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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.
LMI will help a U.S. Army center research, develop and test capabilities related to chemical and biological defense as part of its spot on a potential 10-year, $869 million contract for scientific, technical, engineering and program support services. The consulting firm said Tuesday it will work with the Chemical Biological Center of the Army Combat […] More
HawkEye 360 has introduced an analytics technology developed to provide naval law enforcement officials with insights into illicit maritime activity in global areas of interest. The company said Monday the new maritime association analytics capability uses radio frequency signal and automatic identification system geolocations from third-party sources to check if they match and confirm their Maritime […] More
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has outlined metrics and elements to ensure software products are being developed and delivered to users in a consistent, secure and speedy manner. The NGA Software Way is a 12-page document meant to inform developer teams from government and contractors about software product tracking metrics, including availability and deployment frequency, the […] More
AeroVironment will provide the Ukrainian defense ministry with over 100 Quantix Recon unmanned aircraft systems to help its military with intelligence gathering missions. The company said Tuesday its donation also includes drone operational training services as Ukraine continues to defend its homeland amid the Russian invasion. Quantix Recon is a fully automated UAS that is […] More
Iridium Communications looks to send five backup satellites to space by availing cost-effective, rideshare opportunity and anticipates a potential $35 million deal for the launch service, SpaceNews reported Thursday. Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium and a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient, said the plan to deploy the majority of the six ground spares is meant to […] More
Rocket Lab has secured a contract with HawkEye 360 to send 15 radio frequency monitoring satellites to low Earth orbit using the Electron launch vehicle. Three Electron missions will be conducted from late 2022 to 2024, with the first delivering three satellites to orbit followed by two, six-spacecraft launches to expand HawkEye 360’s constellation, Rocket […] More
Shine Technologies will use its neutron generator platform to study, create and test a prototype of a contraband detection tool under a potential 42-month, $16.8 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security. The company said Wednesday the development of the neutron-based technology is meant to support DHS’ detection and identification of illegal narcotics and […] More
IBM and Red Hat have joined a collaborative effort to provide the Department of Education with open hybrid cloud technologies to replace its G5 grants management system. The five-year, joint modernization effort led by Innosoft is aimed at reducing complex department operations and enhancing grants management processes with flexible cloud-based system, IBM said Thursday. Once […] More
The Department of Defense has moved its award date for a multibillion-dollar enterprise cloud capability from April to December but information technology experts have maintained that a delay is not unusual considering the complexity of a multi-vendor approach. Robert Carey, president of Cloudera‘s government solutions business, told FedScoop that DOD needs to coordinate with the […] More
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 19, 2022 — A Constellis subsidiary was awarded a potential $1.3 billion task order under the State Department’s Worldwide Protective Services III contract to provide the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, with protective support, specialized security and logistical services for up to a 10-year period, GovCon Wire reported. Triple Canopy will […] More
Booz Allen Hamilton looks to boost its edge analytics capabilities through a strategic investment in Reveal Technology, a Silicon Valley-headquartered company that combines computer vision, artificial intelligence and edge computing technologies to support warfighter operations. The firm said Tuesday its Digital Battlespace technology will gain additional capabilities from Farsight software platform that is developed by […] More
The General Services Administration’s technology innovation arm has launched an artificial intelligence-focused challenge aimed at identifying AI technologies capable of enhancing service delivery of agencies in response to COVID-19 pandemic and other related issues. According to a Challenge.gov posting, GSA Technology Transformation Service seeks white papers from traditional and nontraditional businesses about AI application in […] More
