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.

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

The agency divided its IT service design contract among five contractors, including some of the biggest players in government technology.

Under the contract, dubbed NEST, Leidos will provide, manage and secure NASA's IT services with a focus on end-user computing, software, mobile services and any associated infrastructure.