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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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  • VTG Eyes Accelerated IC-Focused Growth Strategy With Clear Cloud Acquisition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    VTG Eyes Accelerated IC-Focused Growth Strategy With Clear Cloud Acquisition

    VTG looks to strengthen its digital transformation capabilities with its recent acquisition of Clear Cloud, a provider of software, cloud and data engineering products and services for intelligence community customers. The Chantilly, Virginia-based national security company said Monday its purchase of Clear Cloud is also an effort to accelerate VTG’s IC-focused growth strategy. “The acquisition […] More

  • Scott Gibbons Appointed Operations VP at L3Harris - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Scott Gibbons Appointed Operations VP at L3Harris

    Scott Gibbons has transitioned to the role of vice president of operations at L3Harris Technologies, an aerospace and defense company where he previously served as VP of space operations, he announced via LinkedIn post. The executive is a veteran of the former Harris company, which became L3Harris in 2019 after completing its all-stock merger deal […] More

  • Mary Evanston Appointed Federal Capture Executive at IBM - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mary Evanston Appointed Federal Capture Executive at IBM

    Mary Evanston, former vice president and capture leader at ICF, has returned to IBM as federal capture executive nearly a decade after last serving as its partner/executive for defense and intelligence, she announced via a LinkedIn post. She held her previous role at IBM from 2012 to 2015, during which she was responsible for strategy […] More

  • Former DIA Director Scott Berrier Named SVP in Booz Allen's National Security Business - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former DIA Director Scott Berrier Named SVP in Booz Allen’s National Security Business

    Scott Berrier, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general who served as director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, has transitioned to the industry and was appointed senior vice president within the national security business of Booz Allen Hamilton. The company said Thursday Berrier, a previous Wash100 Award recipient with over four decades of experience in intelligence, […] More

  • AECOM-led JV to Perform Facility Support Services for NAVFAC Pacific - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AECOM-led JV to Perform Facility Support Services for NAVFAC Pacific

    An AECOM-led joint venture will provide the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific with facility support services under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The award marks the third consecutive time that AECOM secured work under the Global Contingency Services Multiple Award Contract, or GCSMAC, for engineering and operations support at NAVFAC facilities worldwide, the company said Thursday. […] More

  • SNC to Equip Army's Next-Gen Intelligence Ground Station With TRAX Software - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SNC to Equip Army’s Next-Gen Intelligence Ground Station With TRAX Software

    SNC was added to the Palantir Technologies team tasked to build a next-generation intelligence ground station system under a $178.4 million contract from the U.S. Army. The Sparks, Nevada-based aerospace and defense company said Tuesday it will support the Army’s Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node program by providing SNC TRAX software, hardware integration services and […] More

  • Jason Ballah Joins Electrosoft as VP of DOD Programs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jason Ballah Joins Electrosoft as VP of DOD Programs

    Jason Ballah, an executive with more than 25 years of experience in leading operations and business strategies supporting the Department of Defense and several companies, was appointed vice president of DOD programs at Electrosoft Services. The Reston, Virginia-based cybersecurity and enterprise modernization firm said Ballah will be responsible for driving customer success and satisfaction and […] More

  • Michael Polmar Joins Tyto Athene as Chief Growth Officer - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Michael Polmar Joins Tyto Athene as Chief Growth Officer

    Michael Polmar, a growth executive with three decades of experience in business development and operational strategy, was appointed chief growth officer at Tyto Athene, according to his LinkedIn announcement. Polmar joined the portfolio company of Washington, D.C.-based private investment firm Arlington Capital Partners after holding the same role at Bart & Associates. He was responsible […] More

  • AECOM to Support FEMA's Disaster Resilience Efforts Under Professional Services Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AECOM to Support FEMA’s Disaster Resilience Efforts Under Professional Services Contract

    AECOM has received a potential three-year, single-award professional services contract from the Department of Homeland Security to provide the Federal Emergency Management Agency with advisory and program management services. The contractor said Monday it will support FEMA’s consolidated resource centers in Winchester, Virginia (East); Denton, Texas (Central); Sacramento, California (West) and Guaynabo, Puerto Rico (Atlantic) […] More

  • Sean Dunn Appointed Business Planning & Analysis VP at BigBear.ai - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sean Dunn Appointed Business Planning & Analysis VP at BigBear.ai

    Sean Dunn, former senior director of accounting and special projects at Comtech Telecommunications, was named vice president of business planning and analysis at BigBear.ai, according to his LinkedIn announcement. Most notable in Dunn’s industry career is his combined 16-year stint at the former L3 Technologies company. His previous roles there include VP of mergers and […] More

  • Defense & Intelligence Veteran Jason Mello Joins Outpost's Advisory Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Defense & Intelligence Veteran Jason Mello Joins Outpost’s Advisory Board

    Jason Mello, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel with over two decades of Department of Defense and intelligence community experience, has joined the advisory board of Outpost Technologies, a satellite technology company offering return-to-Earth capabilities. Outpost said Monday Mello, with his extensive experience and deep expertise, will help drive the company’s growth and impact by […] More

  • IBM Secures Air Force Contract for NorthPole Chip Software & Hardware - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM Secures Air Force Contract for NorthPole Chip Software & Hardware

    IBM will provide the U.S. Air Force with a new chip prototype for test and demonstration under a three-year, $48.2 million cost reimbursement contract. The Department of Defense said Thursday IBM Almaden Research Center’s contract work includes research, design, development and delivery of NorthPole Hub hardware and software. The research lab will also be responsible […] More