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Christine Thropp

oversees day-to-day content production for ExecutiveBiz, a publication under Executive Mosaic's media group covering government contracting industry news. She also writes about executive movements and commentaries, M&A activities, contract awards and technology and service offerings of medium-sized businesses and other GovCon companies. Prior to assuming her current responsibilities with EBiz, Thropp produced daily competitive intelligence briefings for the company's GovCon customers.

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  • Guidehouse to Continue Supporting SBA's 504 Loan Operations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Contract Awards, News

    Guidehouse to Continue Supporting SBA’s 504 Loan Operations

    Guidehouse will continue assisting the Small Business Administration in loan operations and the 504 Loan Guaranty Program modernization under a re-awarded central servicing agent contract. Aside from transforming related systems for the program, Guidehouse will also support process re-engineering to ensure continuity of operational delivery, the consulting, digital and managed services provider said Thursday. The […] More

  • Northrop Opens New Maryland Facility for Hypersonic Propulsion Systems Manufacturing - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in News

    Northrop Opens New Maryland Facility for Hypersonic Propulsion Systems Manufacturing

    Northrop Grumman has started operations at its new Elkton, Maryland-located facility to manufacture propulsion technologies for hypersonic missiles beyond Mach 5. The company said Thursday it established the Hypersonics Capability Center to meet the increasing demands of the Department of Defense for hypersonic systems, including ramjet and scramjet propulsion. Specifically, the HCC will accommodate the […] More

  • IBM-NASA Team's Geospatial AI Foundation Model Now Accessible via Hugging Face Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Artificial Intelligence, News

    IBM-NASA Team’s Geospatial AI Foundation Model Now Accessible via Hugging Face Platform

    Watsonx.ai, a geospatial foundation model IBM built from NASA’s satellite data, was made available on open-source artificial intelligence platform Hugging Face in an effort to expand use of the space agency’s Earth science data for geospatial intelligence and advance climate-related innovation. Sriram Raghavan, vice president of IBM Research AI, said in a statement published Thursday, […] More

  • Leonardo Constructing Aircraft Support Center in Florida - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in News

    Leonardo Constructing Aircraft Support Center in Florida

    Leonardo‘s helicopters business is establishing a 113,000 sq. ft. facility at Whiting Aviation Park in Milton, Florida, to accommodate repair and overhaul, transmission work on aircraft components. The company said Monday the Leonardo Helicopters Florida Support Center will have four large hangar bays, Dynamic Test Bench, full-sized paint booth, tooling and equipment as well as […] More

  • Defense Industry Vet Mike Greene Named General Manager at Antenna Research Associates; Logen Thiran Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Executive Moves, News

    Defense Industry Vet Mike Greene Named General Manager at Antenna Research Associates; Logen Thiran Quoted

    Mike Greene, a defense industry veteran with over three decades of experience, was tapped by Antenna Research Associates to serve as general manager of Product & Innovation Center, a new organization formed by combining ARA’s businesses in Billerica, Massachusetts, and Nashua, New Hampshire. ARA said Tuesday Greene will be responsible for both locations’ personnel, operations, […] More

  • IARPA Picks 4 Contractors for Space Debris Identification & Tracking Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in News

    IARPA Picks 4 Contractors for Space Debris Identification & Tracking Program

    The Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s advanced research and development arm has chosen four prime contractors to create technologies capable of tracking small space debris. A-Tech, Advanced Space, SRI International and West Virginia University Research Corp. will work under the Space Debris Identification and Tracking program over an anticipated four-year period to help […] More

  • Former Collins Aerospace Exec Allen Flynt Joins Redwire as SVP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Executive Moves, News

    Former Collins Aerospace Exec Allen Flynt Joins Redwire as SVP

    Allen Flynt, a former executive at RTX business Collins Aerospace, was appointed senior vice president of space platforms and robotics at space infrastructure company Redwire. He brings to his new role more than 35 years of industry experience, most recently serving as vice president general manager of civil space and sea systems at Collins Aerospace […] More

  • NVDIA's Anthony Robbins Receives 6th Wash100 Award From Executive Mosaic's Jim Garrettson - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in News, Wash100

    NVDIA’s Anthony Robbins Receives 6th Wash100 Award From Executive Mosaic’s Jim Garrettson

    Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson presented the 2023 Wash100 Award plaque to Anthony Robbins, vice president of NVIDIA’s federal business, during the former’s visit to the company’s Herndon, Virginia office in July. Wash100 Award is an annual selection of the top 100 leaders in the government contracting industry for their demonstrated leadership, innovation, vision and potential […] More

  • AIS Granted 2 Additional Microsoft Advanced Specializations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in News

    AIS Granted 2 Additional Microsoft Advanced Specializations

    Applied Information Sciences was granted advanced specializations in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning on Microsoft Azure and DevOps with GitHub on Microsoft Azure following a  third-party audit. AIS said Friday it is now eligible for customer project funding and resources from Microsoft and has access to product previews and insights. With the new advanced specializations, […] More

  • Air Force’s Hon. Andrew Hunter Honored With 2023 Wash100 Award at POC Air Force Summit - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in News, Wash100

    Air Force’s Hon. Andrew Hunter Honored With 2023 Wash100 Award at POC Air Force Summit

    Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson presented the Honorable Andrew Hunter, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics, with the 2023 Wash100 Award during the Potomac Officers Club’s recent Air Force Summit. Wash100 Award is an annual recognition of the top 100 leaders in the government contracting industry for their demonstrated leadership, innovation, vision and […] More

  • QinetiQ US Appoints Leticia Ballard as Head of Marketing & Communications - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Executive Moves, News

    QinetiQ US Appoints Leticia Ballard as Head of Marketing & Communications

    Leticia Ballard, formerly director of communications at Northrop Grumman, was appointed head of marketing and communications at QinetiQ‘s U.S. business arm. She will draw from her more than two decades of experience and lead the marketing and communications team amid QinetiQ US’ push for growth and expansion, the company said Wednesday. “I look forward to […] More

  • Boeing-NASA Team to Take US Airlines' Input on Sustainable Flight Demonstrator Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in News

    Boeing-NASA Team to Take US Airlines’ Input on Sustainable Flight Demonstrator Project

    A coalition of U.S. airlines will provide Boeing and NASA with feedback throughout the latter team’s work on the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project and the X-66A research aircraft development. Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines will comment on sustainable operations and airport compatibility, aircraft handling characteristics, maintenance and other […] More