OpenAI Partners With Leidos To Transform Federal Operations

On Thursday, OpenAI announced a partnership with government contractor Leidos to integrate OpenAI products into federal workflows across national security, defense, and infrastructure. Leidos, a roughly $24 billion market-cap company, will deploy OpenAI for Government offerings alongside OpenAI's existing Pentagon and agency engagements, including a previously disclosed $200 million ceiling contract. The press release frames the deal as accelerating AI integration across DHS and other agencies.