, Bell became CEO of Leidos, a Fortune 500 defense, aerospace and information technology firm, replacing Roger Krone, who retired that month as CEO and board chairman after nine years leading Leidos. Bell began his aerospace career at Lockheed Martin. He came to Leidos from Rolls-Royce North America, where he had been chairman and […]
Leidos awarded $197M CMS contract
Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor Leidos has won a new task order from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services with an estimated total value of $197 million, the Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor announced Monday. Under the hybrid firm-fixed-price, time and materials order, Leidos will provide IT support to the agency through its Office of […]
Leidos hires former NSA official as chief security officer
Reston-based Leidos has named a former national security official as its senior vice president and chief security officer, the Fortune 500 federal contractor announced Monday. Amy Davis most recently served as deputy chief for the National Security Agency’s Office of Security and Counterintelligence, where she led a team responsible for protecting civilian, military and contractor personnel[...]
Rocket Lab to launch new hypersonic rocket from Va.
California-based Rocket Lab USA Inc. will launch its new Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE) rocket in Accomack County in the first half of 2023. The company introduced the suborbital testbed launch vehicle, derived from its Electron rocket, on Monday. Rocket Lab is preparing the HASTE vehicle for launch for a confidential customer at its […]
Krone to step down as Leidos CEO; Rolls-Royce exec to replace him
Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor Leidos Chairman and CEO Roger Krone plans to step down from both positions this year, with Thomas Bell, the president of Defense Rolls-Royce plc and chairman and CEO of the company’s North American branch, succeeding Krone as CEO on May 4, Leidos announced Monday. Robert S. Shapard will become the company’s […]
Leidos wins $1.5B Social Security Administration contracts
Leidos Inc. won two Social Security Administration IT task orders with a combined potential value of $1.5 billion, the Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor announced Monday. The task orders fall under the SSA’s IT Support Services Contract II. Under the indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity task orders, Leidos will provide software systems and infrastructure support for the […]
