GovCon Wire recently spoke with Doug Barton, chief technology officer of the Leidos Health Group, to discuss the challenges in the companyâs digital transformation efforts to address the significant mission gaps and future needs as well as drive innovation for greater capabilities. In addition, Barton also provided a first-hand look into how the...
The U.S. Army has awarded 26 companies positions on a potential 10-year, $869 million contract to provide research, development and engineering support services to the service branch. The firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-incentive fee contract also covers test and evaluation, support for biological and chemical demilitarization operations and acquisition...
U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Jeffrey Trussler is scheduled to deliver a keynote address at an April 20 forum hosted by GovCon Wire Events to share his outlook for service intelligence. Trussler has served as deputy chief of naval operations for information warfare and the 68th director of naval intelligence since June 2020. He previously served...
Maria Hedden, a defense and communications industry veteran with more than two decades of management experience, has joined Comtech Telecommunications (Nasdaq: CMTL) as chief operating officer. Hedden will be responsible for driving Comtech’s operational performance through production improvement, delivery scheduling and engineering initiative...
General Dynamicsâ (NYSE: GD) information technology business will begin providing user-facing and data center services for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency under a potential 10-year, $4.5 billion contract after one of the offerors withdrew its protest of the contract award. General Dynamics Information Technology said Friday it will pro...
Lori Stallard, formerly an executive at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), has joined KBR (NYSE: KBR) as vice president of business development for the science and space segment. Stallard wrote in a LinkedIn post that she will support KBR’s government solutions business in her new position. She most recently served as VP of BD and capture strategy...
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has secured a potential five-year, $84 million task order to help the U.S. Navy operate and maintain undersea warfare platforms. The company said Thursday it will assign personnel to perform operations and maintenance support work aboard the branch’s Tactical Auxiliary General Ocean Surveillance ships. A Leidos field suppor...
Gibbs & Cox, a Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) subsidiary, has secured a potential five-year, $318.7 million contract to help the U.S. Navy design surface combat ships, with an initial focus on the next-generation guided missile destroyer. Contract work supports the development of future combatant platforms and will initially drive design, technology integr...
Maureen Waterston, former chief human resources officer at Pratt & Whitney, has been appointed to the same position at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS). She will manage HR functions, including diversity and inclusion, and implement a human capital strategy for the approximately 43,000 Leidos employees worldwide, the company said Tuesday. At Pratt & Whitn...
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has won a potential 10-year, $11.5 billion contract to help the Defense Information Systems Agency consolidate information technology networks of the Department of Defense’s Fourth Estate organizational entities. Under the Defense Enclave Service contract, Leidos will move DOD agencies and field activities to a common netwo...
