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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.
Northrop Grumman has received a $22.1 million contract from the U.S. Space Force to provide the service branch with a satellite bus that will be used on its Rapid On-orbit Space Technology Evaluation Ring program. The ROOSTER space vehicle is envisioned to be capable of supporting future refueling activities in a geostationary orbit, the Department […] More
Rocket Lab USA has unveiled a program meant to provide operators of commercial and government satellites with access to the company’s launch capability and spacecraft development and support services. The Responsive Space Program will enable Rocket Lab to have direct collaboration with satellite operators on rapid call-up launch and operations as well as design, build […] More
C3 AI will provide Raytheon Technologies with next generation artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities for use on the latter’s proposed tactical ground station prototype under a U.S. Army program. The enterprise AI software company said Wednesday the C3 AI Application Platform will deliver AI/ML model operations to Raytheon’s offering for the Tactical Intelligence Targeting […] More
Michael Conlin, chief technology officer of Definitive Logic, was named among the initial members of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution Reform Task Force of the American Society of Military Comptrollers. ASMC said Wednesday the executive will chair the task force that is established to boost public awareness of the PPBE reform in the Department […] More
Digital intelligence company Cellebrite DI and blockchain data platform provider Chainalysis have partnered to market an integrated offering meant to help customers flag illicit cryptocurrency-related activities. The companies said Tuesday the technology will use Cellebrite’s DI suite of offerings to draw data and insights from the Chainalysis platform in an effort to provide cryptocurrency risk […] More
Rocket Lab USA will hold two Electron rocket launches to send to space two national security missions for the National Reconnaissance Office under the agency’s Rapid Acquisition of a Small Rocket contract. An Electron rocket carrying a payload for NROL-162 mission dubbed “Wise One Looks Ahead” will lift off from the Pad A of Rocket […] More
United Launch Alliance has sent to space its Atlas V rocket carrying a national security mission for the U.S. Space Force, marking the 151st time the company hosted a launch with 100 percent mission success. The company said Saturday its Atlas V 541 configuration rocket launched from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force […] More
James Butler, formerly chief of staff at the National Reconnaissance Office’s Mission Integration Directorate, has joined Viasat to serve as senior director of space strategy and development. In a LinkedIn post, Butler said he was named to the government systems division of the company, where he will collaborate with the resilient space missions team on […] More
Vectrus has completed its all-stock merger with Vertex and formed V2X, a more diversified company that will provide defense, civilian, national security and international customers with mission support offerings. Chuck Prow “Through this transformative combination, we created a company with the scale and ability to compete for large integrated business opportunities by providing full life-cycle […] More
L3Harris Technologies has developed an infrared instrument for a Millennium Space Systems-made satellite that will be used by the U.S. Space Force to monitor areas of interest for potential missile launches. The payload is meant to collect high-resolution imagery and battlefield information while the satellite is stationed 22,000 miles from Earth to support space-based missile […] More
Artificial intelligence company Babel Street has expanded its leadership team with the appointment of Bryan Mulholland as executive vice president of sales and Jen Snell as senior vice president of marketing. Michael Southworth, CEO of Babel Street, said in a statement published Thursday Mulholland and Snell have decades-long experience in sales and marketing and expertise […] More
Software company QuSecure has received a contract award for its post-quantum cybersecurity as part of the third phase of the Small Business Innovation Research program. QuSecure said Wednesday the award is for the procurement of QuProtect, a PQC offering designed to leverage quantum secure channels to ensure quantum resiliency and security of encrypted communications and […] More
