Leidos said it received a five-year, $160 million award to support U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) as the command coordinates offensive and defensive cyber operations for the U.S. military.
The company said its team will contribute to operational planning, assess emerging threats and provide cyber defense. The work also includes bringing offensive and defensive cyber missions into coordination and helping develop tactics, techniques and procedures. Leidos said the effort aims to align activity across mission partners and includes support to protect the department’s network, keep it operating and defend it in cyberspace. The company calls the system the Department of War Information Network. Kudu Dynamics, recently acquired by Leidos, will contribute capabilities, though the announcement did not describe how the companies will divide the work.
USCYBERCOM’s mission page describes its role as setting direction for cyberspace planning and aligning operations. It lists protection of the Department of Defense Information Network (DoDIN), support for combatant commanders and strengthening U.S. resilience to cyberattacks among its focus areas. Leidos’ release uses the name Department of War Information Network for the network in the award description.
Leidos linked the award to its NorthStar 2030 strategy, which identifies cyber as an area for growth. The company reported about $17.2 billion in revenue for the fiscal year ended Jan. 2, 2026, and more than 50,000 employees worldwide.
On Aug. 24, 2026, Leidos announced a separate five-year, $301 million U.S. Army contract for round-the-clock cyber operations and network defense, also tied to the Department of War Information Network. In announcing the Cyber Command award, Leidos Intelligence President Jason O’Connor said cyberspace operations demand “speed, deep technical expertise and an understanding of how adversaries operate.” The new award announcement did not give a start date or say how much of the $160 million had been obligated.
