Robert Franceschini, Deputy Chief Technology Officer at Leidos closes the season by connecting all of the mindsets we've learned about and sharing how they work as an ecosystem.

Liz Porter, President of Leidos Health Group and Kristin Gowers, Chief of Staff for Leidos Health Group, talk about why diversity in the tech industry is imperative to success.

John George, Vice President and Army Senior Account Executive and Dan McCormack, Program Manager of C4ISR Solutions, join to explain what JADC2 and Project Convergence are, how Leidos is involved, and why the initiatives are so vital to American defense.

Gabby Thomas joins to share how her experience as an elite athlete has impacted her healthcare career and interests and how she balances her studies with her athletic career.

Lakshmi Ashok is the Vice President of Enterprise Service Management at Leidos. She joins to tell us why focus on DUX is so crucial, where businesses are getting things wrong, and the approaches to take to get it right.

Elizabeth Iwasawa, Leidos' Quantum Technology Lead and a Research Scientist, joins to explain what Quantum Technology is, why it's revolutionary, and what it means for the future of cybersecurity.

The American energy grid is not built for our future. With the population increasing and expanding to the far reaches of the country, and climate change bringing on storms that the grid was not designed to withstand, major changes are needed if we are to avoid disaster. The good thing is that our experts are already working on solutions. Josh Wepman is the Technology Officer for Commercial Energy Solutions at Leidos. He joins to explain some of the major issues we face, and the solutions he and his team are working on keep America running.

The tech industry seems to move at lightning speed. New gadgets and hardware are hard to keep up with already, but software is moving at a pace of its own. It's not only a challenge for organizations to keep up with new software solutions, but also to find out what works best for integrations and future-proofing. Those are exactly the problems Paul Burnette, Vice President of the Software Accelerator, and Drew Formica, Software Architect work to solve at Leidos. Today they join to share why it's so important for organizations to keep up with software tech and how they can do it in a way that keeps workflows fast and ready for the future.

The future of secure storage is here, and it's the cloud. Any organization looking to move forward in the digital world needs to be approaching the cloud as their storage solution. While at first glance, storing your data off-site may not feel like a safe option, the reality is that the cloud is not only the safest way to approach data online, it is also necessary when implementing advanced cybersecurity strategies such as Zero Trust. In this episode, David Chou, Director of Cloud Capabilities at Leidos, joins to tell us about how the cloud works, why it's the safest option, and why it's crucial when working with Zero Trust or Beyond Compliant strategies.

In the cyber world, the need for security is always increasing. The pace at which threats progress and learn from our security systems means the bare minimum is no longer the minimum. That's why the Beyond Compliance mindset has become crucial for organizations. Meghan Good is VP and Director of the Cyber Accelerator at Leidos. Today, she joins to explain what Beyond Compliance means, how it works, and the best way for organizations to begin with this modern-day approach to cybersecurity.

AI technology is rapidly advancing. The capabilities and ongoing projects continue to expand at an astounding rate. But the faster the tech grows, the faster human trust in the tech needs to grow. Without trust in the technology from the humans using it and benefiting from it, the potential of AI will go unfulfilled. That's why Leidos is working to not only build AI humans can trust but also exemplify why humans should trust it. Today, Ron Keesing, senior vice president for technology integration at Leidos and Tifani O'Brien, lead for the AI and Machine Learning Accelerator at Leidos join us to walk us through how they're doing that and the challenges they face.

The importance of effective cybersecurity has never been more important. It's not enough anymore to make minor updates when weak points are exposed. Now is the time for organizations to do a complete overhaul in their cybersecurity approach. That's what the Zero Trust framework brings to the IT industry. Jeff Mims is a Leidos Chief Technologist. He spends most of his time in the Zero Trust world. He joins the show to explain more about what it is, how it works and why it's so important.

Humans are about to return to the moon after half a century. The tech that will get us there has changed drastically. In this episode, we focus on the IT infrastructure that’s making space exploration possible. Nate Apodaca is the Vice President and Division Manager of the NASA IT portfolio at Leidos. He joins host Shaunté Newby to share what IT infrastructure means in the context of space exploration, why it's more important than ever, and the new challenges that his team at Leidos' are working to overcome.

This season, new host Shaunté Newby brings you even more conversations about the fascinating areas of technological advancement at Leidos. From Trusted AI to IT infrastructure in space to threat-informed cybersecurity, we've got a lot in store to get you in the MindSET of some of the greatest thinkers at Leidos.

Stephen Cook, Deputy Group President at Dynetics, knows all about the technological Valley of Death -- that difficult divide between inception and operation. In today’s episode he explains why it’s so hard to cross the valley successfully, and how Dynetics and Leidos successfully live in the valley. Key takeaways: What is the the technological Valley of Death Why it has become so common 5 keys to success in crossing the Valley Examples of innovations that made it through the Valley

As Cyber Awareness Month draws to a close, Leidos Vice President Meghan Good shines a light on emerging cyber technologies, trends in cybersecurity, and the increasing adoption of the zero trust philosophy in the latest episode of MindSET. Key takeaways: The major challenges for cyber technology President Biden's executive order What zero trust means Why create weird environments The challenge of cyber-physical systems

Since we first spoke to Leidos Chief Medical Officer Dr. Donald Kosiak 18 months ago the world has changed in a myriad of ways we could never have imagined. In today’s episode, Dr. Kosiak discusses variants, vaccines, masks, what the strategy is for exiting the pandemic and what we might see in the future when we manage to move past it. Key takeaways: The strategy for exiting the pandemic What we can learn from past pandemics The vaccines and their effectiveness The Delta variant and breakthrough cases The debate on masks

When technology works, humans trust it very quickly. But you can’t go from zero to building a really trusted AI system overnight. It takes time for technology to get to the stage where people are ready to develop a trust relationship with it. Sharing how we can confront AI’s trust issues, is Head of AI at Leidos, Ron Keesing. Key takeaways: The consequences if AI isn’t trusted From self driving cars to the sea hunter platform The 4AI methodology for developing trust in AI Navigating the ethics of AI What’s next for trusted AI?

June is PTSD Awareness Month, and it comes at a time when the military science community is making huge advances in how it mitigates, diagnoses and treats this “invisible wound if war.” This episode of the Leidos MindSET podcast explores military mental healthcare and new discoveries in the field.

The past year has been remarkable in terms of the climate. 2020 saw extraordinary wildfires, tropical storms and heat. As we saw more recently in Texas, extreme weather can have devastating effects on the power grid and put lives at risk. What have we learned about the grid’s vulnerabilities? To learn more, we welcome Leidos energy expert Josh Wepman to discuss: The effects of extreme weather on the power industry Distributed energy What are microgrids? The impacts of climate change Alternative energy sources