Leidos Wins $95 Million Contract to Add AI Automation to Pentagon Logistics

Oct 22, 2026
Leidos will add AI automation, cloud technology and updated software practices to a Pentagon asset management system under a five year contract from the Defense Logistics Agency.

Leidos will add AI automation to a Pentagon asset management system under a five year contract worth up to $95 million, the company said in a press release. The contract from the Defense Logistics Agency covers one base year and four option years through August 2031.

Leidos will apply AI automation, cloud technology and updated software development practices to the Enterprise Logistics Management System. The work will focus on faster software delivery, simpler processes and secure system operations.

More than 50 agencies use the system to manage over 80 million government property items valued at more than $140 billion. Leidos has supported the system and its predecessor for more than 21 years.

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