RESTON,
Va., Jan. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE:
LDOS), a FORTUNE® 500 science and technology leader, has been
awarded a subcontract by Accenture Federal Services (AFS), a
subsidiary of Accenture (NYSE: ACN), to support cloud modernization
services for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The time and materials (T&M) subcontract, part of the
$189 million Accenture award,
includes a one-year base period of performance with two one-year
options as well as one six-month option.
"We are excited to team with Accenture Federal Services and
support the CDC's digital modernization journey," said Liz Porter, Leidos Health Group president.
"Through our experience and technical expertise migrating legacy
systems, Leidos will accelerate the CDC's performance and
execution. We're proud to support this mission and the CDC's work
protecting the health of the American people."
Under the subcontract, Leidos will focus on four major tasks,
including application rationalization, project initiation and
planning, cloud modernization, and application sustainment and
modernization. This support will help the CDC transition its
systems into secured cloud solutions. It will also enable more
effective public health data gathering, validation, analytics,
forecasting and decision-making.
The Leidos and Accenture partnership brings together the
strengths of both organizations. The team combines expertise in
technology, healthcare, systems infrastructure and mission
knowledge to help meet the needs of all U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS) Operating Divisions for the
21st Century.
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 44,000 employees support vital missions for
government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual
revenues of approximately $13.7
billion for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. For more information,
visit www.Leidos.com.
Certain statements in this announcement constitute
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the rules and
regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
These statements are based on management's current beliefs and
expectations and are subject to significant risks and
uncertainties. These statements are not guarantees of future
results or occurrences. A number of factors could cause our actual
results, performance, achievements, or industry results to be
different from the results, performance, or achievements expressed
or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors
include, but are not limited to, the "Risk Factors" set forth in
Leidos' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2021, and other such
filings that Leidos makes with the SEC from time to time. Readers
are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Leidos does not
undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect the
impact of circumstances or events that arise after the date the
forward-looking statements were made.
Contact:
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Melissa
Dueñas
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(571)
526-6850
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duenasml@leidos.com
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Thomas
Doheny
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(571)
474-4735
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dohenyt@leidos.com
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Victor
Melara
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(703)
431-4612
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victor.a.melara@leidos.com
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