Leidos teams up with OpenAI to deploy secure generative and agentic AI across government, defense, health, and infrastructure missions.
Leidos and OpenAI said they are partnering to deploy artificial intelligence in support of national priorities, with a focus on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of government agencies.
Under the partnership, OpenAI-powered generative and agentic AI will be integrated into the core workflows of Leidos customers across strategic markets including digital modernization, health services, national security, infrastructure, and defense. The effort aligns with Leidos’ NorthStar 2030 growth strategy, which centers on scaling advanced technologies to meet complex government and mission needs.
“Leidos and OpenAI are harnessing the transformative power of AI to help improve how federal agencies operate,” said Ted Tanner, chief technology officer at Leidos. He said the collaboration will deploy OpenAI’s most advanced models in secure configurations designed to protect customer and enterprise data, while enhancing productivity and accelerating product development.
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Joseph Larson, vice president of government at OpenAI, said successful government adoption of AI depends on trust, security, and mission relevance. He added that the partnership is designed to help agencies move beyond experimentation toward real-world deployments that improve resilience, efficiency, and public service delivery.
Beyond customer-facing solutions, Leidos said the collaboration is already reshaping its internal operations. Thousands of employees are now using OpenAI’s ChatGPT and API platform daily, enabling internal automation and faster product design and delivery that ultimately benefit customers.
“Our IT strategy is about putting effective, scaled AI tools into the hands of our employees worldwide,” Tanner said. He noted that Leidos is moving beyond traditional generative AI to build custom agentic workflows, integrating OpenAI models with its own AI tools to accelerate knowledge-intensive work such as global threat assessments, supply chain monitoring, and deepfake detection.
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Leidos said the partnership positions the company to deliver more secure, scalable, and mission-ready AI capabilities as government agencies increasingly seek to operationalize artificial intelligence across critical functions.
