Leidos Partnership For Defense Health

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#GovCom UnfilteredBreaking Barriers - Leidos: Women Leaders Reshaping GovTechFrom launching billion-dollar pipelines to shaping federal digital modernization strategies, four powerhouse women from Leidos—Heather Carr, Caroline Thomas, Arfa Syed, and Christy Holley—join us to share their journeys, hard-won lessons, and bold perspectives on modern leadership in GovCon.With decades of combined experience across civilian, defense, and global sectors, these women are at the forefront of driving transformation within federal IT. Together, they unpack what it means to grow accounts, build trust, break barriers—and what it really means to lead with both strategy and heart in today’s federal landscape.Meet the Guests:2025-04-2333 min

The Buzz with ACT-IACFrom Aviation to GovCon: A Talk with an Associates Graduate from LeidosIn this episode of The Buzz from ACT-IAC, host Yohanna Baez interviews Ryan Cloghessy, a capture manager at Leidos, about his journey through the ACT-IAC Professional Development Associates Program. They discuss Ryan's career trajectory, the impact of the program on his professional growth, and the valuable lessons and experiences he gained. Ryan shares his initial challenges, his role at Leidos, insights from his mentor, and the confidence he has developed in the GovCon industry. The conversation also includes a fun segment called 'Acronym Wars' and encourages listeners to explore ACT-IAC's professional development opportunities. ...2025-03-0521 min

WT 360: The market from all anglesHow Leidos leans on repeatability in its tech transformation workWhen Leidos unveiled its current structure in the fall of 2023, chief executive Tom Bell emphasized repeatability as how the company would approach its digital transformation efforts for agencies.That means Leidos has a single business segment dedicated to digital modernization and one that covers the company’s entire customer base. In this episode, Leidos’ digital modernization president Steve Hull explains why the company decided to put all of that work under one roof and how it defines “repeatability” in its offerings for agencies.Leidos has four other customer-facing sectors that Hull’s team is in close...2024-12-0926 min

Community CornerLeidos Holdings Behavior - Episode #847Welcome back to the Community Corner podcast! Today we're exploring the behavioral finance logic of Leidos Holdings! Don't forget to subscribe and leave a like to stay tuned for future episodes! Follow us on Instagram - @communitycorner_podcast Timecodes: 0:15 - Introduction 2:15 - Early Breakthroughs 4:01 - Leidos Holdings’s Role in the Future 2024-10-1006 min

Fed to FedFed to Fed Podcast - MHS Digital Front Door: A series with the Leidos Partnership for Defense HealthIn this exciting new collaboration with the Leidos Partnership for Defense Health, we will explore the latest in digital transformation in government healthcare. Today, GOVTECH CONNECTS CEO Susan Sharer speaks to Leidos' Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Donald Kosiak, about MHS Digital Front Door.Visit www.govtechconnects.com/MHSDigitalFrontDoor for the latest in Fed Health IT thought leadership. About Dr. KosiakDonald Kosiak, MD, MBA, FACHE, CPE is a proven physician leader in change management and implementation of current and future healthcare trends. He is an accomplished medical thought leader connecting...2024-09-0310 min

Keeping IT BriefAdvancing Healthcare Interoperability: The Role of HL7 Data Standards with Yoseph Asfaw and Austin Kreisler of LeidosData standards play a crucial role in fostering collaboration and interoperability within the healthcare and public health sectors. These standards are designed to enhance data exchange efficiency and support diverse healthcare environments.Today we speak to from Leidos, Yoseph Asfaw, Chief Technology OfficerAustin Kreisler, HL7 Subject Mater Expert, on how health data standards are developed, shared, and maintained by the HL7 International organization in cooperation with the members of the healthcare/public health ecosystem – HL7’s Version 2 (V2), HL7's Version 3 Clinical Document Architecture (CDA®) and Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR). These data standards show a mat...2024-08-1918 min

