Leidos will provide "base network services ... such as electronic software delivery, end user core build, endpoint detection, logistics management, network operations, security operations, service desk, transport and virtualization services."

The acquisition, expected to close by May 1, will strengthen SAIC's ability to provide cloud migration, EITaaS and other services.

SAIC can start serving the Cloud One program now that the GAO denied a protest from incumbent Leidos.

Zangardi will serve as senior vice president of business initiatives and strategic partnerships in the company's Civil Group.

John Zangardi joined the Department of Homeland Security as chief information officer in December 2017.

The backlog of background checks — typically more than 200 days for most new hires who need a clearance — has ripple effects throughout the region, according to the Greater Washington Partnership.

The VA estimates it will be 2025 before the modernized scheduling tool is deployed across the nation.

The company will provide "a full range of classified and unclassified information technology services in the National Capital Region ... to include Joint Base Andrews, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling and the Pentagon."

The iterative contracting method is popular, and it shows.

The provider for NASA’s expiring IT services contract has protested the $2.9 billion deal seeking to replace it.