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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.
Sabre Systems will research, develop, evaluate and field advanced radio frequency platforms under a phase three Small Business Innovative Research award from the Air Force Research Laboratory. The company said the contract is worth $73.5 million over a five-year period and covers efforts to ensure the manufacturability and capability of a high-frequency antenna system Sabre […] More
Amazon Web Services is among the companies that will help the North American Aerospace Defense Command provide families with live updates on Santa’s whereabouts on Dec. 24. As part of the NORAD Tracks Santa program, AWS said Wednesday omnichannel cloud contact center service Amazon Connect will be available for use to tap remote call center […] More
Leidos will conduct studies in support of the development and demonstration of electro-optic sensing defensive electronic warfare prototype under a four-year, $39.18 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the U.S. Air Force. The Department of Defense said research is focused on integrated threat warning systems as well as multi-spectral test and developmental risk reduction methodologies. Leidos will […] More
L3Harris Technologies will divest its visual information solutions business through a definitive agreement with NV5 Global to support the former’s broader strategy of portfolio optimization. The divestiture is estimated to reach up to $100 million and aims to provide balance sheet flexibility as L3Harris moves to purchase ViaSat’s Tactical Data Link product line and Aerojet […] More
Serco Group’s North American subsidiary will provide the Department of Defense’s F-35 Joint Program Office with program management support services under a five-year, $152 million contract. In a statement published Tuesday, Serco Inc. CEO Tom Watson welcomed the opportunity for the company to support the multirole fighter aircraft program and its office. The single-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity […] More
Paperless Innovations has featured an ongoing survey that aims to gain insights on the use of data by agencies and other government organizations to derive actionable intelligence in support of improved business, operations and customer experiences. The Data and Actionable Intelligence Survey of Federal News Network was launched in mid-December to measure public sector agencies’ […] More
A Raytheon Technologies business will continue equipping the U.S. Army with more Excalibur 1B projectiles under an $84 million contract modification from the Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition and Army Contracting Command. Using the Tranche Seven funding, over 1,000 Excalibur ammo are expected to be delivered to the Army to replenish its […] More
In a recent Executive Spotlight interview with GovCon Wire, Kent Wilcher, executive vice president and chief growth officer at LinQuest, underscored the value of its people in driving business growth in such a competitive market. The Q&A also tackled the company’s focus on national security and space as well as the government’s implementation of artificial […] More
Jacobs will provide services in support of base operations at Naval Station Mayport and Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida and outlying areas as part of a $30.6 million contract modification. The recent indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity award from the U.S. Navy raises the total cumulative contract value to $148.06 million and extends work through December […] More
Erik Daehler, former senior director at Lockheed Martin, has joined Sierra Nevada Corp.‘s space-focused business arm as vice president of orbital systems and services, according to his LinkedIn post. The executive has over two decades of aerospace and defense experience and is now responsible for the development of satellite products and services at Sierra Space. […] More
James Lackey, senior vice president of the mission solutions sector at Parsons, was featured in a recent Executive Spotlight interview published Thursday. He discussed his transition from his three-decade career in the government to serving in the industry and what attracted him to the role at Parsons. The Q&A also tackled the company’s culture and […] More
Microsoft and a U.S. Army corps have partnered to implement cloud native capabilities at the tactical edge and help ensure warfighters are provided with information needed in their decision making efforts, a Department of Defense distribution service reported Thursday. The XVIII Airborne Corps, in collaboration with Microsoft, launched the Dragon Cloud initiative that is aimed […] More
