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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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  • SPA to Support DTRA's R&D Efforts Under $185M Contract; William Vantine Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Contract Awards, News

    SPA to Support DTRA’s R&D Efforts Under $185M Contract; William Vantine Quoted

    Systems Planning and Analysis will provide the Defense Threat Reduction Agency with subject matter expertise and integration and coordination services under a potential $185 million contract awarded to support DTRA’s research, development, test and evaluation efforts. The company said Monday it will assist the agency’s Research and Development Directorate in its science and technology development […] More

  • GTS Secures $81M Navy Contract for Delivery of DLQ-9 Electronic Warfare Pods - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Contract Awards, News

    GTS Secures $81M Navy Contract for Delivery of DLQ-9 Electronic Warfare Pods

    Global Technical Systems has won a five-year, $81.3 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the delivery of DLQ-9 carriage system pods and associated hardware, and required technical data. The contractor will provide one lot of the pods, the equipment needed for its modifications and data required for the simulation of electronic warfare threats, under […] More

  • Novetta Backs USAF's Base Defense With PICARD Data Sharing Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Government Technology, News

    Novetta Backs USAF’s Base Defense With PICARD Data Sharing Tech

    Novetta has provided the U.S. Air Force with an integrated base defense technology in an effort to help the service branch monitor base security and connect airmen and intelligent systems for rapid decision making while on defense missions. The Platform for Integrated [Command, Control and Communication] and Responsive Defense or PICARD was accepted at the […] More

  • Accenture's Federal Business to Support Consolidation of Army ERP Systems; Vince Vlasho Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Press Releases

    Accenture’s Federal Business to Support Consolidation of Army ERP Systems; Vince Vlasho Quoted

    TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 11, 2021 — Accenture’s federal services arm will help the U.S. Army move to a unified enterprise resource planning system under a potential six-year, $729 million contract awarded by the service branch’s Communications-Electronics Command, GovCon Wire reported July 28. “This is an important opportunity to help the Army sustain its legacy […] More

  • Expression Networks, GHX Partner on Development of Supply Constraint Predictive Analytics Tool - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Expression Networks, GHX Partner on Development of Supply Constraint Predictive Analytics Tool

    Expression Networks and Global Healthcare Exchange will collaborate on the development of a new predictive analytics tool under the former’s phase 2 award from the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command in support of a nationwide remote intensive care initiative. The prototype will combine GHX’s supply chain data and analytics with Expression Network’s artificial […] More

  • Mike Kahn: CAES to Supply RF Technologies for US Missile Defense Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Press Releases

    Mike Kahn: CAES to Supply RF Technologies for US Missile Defense Program

    TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 10, 2021 — CAES will support an advanced U.S. missile defense program by providing radio frequency and microwave rotary joints and waveguide products and integrating them into the missile seeker of the defense system, ExecutiveGov reported July 27. The company will deliver the rotary joints and waveguides under multiple contracts. Mike […] More

  • Verizon, Zurich Instruments' US Arm Added to DOE's National Quantum Info Science Research Center - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Government Technology, News

    Verizon, Zurich Instruments’ US Arm Added to DOE’s National Quantum Info Science Research Center

    The Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory has expanded a public-private partnership on technologies for quantum information management with the addition of Verizon and Zurich Instruments’ U.S. business arm. Argonne said Thursday Q-NEXT is a national quantum information science research center that seeks to develop technologies for quantum information handling, storage and transmission by pushing […] More

  • Navy Expands LCS Fleet With USS Nantucket Launch - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Expands LCS Fleet With USS Nantucket Launch

    The U.S. Navy has christened the USS Nantucket, its 14th and newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship that was constructed by a team from Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine under a multi-million contract awarded in 2017. FMM released a LinkedIn post featuring the Saturday cermony that saw the vessel being launched into the Menominee River […] More

  • AchieveIt Plan Management Software Secures FedRAMP Authorization - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AchieveIt Plan Management Software Secures FedRAMP Authorization

     AchieveIt Online‘s plan management and execution software has been granted authority to operate under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program and was made available on the FedRAMP Marketplace. Government agencies may now use the cloud-based platform to modernize and streamline their planning efforts as the AchieveIt offering is compliant with the Low Impact baseline […] More

  • DARPA Names Research Teams Participating in Quantum RF Receiver Development - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Government Technology, News

    DARPA Names Research Teams Participating in Quantum RF Receiver Development

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has picked research teams that will work on a program aimed at developing quantum-assisted radio frequency antennas that have better sensitivity, bandwidth and dynamic range for defense applications. The agency said Honeywell, Northrop Grumman, ColdQuanta and SRI International will lead the Quantum Apertures program participants in creating portable and […] More

  • Former Lockheed VP Robie Samanta Roy Joins Electra as COO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Executive Moves, News

    Former Lockheed VP Robie Samanta Roy Joins Electra as COO

    Robie Samanta Roy, former vice president of technology for government affairs at Lockheed Martin, was appointed as chief operating officer at Electra.aero where he will build on his government and aerospace experience to help the company expand its footprint in the commercial and defense sectors. Electra said Wednesday the new appointee most recently supported Lockheed’s […] More