Jerry Hogge, deputy group president of Leidos’ health solutions group, said interoperability and connectivity are among key features the U.S. Defense Department want from the agency’s future electronic health records system, EHRintelligence reported Thursday. Jennifer Bresnick interviewed Hogge along with Jim Traficant, managing director of Accenture Federal Services, and Travis Dalton, general manager of Cerner‘s […] More

Leidos sensor technology work on the Blue Devil program for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has been recognized with the Joe Sciabica Innovation and Collaboration Award. The company was presented the prize at the recent Ohio Innovation Summit in Dayton, Leidos said Wednesday. The Blue Devil platform contributes to battle preparation, force protection, improvised explosive […] More

Leidos has readied its lineup of command-control and cyber solutions for exhibition at a three-day Association of the United States Army event that opens in Washington, D.C., on Monday. The products on show at the 2014 AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition will include the Reston, Virginia-based contractor’s array of advanced cybersecurity systems, such as the Digital Echo online […] More

Leidos will provide technical assistance for the Department of Veterans Affairs’ agency-wide modernization drive under a potential three-year, $25 million contract. “We’re proud to support the VA with its OneVA Enterprise Architecture program, designed to serve as a strategic planning and management tool that helps VA’s leadership chart the course for the department’s transformation into a […] More

Leidos has received the Howard County Chamber of Commerce’s GovConnects Government Contractor of the Year award for work to connect small and mid-sized businesses in cyber, big data, health information technology and cloud computing. Leidos provides speakers for GovConnects’ government contracting continuing education program and other initiatives, the company said Tuesday. “Leidos is honored to receive recognition for our […] More

Leidos selected XTAR late last year to provide colocation space in Mount Jackson, Virginia to host tests of an airborne communications system on an manned intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft used by the U.S. Army. XTAR said Aug. 20 that tests held at the Mount Jackson teleport includes Leidos’ X-band antenna and terrestrial connectivity network that leverages the XTAR-LANT satellite system. Andrew Ruszkowski, XTAR […] More

Leidos has won a three-year, $55 million prime contract to implement programs for Ameren Illinois‘ ActOnEnergy energy efficiency offerings as Leidos extends its services to both business and residential customers. The time and material contract also includes rebates and incentives for low- and moderate-income households, Leidos said Thursday. The company added that it has been supporting Ameren Illinois’ utility […] More

Leidos has secured a potential five-year, $25 million prime contract from the U.S. Navy‘s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic to provide the Defense Logistics Agency – Energy with technical, systems engineering and management support. The company said Tuesday it will perform engineering analysis and advisory services on the Fuels Manager Defense leak detection systems of its […] More

Mark Sopp, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Leidos (previously named Science Applications International Corp.) since 2005, manages the accounting, tax, treasury, investor relations and other financial activities at the company. He helped carry out SAIC’s separation into two publicly traded firms in 2013: Leidos, which works in the national security, engineering and commercial health markets. The company now […] More

Leidos has been awarded a prime contract by the Wichita Airport Authority, formerly known as Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport, to install information technology and communications systems for a new airport terminal. Contract work will take place over up to 12 months and the company will design, install and integrate network security for the new facility, Leidos said […] More

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

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