Leidos and OpenAI have formed a partnership to deploy artificial intelligence aimed at supporting national priorities, including improving the efficiency and effectiveness of government agencies.
The companies said they plan to integrate OpenAI-powered generative and agentic AI into core workflows for customers in strategic markets that include digital modernization, health services, national security and infrastructure, and defense.
Leidos Chief Technology Officer Ted Tanner said the work is focused on improving how federal agencies operate by using OpenAI’s most powerful models in a secure configuration designed to protect Leidos and customer data.
The announcement positions the collaboration as part of Leidos’ “NorthStar 2030” growth strategy, with the stated goal of boosting productivity and accelerating product development and delivery for customers.
What Leidos and OpenAI say they will build
Leidos and OpenAI said the integration will go beyond general generative AI use and move toward custom “agentic workflows” that fit how organizations do day-to-day work.
Tanner said Leidos’ IT strategy is to put “effective, scaled AI tools” in employees’ hands across the globe, and that the company is working with OpenAI to develop custom agentic workflows that make Leidos “noticeably more efficient.”
In the same announcement, Tanner said Leidos is integrating OpenAI’s models with its own AI tools to accelerate knowledge work, including global threat assessments, supply chain monitoring, and deepfake detection.
Leidos also said that, alongside embedding OpenAI innovation into core operational systems, Leidos customers will benefit from internal automation and accelerated product design and delivery because thousands of Leidos employees are now using OpenAI’s ChatGPT and API Platform daily.
Emphasis on security and trust for government use
OpenAI Vice President of Government Joseph Larson said government adoption of AI must begin with “trust, security and mission relevance.”
Larson said the partnership combines Leidos’ understanding of federal operations with OpenAI’s technology, with the aim of helping agencies move “beyond experimentation and into real-world deployment” that improves efficiency, resilience, and public service.
Leidos’ statement also highlighted that OpenAI’s models will be used in a secure configuration designed to protect both Leidos data and customer data.
A separate OpenAI deal targets enterprise AI agents
In a separate agreement, ServiceNow said it signed a three-year deal with OpenAI to use OpenAI’s AI models to give businesses access to AI agents.
ServiceNow said the arrangement includes integrating OpenAI’s models into its enterprise platform and developing AI voice technology that uses those models, while the companies did not disclose financial details of the deal.
Together, the Leidos and ServiceNow announcements show OpenAI expanding its model deployments into both government-focused work and enterprise software workflows through partnerships with major service providers.