Australian Aviation Podcast NetworkTackling the talent crisis with Leidos and RMITLater this month, we will host our first Australian Aviation Summit in partnership with Leidos Australia. The event will tackle the biggest topics in the industry, including how the sector can begin to fix its chronic talent shortage. In this special episode, Jesse Young, head of flight operations at Leidos, and Lea Vesic, CEO of RMIT’s Aviation Academy, talk candidly about what it will take to build and retain our future workforce. They examine its causes, effects and what more needs to be done to solve this ongoing challenge. Plus, they also di...2024-08-1437 min

Humble BeginningsLeidos' JR Williamson Emerges from Life's Instabilities to Succeed, Supporting Himself and Others Along the WayWashingtonExec's Amanda Ziadeh sits down with guest JR Williamson as he shares his unique ⏤ and at times challenging ⏤ upbringing, as he moved nearly 21 times by the age of 15, largely due to his family dynamic. Still, the senior vice president and chief information security officer at Leidos considers himself a native Northern Virginian.He candidly discusses the role his mother played in his and his siblings' lives, working multiple jobs to provide while struggling with mental illness. Williamson and his siblings supported each other, while he stayed on top of athletics, academics and work. It wasn't always easy, and...2024-06-1947 min

Grab the Essential Full Audiobooks in Romance, Erotica[Spanish] - Lo mejor de Lust: los diez relatos eróticos cortos más leídos by B. J. Hermansson, Reiner Larsen Wiese, Cecilie Rosdahl, Lea LinPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/785488 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Lo mejor de Lust: los diez relatos eróticos cortos más leídos Author: B. J. Hermansson, Reiner Larsen Wiese, Cecilie Rosdahl, Lea Lind, Sarah Skov, Andrea Hansen Narrator: Deyanira Sánchez, Ana Laura Santana Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 15 minutes Release date: June 7, 2024 Genres: Erotica Publisher's Summary: 'Una joven artista es seducida por un hombre extraño que la observa intensamente durante un curso de dibujo con modelo vivo. Su mirada despierta su lado erótico, uno que ella ni siquiera sabía que tenía...2024-06-0705 min

Grab the Essential Full Audiobooks in Romance, Erotica[Spanish] - Lo mejor de Lust: los diez relatos eróticos cortos más leídos by B. J. Hermansson, Reiner Larsen Wiese, Cecilie Rosdahl, Lea Lind, Sarah Skov, Andrea HansenPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/785488to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Lo mejor de Lust: los diez relatos eróticos cortos más leídos Author: B. J. Hermansson, Reiner Larsen Wiese, Cecilie Rosdahl, Lea Lind, Sarah Skov, Andrea Hansen Narrator: Deyanira Sánchez, Ana Laura Santana Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 15 minutes Release date: June 7, 2024 Genres: Erotica Publisher's Summary: 'Una joven artista es seducida por un hombre extraño que la observa intensamente durante un curso de dibujo con modelo vivo. Su mirada despierta su lado erótico, uno que ella ni siquiera sabía que tenía. Decid...2024-06-075h 15

Code First Girls PodcastEp8 - You are never too old to learn, Alison Noon-Jones, Leidos | #REPRESENTWelcome our first guest of 2024, Alison Noon-Jones, Vice President and HR Director at Leidos. Alison shares the fantastic work Leidos does, from border control and supporting the frontline to how Leidos supports their employees. We discuss the importance of creativity and soft skills in tech careers, as well as the significance of continuous learning and mentorship.Listen to the full interview to learn more about the world of technology and the multifaceted aspects of career growth.To learn more about Code First Girls, and how we’ve taught 200,000 women to code visit our web...2024-05-0325 min

IMPACT Podcast SeriesLeading with Authenticity with Debbie Opiekun of LeidosSend us a textUsing experience to guide her way, Debbie Opiekun has worked her way up to lead teams applying for opportunities with Leidos. Let's join the chat with her today.Debbie Opiekun, Chief Business Development OfficerDebbie Opiekun is the Chief Business Development Officer for Leidos, leading teams in business development, capture operations, government affairs, and customer excellence that focus on delivering industry-leading win rates and above-market organic growth. With a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from Virginia Tech and a Master of Science d...2023-12-0412 min

