Leidos Contract Questioned in Wake of Antarctica Sexual Assault

Members of Congress slammed federal contractor Leidos for its failure to address sexual assault and harassment at government research stations in Antarctica, casting a shadow over its looming contest to retain the lucrative award.

Barring Leidos from recompeting for the research award is “something we should be considering,” Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.), told Bloomberg Government Tuesday after a House Science Committee hearing on the issue.

Leidos currently holds the National Science Foundation’s Antarctic Support Contract, already worth $2.2 billion with more than two years to go, to manage research and logistics for the US antarctic research program. The NSF ...