Georgia Tech has named the engineered biosystems building after Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos, and his wife Helen after the university received a gift from the couple. The Roger A. and Helen B. Krone Engineered Biosystems Building at Georgia Tech seeks to advance research efforts in biosciences and biomedicine to help find treatments […] More

Leidos CEO Roger Krone has said he believes the company could help the Department of Veterans Affairs integrate a commercial electronic health records system with VA’s current VistA platform, FCW reported Tuesday. Krone, an inductee into Executive Mosaic‘s Wash100 for 2017, told investors June 14 that Leidos has engaged in “top-level conversations” with VA officials to […] More

Leidos has been included in LinkedIn’s 50 Top Companies list for 2017 in recognition of the Reston, Virginia-based defense contractor’s employee recruitment and retention efforts. The company landed the 31st spot in the list that was released after LinkedIn examined data related to company reach, job applications and employee retention as well as actions by […] More

Nevin Carr, a vice president and U.S. Navy strategic account executive at Leidos, has been named to the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International’s board of directors. AUVSI is a nonprofit organization consists of 7,500 members from over 60 countries and works to promote the development of unmanned platforms and robotics systems, Leidos said Thursday. “Nevin’s proven […] More

Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos, has estimated that the company will complete 50 percent of its integration with the information systems and global solutions business acquired from Lockheed Martin by July 1. Krone, an inductee into Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 for 2017, told analysts during an earnings call Thursday that Leidos plans to “accelerate the backend of integration” as the […] More

Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos, has said the slow pace of leadership appointments at the Defense Department and other federal agencies has pushed back acquisition decisions and deadlines, Inside Defense reported Thursday. Krone told analysts during the fiscal 2017 first-quarter earnings call that the company has “seen more slowness than we expected in […] More

Leidos and U.K.’s defense ministry have opened an 861,112-square-foot facility in Shropshire, England, to provide logistics, commodities and support services to the British military. The Defence Fulfilment Centre is built to also store food, clothing, general and medical supplies of the U.K.’s armed forces, Leidos said Tuesday. A Leidos-led delivery team that includes Kuehne+Nagel and TVS Supply Chain Solutions will operate […] More

Angie Heise, president of Leidos‘ civil business group, has been named to the Mission Support Alliance‘s board of directors. MSA is composed of Leidos, Jacobs Engineering and Centerra Group as well as several partners that support nuclear cleanup efforts at the Hanford site in Washington, Leidos said Wednesday. “Angie’s deep industry experience and work with civil agencies makes her […] More

Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos Holdings, has joined the board of directors of Auburn Hills, Michigan-based motor vehicle parts and systems supplier BorgWarner. “Krone possesses nearly four decades of business experience in technology, acquisitions, program management and finance,” Alexis Michas, non-executive chairman at BorgWarner, said in a statement released Wednesday. “His expertise and […] More

Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos, will present awards to eight of the company’s employees at the 31st annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards science, technology, engineering and math conference in Washington D.C. Leidos said Tuesday the BEYA STEM conference offers an opportunity for professionals and students to train and establish a network with top […] More

Leidos Holdings has named Gregory Dahlberg, Surya Mohapatra and Susan Stalnecker to its board of directors in conjunction with the closure of Leidos’ $5 billion merger with Lockheed Martin‘s information systems and global solutions business. The appointments of Dahlberg, Mohapatra and Stalnecker bring the total number of Leidos’ board members to 12, the company said Tuesday. “We’re delighted […] More

Leidos was among the 40 companies featured on LinkedIn‘s Top Attractors list, the professional social network’s ranking of how businesses attract and retain employees. The company said Thursday that it was ranked 36th on the inaugural list. Roger Krone, Leidos chairman and CEO, said that the company considered its appearance on the list as recognition for its […] More