Leídos y no tanto5. Las MalasHoy es turno de Las Malas, la premiada primera novela de la escritora Camila Sosa Villada. ¿Todavía no la leíste? Escuchá Leídos y no tanto Leemos todos sus comentarios en nuestras redes! - En Instagram nos encuentran como @leidosynotanto 2023-10-0452 min

Security Clearance InsecurityLeidos Pushes to Reduce Stigma Around Mental Health in the ICReducing stigma around mental health issues has been a major push across the defense industry and cleared community. Changes to the SF-86 have made the form less stressful and more straightforward for many applicants, but for those new to the intelligence community or seasoned professionals, stigma remains a battle worth fighting. The Mission for the Mind is a multi-year campaign launched by Leidos in an effort to address issues of mental health and wellbeing across their workforce and the broader national security community. Cynthia Strand, Vice President, Customer Excellence Central Intelligence Agency, Leidos, joined Security Clearance Insecurity...2023-09-0128 min

Leídos y no tantoLeídos y no tanto - TRAILERSomos Agus y Nacho y te contamos que se viene el estreno del podcast que reúne dos cosas fundamentales: Libros y amigos. 2023-08-1600 min

Keeping IT BriefStrategies for Secure Data Sharing with the Health Group CTO of LeidosOne of the many lessons learned during the pandemic was that the public, health care providers, and our government agencies were looking to IT systems and software applications to communicate, exchange data, and provide information needed to support decision-making. The increased need for information highlighted existing challenges impacting data sharing and data security.Today we speak with Srini Iyer the Health Group CTO of Leidos on how achieving greater speed and effective information delivery through an enriched data exchange framework will permit greatly enhanced data sharing across clinicians, labs, hospitals, pharmacies, patient, the public, and government agencies...2023-06-1513 min

WT 360: The market from all anglesWT 360's Info Session: Leidos' CEO transition and troubles with two big contractsBusiness matters lead the agenda for the latest of WT 360's Info Session episodes and in particular a chief executive transition at the government technology market's largest company.Nick Wakeman and Ross Wilkers review the tenure of Leidos' retiring CEO Roger Krone that started with his initial appointment in 2014. Krone's first big move happened two years later through the merger with what was Lockheed Martin's IT services business, which laid the groundwork for what Leidos is today.What kind of company is the incoming CEO Thomas Bell going to arrive at on May 3, and what bac...2023-03-0132 min

MindSETBringing it all together: The Leidos ecosystem now and into the futureOn Today's Show:In this finale, we look back on the conversations we've had throughout season three, with Robert Franceschini, Deputy Chief Technology Officer at Leidos. He'll walk us through the highlights from the season, how all of these separate mindsets work together to form an unstoppable ecosystem and gives us a look into Leidos' future.Key Takeaways:Highlighting the various mindsets and technologies discussed in season threeHow these technologies come together in the ecosystemLooking ahead at what's next for Leidos 2022-12-0624 min

MindSETWhy diversity in health tech is so crucialOn Today's Show:"It will be a wonderful day when individuals come to work and can be their true whole selves and not worry about, “Do I fit in?” “Do I need to behave a certain way?” People that are worried about being themselves authentically are expending so much energy on something other than being at work and being present.” - Liz PorterDiversity in health tech will inevitably save lives. Having representation at all levels of development and implementation will ultimately lead to better service and success for everyone. That's something Liz Porter, President of Leidos Health Grou...2022-11-2229 min

SWP - The Strategic Workforce Planning PodcastEpisode 8 - Dan McLean - LeidosEpisode 8 of the SWP podcast welcomes Dan McLean, Director Talent Acquisition and Workforce Planning at Leidos, global government and defence contractor to provide insights into the amazing SWP transformation Leidos has been through in just 18 short months. Dan is an incredibly intelligent SWP leader and another former armed services member who has transitioned into the SWP world. I especially loved the approach to sourcing project managers and how through SWP related techniques like combining data analysis and interviews (focus groups) Dan’s team combined quantitative and qualitative analysis to inform advertising campaigns which have improved project manager applications by over...2022-11-1447 min

