secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Leidos Holdings, Inc. (LDOS)
CIK:        0001336920
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-01T13:10:24+00:00
Accession:  0001336920-26-000265
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.25
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

Leidos adds AT&T COO Jeff McElfresh to board, expanding to 11 directors
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- Jeff McElfresh, AT&T's (NYSE: T) chief operating officer, elected to the Leidos board effective Oct. 1, 2026; board size increases from 10 to 11 members.
- McElfresh is independent under NYSE rules and will serve on the Corporate Governance and Ethics and Technology and Information Security committees.
- At AT&T, McElfresh oversees a $250 billion nationwide advanced connectivity infrastructure transformation and previously led AT&T cybersecurity, data management and labs.
- Compensation follows standard non-employee director arrangements described in the March 19, 2026 proxy; no Item 404(a) related-party transactions or side arrangements disclosed.
- CEO Tom Bell and Board Chair Bob Shapard cite his technology and infrastructure experience as supporting the NorthStar 2030 growth strategy.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1336920/000133692026000265/0001336920-26-000265-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1336920/000133692026000265/ldos-20261001.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001336920-26-000265

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