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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in Contract Awards, News
IBM Secures USAID Contract for Cybersecurity Services; Alice Fakir Quoted
IBM will provide the U.S. Agency for International Development with cybersecurity-related services under a five-year contract with initial funding of $26 million. The company said Wednesday its multidisciplinary team will support USAID’s Cybersecurity Protection and Response program in the Europe and Eurasia region by providing capacity building, incident response, program management, and other services. Efforts are aimed […] More
July 18, 2024, 11:47 am
in News
Koniag Government Services Backs Comprehensive Rebrand With New Website
Koniag‘s government services business has launched a comprehensive company rebranding effort to support its long-term operational growth strategy and boost its competitive edge. Koniag Government Services said Tuesday it revamped its website to www.koniag-gs.com in line with the rebrand and in an effort to enhance communications with its various audiences. “The new website tells a […] More
July 17, 2024, 11:54 am
in Contract Awards, News
Northrop, Global Military Products Awarded $300M Army Contract for Ammo, Weapon System Supply
Northrop Grumman and Global Military Products, a division of Global Ordnance, were selected by the U.S. Army to provide the service branch with special ammunition and weapons systems. The Department of Defense said Friday the awardees will compete for each order of a $299.7 million firm-fixed-price contract, which has a Dec. 28, 2025 expected completion […] More
July 15, 2024, 11:55 am
in Executive Moves, News
Josh Rose Elevated to Michael Baker’s National Market Lead – Air Force
Josh Rose was appointed national market lead – Air Force at Michael Baker International, where he most recently served as regional practice lead – federal. Rose will be responsible for the development, execution and support of National Federal Air Force accounts and will also help grow the firm’s federal portfolio, Michael Baker said Thursday. Commenting […] More
July 12, 2024, 11:56 am
in News, Government Technology
Carahsoft to Market ShardSecure’s Data Control Platform to Public Sector Customers
Carahsoft Technology will make ShardSecure‘s advanced data control platform available to the public sector through its reseller partners and government contracts. As ShardSecure’s public sector distributor, the companies said Thursday Carahsoft will market the former’s data security offering for enhanced protection and resilience in on-premises, hybrid-cloud and multicloud storage locations. The ShardSecure platform is developed […] More
July 12, 2024, 11:53 am
in Executive Moves, News
Brian Strosser Named Inaugural Member of Vertosoft’s Advisory Board
Vertosoft has established an advisory board responsible for enhancing company growth strategies and providing supplier and partner networks with market knowledge. The company said it welcomed Brian Strosser, former president of Optiv + ClearShark, as the founding member of Vertosoft’s advisory board. The inaugural Vertosoft advisory board member brings to Vertosoft previous leadership experience at […] More
July 11, 2024, 12:24 pm
in Executive Moves, News
Dr. Steve Ondra Appointed Center for Transforming Health VP, Health FFRDC Director at MITRE
MITRE has named Dr. Stephen Ondra as vice president of Center for Transforming Health and director of the CMS Alliance to Modernize Health Care to drive efforts aimed at advancing data-powered innovation and accelerating health care resilience. Ondra formerly served as acting managing director of the Health FFRDC, MITRE said Tuesday. In his new posts, […] More
July 10, 2024, 11:49 am
in Executive Moves, News
Angel Davis Appointed Director of Federal Strategy and Capture at Presidio Federal
Angel Davis, a former contracts manager at Presidio, was named director of federal strategy and capture at the government-focused business of the information technology service management company. Davis announced via LinkedIn her move at Presidio Federal, where she most recently served as director of enterprise program management office. She has more than a decade of […] More
July 9, 2024, 12:20 pm
in M&A Activity, News
Exiger Expands Supply Chain Management Platform Capabilities With Versed AI Acquisition
Exiger, a supply chain and third-party risk artificial intelligence company, has acquired University of Cambridge spin-out Versed AI in an effort to expand its AI-powered supply chain visibility, data and mapping capabilities. The company said Monday Versed AI’s product breakdown technology works to streamline multi-tier supplier network extraction and aggregation and integrating it to Exiger’s […] More
July 9, 2024, 12:19 pm
in Executive Moves, News
Kayla Huthoefer Named Director of Strategic Capture & Disruptive Growth at Clarity
Kayla Huthoefer, former director at BAE Systems, has joined software company Clarity as director of strategic capture and disruptive growth. In a LinkedIn post, Clarity said Huthoefer brings to the role “an impactful collection of career experiences… that have directly shaped her into who she is and how she approaches work each and every day.” […] More
July 8, 2024, 12:06 pm
in Executive Moves, News
Hector Pelayo Named President and General Manager of Space, Air & Sea at Tyto Athene
Hector Pelayo, an aerospace and defense industry executive with more than two decades of experience, was appointed president and general manager of space, air and sea group at Tyto Athene, according to his LinkedIn post. In his new role, he is responsible for leading Tyto Athene’s portfolio across the U.S. Air Force, Space Force, Navy, […] More
July 2, 2024, 12:02 pm
in Executive Moves, News
Mark Peters to Succeed Jason Providakes as MITRE President & CEO
Mark Peters, executive vice president for national laboratory management and operations at Battelle, was appointed president and CEO of MITRE, effective Sept. 3. He will succeed Jason Providakes, who is retiring after over 35 years of service at MITRE, the organization said Thursday. Peters will bring to MITRE decades-long leadership experience as well as expertise […] More
June 27, 2024, 12:36 pm