MindSETProject Convergence – new takeaways from the Army’s campaign of learning in multi-domain operationsOn Today's Show:"If you're a firing battery, you have to move quickly and constantly. You cannot stay in the same location, and you have to expect there's gonna be periods of disconnection (but) you have to be able to operate in that and still deliver fires, still know where you are, still have the right information at your fingertips." - John GeorgeIn defense operations, there is no room for error. Decisions need to be made fast, but they also need to be the right decisions. To make the right decisions, the speed of vital communication...2022-11-0827 min

MindSETWhere the tracks meet: Gabby Thomas's world of health studies and becoming a U.S. track starOn Today's Show:"I wanted to know how I could go into that space, how I could help, and I felt like my background being just a Black woman who is very interested in her own health, (meant) it would be a good area for me to go into and see how I can make a difference." - Gabby ThomasGabby Thomas is a two-time Olympic medalist, a Harvard graduate, and a former Leidos intern. She is now pursuing her master’s in public health at the University of Texas. While her life has taken her on mu...2022-10-2527 min

MindSETThe benefits of focusing on the Digital User ExperienceOn Today's Show:"We tend to focus on technology, and so the soft touchy feely becomes secondary. We need to switch that around. We need to start thinking always about how the customers are going to use whatever we provide and then start designing to that." - Lakshmi AshokFar too often, organizations put tech first and user experience second. In doing so they build a digital foundation that will steer away users and inevitably lead to patchwork fixes down the line. Lakshmi Ashok is the Vice President of Enterprise Service Management at Leidos. She joins to...2022-10-1126 min

MindSETHarnessing the power of Quantum TechnologyOn Today's Show: "I mean, we're basically looking at the transistor revolution (...) that took computers from the size of rooms to something you can put in your pocket. It's that kind of, you discover new technology, you apply it everywhere and see what you can do." - Elizabeth IwasawaA new frontier for technology is upon us. Quantum Technology is utilizing the fascinating world of quantum physics to revolutionize technology. The practical applications are abundant, and cybersecurity is one of the biggest sectors that stands to gain from this progression. The technology is already in use for q...2022-09-2739 min

MindSETThe energy grid is in crisis, but we can fix itOn Today's Show:"It's not that we don't invest enough, it's that an awful lot of people would say we don't get enough value for the money we spend. That's where our team and our opportunity comes to do more, better, faster to drive better resiliency in the system and to ultimately keep costs low so everybody benefits from a more resilient, clean energy." - Josh WepmanThe world relies on energy. It's integral to our way of life, and that reliance is only growing. But while the technology we use has advanced at a rapid pace...2022-09-1335 min

MindSETMoving at speed with software advancementsOn Today's Show: "The first step is realizing that the first decision you make won't be your last. There's not a perfect solution out there. There are a lot of variables to consider when we build a system or solution. We can't just pick the hot new thing because it might not be mature enough or it might not work in our customer space." - Paul Burnette. There's a lot of care and big decisions that go into successful software planning for an organization. Changes in the software world happen at an astounding pace. It's not only im...2022-08-3028 min

MindSETWhy the Cloud is integral to a modern digital approachOn Today's Show:"The security is actually more stringent and more secure, even though from a practical sort of perception standpoint, it may not seem that way at, at first glance. But when you peel back the onion layers, you'll realize this way of operating, yeah, it's different, but it's actually much more secure and it gives the users a much better experience." - David ChouThe modern digital landscape requires a new way of thinking about both cybersecurity and user experience. Cloud technology offers the solution for both of those things while not sacrificing efficiency. David C...2022-08-1625 min $Security Cleared Jobs: Who\'s Hiring & How$ Security Cleared Jobs: Who's Hiring & HowOne of the World’s Most Ethical Companies, Operation MVP | Leidos, Stephanie LovettStephanie Lovett is a Talent Acquisition Specialist / Strategic Recruiting Lead with Leidos in Reston, VA. Leidos offers endless cleared opportunities and the comfort of stability for your cleared career. Learn how many jobs is too many when applying for more than one opening, their greatest hiring needs and how to make your resume stand out from the crowd.“We're constantly replenishing our pipeline full of different opportunities and programs that come into Leidos. An advantage of working for a larger company is that there's more opportunity to grow, there's more opportunity to move around. There's also, even th...2022-08-0322 min