Leidos’ $2.4 Billion Cybersecurity Contract Terminated, US Says | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

The US Department of Homeland Security terminated for convenience Leidos Inc.’s $2.4 billion cybersecurity services contract issued under the Agile Cybersecurity Technical Security solicitation, a government status report says.

The termination—which follows Nightwing Intelligence Solutions LLC’s protest of the award—occurred because the department determined that its IT and cybersecurity needs “significantly changed in light of organizational changes and changes in priorities, unrelated to the protest, that have occurred since the ACTS solicitation was issued,” the US Department of Justice told the US Court of Federal Claims in a May 9 status report. Nightwing’s protest is moot, the government told Judge …