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RESTON, Va., Aug. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE:LDOS), a Fortune 500® innovation leader, was recently awarded a Missile Warning/Missile Track Enhancement (MW/MT) contract by the Space Systems Command, Strategic Warning and Surveillance Systems Acquisition Delta. Leidos will provide mission software and technology-enabled services to enhance missile warning capabilities for the Combatant Commanders Integrated Command and Control Systems (CCIC2S). The award has a base period of performance of 54 month ...

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Live Audio Webcast Available on Sept. 4, 2024, from 10:25 a.m. to 10:55 a.m. ET RESTON, Va., Aug. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), a FORTUNE 500® innovation leader, will participate in the Jefferies Industrials Conference being held in New York City. Chris Cage, Chief Financial Officer, will engage in a question and answer "fireside chat" on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, at 10:25 a.m. ET. A live audio webcast of the event will be available on the Leidos Investor Relations website at http://ir.leido ...

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Leidos Holdings, Inc. (LDOS) recently clinched a contract from the Army Contracting Command- Aberdeen Proving Ground for providing integrated lifecycle software and management solutions. The value of the award is $191 million. Per the terms of the contract, Leidos will offer cyber-secured software and systems engineering, technical services as well as software integration to upgrade the U.S. Army's fire systems. What's Favoring LDOS? Amid escalating geopolitical tensions worldwide, the necessity for softwar ...

Core Insights - Leidos has been awarded a contract by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for eRA Agile Software Development Support, with a maximum value of $326.5 million over five years if all options are exercised [1][2]. Company Overview - Leidos is a Fortune 500 innovation company focused on addressing challenges in national security and health, with a global workforce of 48,000 and annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023 [4]. Contract Details - The contract involves the development and maintenance of eRA, NIH's customized enterprise-wide grants management system, which processes over $40 billion annually in research and non-research grants across more than 62,000 institutions [3]. - eRA serves as an end-to-end electronic system for applicants and grantees to manage the entire lifecycle of grants, ensuring scientific integrity and public accountability [3]. Strategic Importance - Leidos has been collaborating with NIH since 2008 to enhance modernization efforts, establishing itself as a center of excellence in grants management and agile development within the federal government [2]. - The company will utilize its mission software and AI-assisted secure agile development expertise to deliver a modern and efficient grants management platform for NIH and its stakeholders [2].

RESTON, Va., Aug. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE:LDOS), a Fortune 500® innovation leader, has received the EU Standard 2.1 certification for its Pro:Vision 3 people screening system from the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC). The ECAC Common Evaluation Process (CEP) of Security Equipment Certification for Security Scanners (SSc) is a globally recognized, and often required, certification to sell and operate these types of security devices within the European Union. "We have an unwavering comm ...

When deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock, investors often rely on analyst recommendations. Media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts often influence a stock's price, but are they really important? Let's take a look at what these Wall Street heavyweights have to say about Leidos (LDOS) before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage. Leidos currently has an average brokerage recommendation (ABR) ...

RESTON, Va., Aug. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE:LDOS), a Fortune 500®innovation leader, was recently awarded a contract by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's (NGA) Integrated Program Office for Analysis for lifecycle management of existing and emerging analytics systems. The single award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, referred to as Chinook, has a ceiling value of $86.4 million, if all task orders are exercised over a five-year period of performance. "Geospatia ...