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  • Georgia Tech Names Engineered Biosystems Facility After Leidos CEO Roger Krone, Spouse - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Georgia Tech Names Engineered Biosystems Facility After Leidos CEO Roger Krone, Spouse

    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

  • Roger Krone: Leidos Eyes Future VA EHR System Integration Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Roger Krone: Leidos Eyes Future VA EHR System Integration Support

    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 Named to 2017 LinkedIn Top Companies List; Roger Krone Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Named to 2017 LinkedIn Top Companies List; Roger Krone Comments

    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

  • Leidos VP Nevin Carr Joins AUVSI Board; Roger Krone Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos VP Nevin Carr Joins AUVSI Board; Roger Krone Comments

    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

  • Leidos CFO James Reagan Talks Continuing Resolution, Procurement Process - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos CFO James Reagan Talks Continuing Resolution, Procurement Process

    James Reagan, chief financial officer at Leidos, has said he is pleased that the federal government no longer operates under a continuing resolution. He made the statement four days after President Donald Trump signed a $1 trillion omnibus spending package to fund government operations through the end of fiscal 2017 and increase defense spending by $21 billion. “Where […] More

  • Roger Krone: Leidos Could Be Halfway Through IS&GS Business Integration by July - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Roger Krone: Leidos Could Be Halfway Through IS&GS Business Integration by July

    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

  • Leidos CEO Roger Krone: Slow Pace of Govt Appointments Delays Procurement Process - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos CEO Roger Krone: Slow Pace of Govt Appointments Delays Procurement Process

    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

  • GovCon Vets Named to Virginia Business’ 2017 Most Influential List - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GovCon Vets Named to Virginia Business’ 2017 Most Influential List

    The Virginia Business magazine has unveiled its list of 50 Most Influential Virginians for 2017 that includes some prominent individuals in the government contracting sector. Some of the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s board members who made it to the publication’s list include Tony Moraco, president and CEO of Science Applications International Corp., NVTC said Monday. The magazine […] More

  • Leidos CEO Roger Krone Named to BorgWarner Board of Directors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos CEO Roger Krone Named to BorgWarner Board of Directors

    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

  • 8 Leidos Employees to Receive Awards at 31st Annual BEYA STEM Conference; Roger Krone Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    8 Leidos Employees to Receive Awards at 31st Annual BEYA STEM Conference; Roger Krone Comments

    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

  • Aerospace Industries Association Appoints New Board of Governors Members for 2017 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aerospace Industries Association Appoints New Board of Governors Members for 2017

    The defense sector trade group Aerospace Industries Association has elected new members its executive board of governors for 2017 that includes at least 20 government contracting industry leaders. AIA said Thursday Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg was chosen to serve as the association’s chairman of the board and Raytheon chief executive Thomas Kennedy was elected vice chairman. David Melcher was reappointed […] More

  • Leidos Adds 3 Members to Board of Directors; Roger Krone Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Adds 3 Members to Board of Directors; Roger Krone Comments

    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