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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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  • Cognosante to Implement Cloud Fax Service at VA Under $110M Task Order; Erick Peters, Philip Dietz Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Contract Awards, News

    Cognosante to Implement Cloud Fax Service at VA Under $110M Task Order; Erick Peters, Philip Dietz Quoted

    Cognosante was tasked with the implementation and maintenance of a cloud-hosted electronic faxing service at the Department of Veterans Affairs as part of a $110 million award under the Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Next Generation acquisition vehicle. The company said Tuesday having Enterprise Cloud Fax services across the VA is aimed at enhancing the department’s […] More

  • BAE's Tom Arseneault on Military’s Potential Adoption of Electronic Vehicles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Government Technology, News

    BAE’s Tom Arseneault on Military’s Potential Adoption of Electronic Vehicles

    Tom Arseneault, CEO of BAE Systems‘ U.S. business arm, has expressed certainty over the military adding electronic vehicles to its fleet as the Biden administration focuses on clean energy initiatives, including the use of hybrid-electric vehicles to lessen carbon emissions and help address climate change, Breaking Defense reported Monday. Speaking at a recent forum, the […] More

  • Doug Lane: Capgemini Gains Access to Government Contract Vehicles via VariQ Acquisition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Press Releases

    Doug Lane: Capgemini Gains Access to Government Contract Vehicles via VariQ Acquisition

    TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 6, 2021 — Capgemini has completed its acquisition of VariQ and the Rockville, Maryland-based provider of information technology and cybersecurity services will operate under its U.S. business arm that offers services to federal agencies, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. Commenting on the VariQ stock purchase, Doug Lane, CEO of Capgemini Government Solutions […] More

  • Cherokee Federal Buys Preting Consulting in Growth, Diversification Efforts Push; Steven Bilby Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Press Releases

    Cherokee Federal Buys Preting Consulting in Growth, Diversification Efforts Push; Steven Bilby Quoted

    TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 3, 2021 — Cherokee Federal looks to support its growth and diversification initiatives with its acquisition of Preting Consulting, an Alexandria, Virginia-based company that provides intelligence community support, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. “With the addition of Preting, we are gaining a talented team of professionals that will help us strengthen our […] More

  • Roy Azevedo on Raytheon's Acquisition of SEAKR Engineering - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Press Releases

    Roy Azevedo on Raytheon’s Acquisition of SEAKR Engineering

    TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 3, 2021 — Roy Azevedo, president of the intelligence and space business at Raytheon Technologies, commented on the company’s recent acquisition of space electronics supplier SEAKR Engineering and said there is a growing space product demand in the market, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. “SEAKR Engineering provides depth and strength across all […] More

  • CrowdStrike Platform to Help CISA Strengthen Agencies' Endpoint Security - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Cybersecurity News, News

    CrowdStrike Platform to Help CISA Strengthen Agencies’ Endpoint Security

    A CrowdStrike-built platform was selected by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency for use in ensuring the security of civilian networks in support of an executive order prioritizing endpoint detection and response. CrowdStrike Falcon is one of the chosen endpoint security platforms that will support CISA’s efforts in defending critical infrastructure and advancing the next […] More

  • SAIC Books $348M in Space & Intelligence Sector Contracts; Michael LaRouche Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Press Releases

    SAIC Books $348M in Space & Intelligence Sector Contracts; Michael LaRouche Quoted

    TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 1, 2021 — Science Applications International Corp. has won $348 million in combined space and intelligence sector contracts, including a $100 million award for space sector client support and a $46 million initial deal for information technology transformation efforts in support of another classified customer, GovCon Wire reported Nov. 19. “These […] More

  • Agile Defense Receives $50M Army Contract for IT Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Contract Awards, News

    Agile Defense Receives $50M Army Contract for IT Services

    Agile Defense has secured a more than five-year, $50 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Army for information technology support services, cybersecurity as well as information assurance and information systems security. The Reston, Virginia-based contractor was tasked to support enterprise network, IT systems design, integration or consolidation, training and systems operation and maintenance under the […] More

  • Planet Labs Eyes Expanded Data Offerings, Additional Customers Following Public Debut - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in M&A Activity, News

    Planet Labs Eyes Expanded Data Offerings, Additional Customers Following Public Debut

    A C-level executive at Planet Labs said the San Francisco-based company expects to raise $600 million from its upcoming public offering and plans to use the capital to expand data offerings, close more acquisitions and engage additional customers, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Ashley Johnson, chief financial officer at Planet Labs, shared that the […] More

  • Carahsoft to Support Software Maintenance of Army Enterprise's Licenses Subscription - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Contract Awards, News

    Carahsoft to Support Software Maintenance of Army Enterprise’s Licenses Subscription

    Carahsoft Technology has received a $32.6 million firm-fixed-price contract to support the Army Enterprise’s current licenses subscription software maintenance through Nov. 30, 2022. The contractor will conduct secure product support in Reston, Virginia, under the Army award, the Department of Defense said Wednesday. The Army Contracting Command used the military service branch’s fiscal 2022 operation […] More

  • BlueHalo Eyes Expanded Cyber, SIGINT Offerings With Asymmetrik Acquisition; Jonathan Moneymaker Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in M&A Activity, News

    BlueHalo Eyes Expanded Cyber, SIGINT Offerings With Asymmetrik Acquisition; Jonathan Moneymaker Quoted

    BlueHalo, a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners, has bought software and technology developer Asymmetrik in an effort to expand its cyber and signal intelligence franchise and offer open-source intelligence technologies to intelligence community customers. Asymmetrik brings experience in developing artificial intelligence/machine learning applications and other technologies for blockchain analytics, cryptocurrency, cybersecurity, federated search and […] More