LONDON, Nov. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE:
LDOS), a FORTUNE® 500 science and technology
leader, was recently awarded a three-year (with optional
4th year) contract by the MOD (worth up to £70M with all
options) to deliver GEOINT capability in support of the UK's
National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence as part of the PICASSO
programme.
PICASSO is an enduring capability programme that provides UK
Defence with an integrated information environment for the
exploitation, production and dissemination of geospatial
intelligence (GEOINT)1. PICASSO outputs
enable UK Armed Forces and Partners across Government (PAG) to
undertake informed decision making to fulfil their role in a safe
and legal manner in support of national security tasks. A
collection of legacy systems, the programme is gradually being
moved to a common service management model delivered with industry
standard approaches to service management, agile development and
delivery.
Through this award, Leidos will introduce a number of
modernisation initiatives to improve service delivery, user
experience, agile change and overall programme transparency.
Specifically modernising infrastructure, storage and end user
access will be carried out in an agile manner, in collaboration
with the MoD's internal service provider community.
"We're proud to continue our support of the UK and Five eyes
community – providing innovations and deploying efficient and
effective capabilities and technologies," said Simon Fovargue, Chief Executive, Leidos UK &
Europe. "By leveraging our
technical, engineering and software expertise, our teams will work
to advance the MOD's agile and modernization efforts, providing our
nation's leaders, military and allies with actionable intelligence
and critical information to protect and defend our military,
government and international partners."
About Leidos
Leidos is a Fortune 500® technology,
engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to
solve the world's toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence,
civil, and health markets. The company's 43,000 employees support
vital missions for government and commercial customers.
Headquartered in Reston, Va.,
Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $12.30 billion for the fiscal year ended
January 1, 2021. For more
information, visit www.Leidos.com.
Statements in this announcement, other than historical data
and information, constitute forward-looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause our actual
results, performance, achievements, or industry results to be very
different from the results, performance, or achievements expressed
or implied by such forward-looking statements. Some of these
factors include, but are not limited to, the risk factors set forth
in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended
January 1, 2021, and other such
filings that Leidos makes with the SEC from time to time. Due to
such uncertainties and risks, readers are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only
as of the date hereof.
Contact:
Robert
McNeill
44 7599 804 152
robert.mcneill@leidos.com
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