Leidos books $717M ISR support award with Air Combat Command
The five-year task order extends a partnership that started in 2019, with Leidos personnel embedded at more than 35 locations worldwide. Leidos has secured a $717 million task order to continue its support for the Air Force’s intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations. The Top 100 company has been supporting the Air Combat Command since 2019. The order […]
Leidos saving money, employee time through expanded ServiceNow partnership
Leidos is deploying ServiceNow’s AI Control Tower across its enterprise, adding new capabilities to a partnership that spans a decade. Leidos this week announced an expansion of the ServiceNow AI Platform across its enterprise, providing autonomous, AI-driven workflows expected to reduce costs and ultimately improve the experience of its 50,000 global employees. The expansion of ServiceNow’s […]
Parsons moves to divest advisory, remote location contracts
In talking with Wall Street, CEO Carey Smith explains the company’s choice to prioritize development work with one customer and why it opted to “stay on the SETA side of the house” with the Missile Defense Agency. Parsons Corp. has completed the sale of two advisory contracts and entered into an agreement to sell a pair […]
Disclosure for thee but not for me
Agencies are not disclosing GenAI in procurement and that spells potential trouble, writes attorney David. P.J. Timm. Federal agencies using generative artificial intelligence to evaluate contractor bids are required to study, manage, and disclose their use of GenAI tools. However, watchdog reports show agencies are shirking these obligations and incentivizing “Shadow AI” use by government employees. […]
FCC blocks approval of new foreign-made robots, power inverters
National security agencies said the devices could create supply-chain vulnerabilities, threaten critical infrastructure and enable surveillance or remote manipulation. The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday blocked new models of foreign-made mobile robots and connected power inverters from entering the U.S. market, citing national security findings that the devices could create supply-chain vulnerabilities and be exploited to […]