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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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  • L3Harris to Purchase Viasat's Tactical Data Link Business for Nearly $2B; Christopher Kubasik, Mark Dankberg Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in M&A Activity, News

    L3Harris to Purchase Viasat’s Tactical Data Link Business for Nearly $2B; Christopher Kubasik, Mark Dankberg Quoted

    L3Harris Technologies looks to expand its communication and networking capabilities through a potential $1.96 billion deal with Viasat for the acquisition of the satellite communication company’s Tactical Data Links business. The purchase of Link 16 product line from Viasat’s government systems segment will include Multifunctional Information Distribution Systems and associated terminals integrated into military assets […] More

  • Paperless Innovations on Use of Actus to Ensure Regulatory Compliance; Mike Tocci Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in News

    Paperless Innovations on Use of Actus to Ensure Regulatory Compliance; Mike Tocci Quoted

    Paperless Innovations has pointed to inspector general reports flagging gaps in government procurement card programs and other factors that limit the intended use of P-Cards such as the micro-purchase threshold and agency-imposed restrictions. In a statement, the company has also underscored that artificial intelligence and robotic process automation in commercial off-the-shelf offerings could help agencies […] More

  • Axellio CEO Scott Aken on Virtualizing Network Traffic Analysis - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Cybersecurity, News

    Axellio CEO Scott Aken on Virtualizing Network Traffic Analysis

    Scott Aken, CEO of Axellio, has noted the current “hardware-heavy” setup of network traffic analysis and highlighted the potential of virtualizing traffic analysis applications through the use of next generation network visibility platforms. In a contributed column Solutions Review published Tuesday, Aken said virtualization could enable software-defined analysis applications for network and cybersecurity platforms. “The […] More

  • Client Solution Architects COO Tim Spadafore Participates in GovCon Wire Q&A - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in News

    Client Solution Architects COO Tim Spadafore Participates in GovCon Wire Q&A

    Tim Spadafore, chief operating officer of Client Solution Architects, was featured in a recent Executive Spotlight interview with GovCon Wire published on Monday. He talked about the challenges in federal customers’ transition from legacy products to emerging software platforms and how to address them. The Q&A also tackled emerging technologies, changes in the government contracting […] More

  • Spire to Continue Providing NOAA With Radio Occultation Data - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Contract Awards, News

    Spire to Continue Providing NOAA With Radio Occultation Data

    Spire Global has booked a $9.9 million order from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to deliver commercial radio occultation satellite weather data to the agency in support of the National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service. The fifth and final delivery order was awarded under an existing indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for purchasing vertical atmospheric temperature […] More

  • DOD Boosts Efforts to Address Supply Chain Vulnerabilities Posed by Chinese Parts, Materials - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Industry News, News

    DOD Boosts Efforts to Address Supply Chain Vulnerabilities Posed by Chinese Parts, Materials

    The Department of Defense has doubled down on measures to limit contractors’ use of aircraft components, electronics and raw materials from China and other adversaries in an effort to safeguard the defense industry supply chain from potential vulnerabilities or disruptions, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. In early September, DOD decided to halt the acceptance […] More

  • Former DHS Official Chris Cummiskey Joins Millennium Corp.'s Board of Advisors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Executive Moves, News

    Former DHS Official Chris Cummiskey Joins Millennium Corp.’s Board of Advisors

    Chris Cummiskey, CEO of consulting firm Cummiskey Strategic Solutions and former acting under secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, was added to the board of advisers of Millennium Corp., a contractor that offers cyber Red Team capabilities in both defense and federal civilian markets. “It is a privilege to join such an accomplished group […] More

  • Apple, Globalstar Partner on Emergency Satellite Service for iPhone 14 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in News

    Apple, Globalstar Partner on Emergency Satellite Service for iPhone 14

    Apple and satellite communications company Globalstar have teamed up to establish a satellite network that will provide the former’s iPhone 14 family with messaging service capability from remote places lacking traditional cellular infrastructure, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The Emergency SOS feature of iPhone 14 models will allow for emergency satellite service via the […] More

  • Paperless Innovations Wraps Up TalaTek-led FedRAMP Advisory Effort; Mike Tocci Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in News

    Paperless Innovations Wraps Up TalaTek-led FedRAMP Advisory Effort; Mike Tocci Quoted

    Paperless Innovations was provided advisory services for the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program from TalaTek, a Cerberus Sentinel subsidiary and a FedRAMP-accredited third party assessment organization. The Fairfax, Virginia-based small business said Friday TalaTek advised Paperless security subject matter experts on risk management, security and compliance to ensure that FedRAMP program documentation for the […] More

  • SciTec Books $272M USSF Mission Data Processing App Provider Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Contract Awards, News

    SciTec Books $272M USSF Mission Data Processing App Provider Contract

    The U.S. Space Force has awarded a contract to SciTec for mission data processing application provider to equip the service branch with missile warning support apps under the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution program The company said Friday it received a $272 million deal from Space Systems Command for MDPAP following a prototype competition executed […] More

  • Raytheon Subsidiaries Deliver Blackjack Microsat Bus, Payloads to DARPA - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in News

    Raytheon Subsidiaries Deliver Blackjack Microsat Bus, Payloads to DARPA

    Raytheon Technologies‘ Blue Canyon Technologies subsidiary has provided the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency with the first of 10 Saturn-class microsat buses the agency ordered in support of its Blackjack Program. BCT said Tuesday the buses feature dedicated payload interfaces, advanced electric propulsion and power system as well as radio frequency communication, command and data […] More

  • Anduril Joins Rheinmetall-led Team for Army Optionally-Manned Fighting Vehicle Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in News

    Anduril Joins Rheinmetall-led Team for Army Optionally-Manned Fighting Vehicle Program

    American Rheinmetall Vehicles has added Anduril Industries to a team of defense contractors it is leading to propose a next generation infantry fighting vehicle under a U.S. Army program. The Rheinmetall business said Tuesday Anduril will provide customized command and control software for Lynx, an IFV platform the industry team is working on to offer […] More