Leidos CEO says company has managed to keep COVID-19 cases 'amazingly low'

Leidos has seen about 250 total coronavirus cases among its nearly 38,000 employees, according to the company's chief executive.

During a virtual conversation with Washington Technology today, Roger Krone said the company tracks its confirmed positive cases among employees. At the time of the pre-taped interview – about two weeks ago – the company had 100 active confirmed positive cases, he said. A spokesman said the company now has about 50 active cases.

Cumulatively, Leidos has seen about 250 cases, according to Krone.

He said the numbers are “amazingly low” and credited it to the company’s engineers and scientists adhering to medical advice.

“Our employees listened to what our chief medical officer” said, Krone added. “They follow the rules.”

He said Leidos has been able to bring some employees back to its building “on a limited basis.”

Now, the contractor is trying to decide the right timing for its “phase two,” which would allow for 50% occupancy.

“We hope to be able to do that in the fall timeframe, prior to a vaccine,” Krone said. “We hope that a year from now we will be to our new normal.”