Leidos

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Government Services & Intelligence Analytics

Est. 2013 · Reston, VA

Government IT and intelligence services contractor spun off from SAIC in 2013. Leidos holds major analytical support contracts across DoD and the intelligence community - including agencies directly involved in UAP data collection - and operates within the same prime contractor ecosystem cited in Grusch's 2023 congressional disclosure testimony.

Overview

Leidos was formed in 2013 when Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) split into two independent publicly traded companies: the original entity was renamed Leidos, retaining the government IT, intelligence analytics, and health services contracts; a new company named SAIC was established for defense engineering and systems integration work. Leidos holds extensive contracts with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency, and Department of Defense - agencies central to the UAP data collection and analytical infrastructure. As one of the largest government IT contractors in the United States, Leidos operates within the classified contractor ecosystem that David Grusch cited in his 2023 congressional testimony as the institutional environment in which alleged UAP Special Access Programs are managed.

Claim Evidence Balance

2 Alleged

UAP-Relevant Timeline

2013

SAIC splits; the original entity is renamed Leidos, inheriting the government IT, intelligence community analytical, and health services contract portfolio. Leidos immediately becomes one of the largest IC analytical support contractors in the United States.

2015

Leidos completes acquisition of Lockheed Martin's information systems and global solutions division for $4.6 billion, significantly expanding its classified government IT and intelligence community footprint.

2021

AARO established under DoD. Leidos's existing analytical support relationships with the Office of the DNI and relevant DoD offices position it as a natural support contractor for the new organization's analytical infrastructure.

2022

Leidos is identified as holding analytical support contracts with agencies and programs directly involved in UAP collection and analysis, placing it within the contractor ecosystem AARO draws upon.

UAP-Relevant Claims

Testified Under OathAlleged

David Grusch's 2023 congressional testimony characterized the UAP SAP custodianship structure as residing within the broader prime contractor and government services ecosystem - the institutional environment in which Leidos, as a major IC analytical support contractor, operates.

Unverified TestimonyAlleged

Leidos inherits the IC analytical contract portfolio from the original SAIC entity. UAP researchers have noted that SAIC - Leidos's direct corporate predecessor - has been referenced in multiple disclosure research contexts as a contractor with potential classified program involvement, predating the 2013 split.

Documented Contracts

Documented

Intelligence Community and DoD analytical support contracts spanning ODNI, NGA, NSA, and DHS; government-wide IT modernization and enterprise services

Documented

Defense Health Agency and VA health IT programs; DHS border security analytics and enterprise systems

Connected Key Figures

David GruschIntelligence officer, UAP whistleblower

Grusch's 2023 congressional testimony implicated major government services and prime defense contractors as operating the classified SAP infrastructure in which alleged UAP materials are held. Leidos, as one of the largest IC analytical support contractors, operates within this described ecosystem.

Connected Programs

AARO

Leidos holds analytical support contracts with agencies that feed directly into AARO's operational scope, including ODNI and relevant DoD intelligence offices. The company is part of the contractor infrastructure AARO relies on for data analysis.