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  • Ensco-Leidos Team to Support Phases II and III of DARPA PNT Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ensco-Leidos Team to Support Phases II and III of DARPA PNT Project

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency selected a Leidos–Ensco partnership to support the second and third phases of a project that aims to create a backup positioning, navigation and timing system. Ensco said Tuesday Phases II and III of DARPA’s Spatial, Temporal and Orientation Information in Contested Environments program will focus on the development of a detailed design and a real-time demonstration […] More

  • Leidos Wins $50M Army Contract for Radioactive Waste Investigation Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Wins $50M Army Contract for Radioactive Waste Investigation Services

    Leidos has won a potential $49.5 million contract to help the U.S. Army conduct toxic radioactive waste investigations. The Defense Department said Friday Leidos will support the military branch’s Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program through Feb. 28, 2023 under the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The Army established FUSRAP in 1974 as part of efforts to identify, investigate and clean […] More

  • Leidos to Support Navy Tactical Signature Guidance Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos to Support Navy Tactical Signature Guidance Tech

    Leidos has received a potential five-year, $31.4 million contract to provide scientific, technical and programmatic support for tactical signature guidance systems of U.S. Navy ships, airborne and undersea platforms. The company said Thursday it will also develop, update, integrate and test software and systems for signature guidance and tactical decision tools. The contract was awarded by the Naval […] More

  • Leidos to Support Marine Corps Marathon as Presenting Sponsor; Roger Krone Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos to Support Marine Corps Marathon as Presenting Sponsor; Roger Krone Comments

    Leidos will serve as a presenting sponsor of the 42nd Marine Corps Marathon to be held on Oct. 22 in Arlington, Virginia. Approximately 30,000 runners participate each year in the 26.2-mile journey, also known as the People’s Marathon, coordinated by the MCM Organization and the U.S. Marine Corps, Leidos said Wednesday. “The Marine Corps Marathon […] More

  • Leidos to Provide Army C4, Info Mgmt Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos to Provide Army C4, Info Mgmt Support

    Leidos has secured a $16 million contract for command, control, communications, computers and information management services to the U.S. Army‘s Intelligence and Security Command. The Defense Department said Tuesday the company will also provide C4IM support for  Army G2 military intelligence staff based within and outside the contiguous U.S. The service branch received one bid for the firm-fixed-price […] More

  • Leidos Tests Unmanned Maritime Vessel at Navy Exercise - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Tests Unmanned Maritime Vessel at Navy Exercise

    Leidos has showcased an unmanned test vessel designed to autonomously navigate and gather data at sea during the U.S. Navy‘s Advanced Naval Technology Exercise 2017. The company said Wednesday its R/V Pathfinder autonomous ship operated in the waters near Panama City, Florida, where it surveyed the sea floor and sent ocean and meteorological data to the Naval Undersea Warfare Center […] More

  • GovCon Execs Laud White House Memo on China’s Trade Practices; Leidos’ Roger Krone Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GovCon Execs Laud White House Memo on China’s Trade Practices; Leidos’ Roger Krone Comments

    Several government contracting industry leaders have commended President Donald Trump’s move to sign a memorandum on China’s trade practices. The White House memo would authorize the U.S. trade representative to decide whether to conduct an investigation into China’s alleged theft of U.S. intellectual property, The Hill reported Monday. “Safeguarding our intellectual property against nation-state sponsored […] More

  • Defense Firms Link Unfilled DoD Posts to Contracting Activity Slowdown; Leidos' Roger Krone Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Defense Firms Link Unfilled DoD Posts to Contracting Activity Slowdown; Leidos’ Roger Krone Comments

    Some defense industry executives have said the Trump administration’s current process of finding leaders to fill senior-level roles at the Defense Department has resulted in uncertainty and slow pace of contract awards, Reuters reported Saturday. “The still-high number of unfilled leadership appointments and the approaching government physical year-end continue to serve as headwinds,” Leidos CEO […] More

  • Leidos Gets $61M Contract Funds to Help Army Sustain Aerial IED Neutralizer Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Gets $61M Contract Funds to Help Army Sustain Aerial IED Neutralizer Platform

    The U.S. Army has awarded Leidos a potential $61 million contract modification to help manage an aerial platform built to help U.S. and international security assistance forces neutralize improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan. Leidos will support operations, sustainment and integration of Saturn Arch quick reaction capability systems through Sept. 16, 2018, under the modification, the Defense […] More

  • Leidos Tests Air Force Multi-Sensor ISR Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Tests Air Force Multi-Sensor ISR Platform

    Leidos has tested sensors on the U.S. Air Force‘s multi-sensor pod that is designed to feature intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance functions. The company said Tuesday it carried out risk reduction test on eight different sensors of the AgilePod multi-sensor platform to demonstrate how open architectures and common mechanical and electrical systems can reconfigure sensors to address […] More

  • Leidos Sponsors US-UK University Cyber Competition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Sponsors US-UK University Cyber Competition

    Leidos has agreed to sponsor the Cambridge2Cambridge cyber competition for university teams from the U.S. and the U.K. as part of the company’s efforts to promote science, technology, engineering and math careers for students. The University of Cambridge will host the 2017 C2C cyber challenge that will run from July 24 through 26, Leidos said Monday. C2C […] More