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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Sumo Logic Receives ‘Visionary’ Recognition in 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Information and Event Management Report

Gartner Research has recognized Sumo Logic as a Visionary in its 2021 Magic Quadrant for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) report, marking the first time the Redwood City, California-based machine data analytics company was presented with the mentioned recognition in the report. Sumo Logic said Tuesday its Cloud SIEM offering enables automated data collection, […] More

July 12, 2021, 12:05 pm
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Leidos Announces Leadership Changes to Optimize Processes; Roger Krone Quoted

TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 9, 2021 — Leidos has announced a series of executive movements affecting its intelligence and other business groups as part of the company’s efforts to optimize processes and advance talent development, GovCon Wire reported July 2. Roy Stevens, chief of business development and strategy, was appointed as intelligence group president, replacing […] More

July 9, 2021, 12:09 pm
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Former Honeywell Exec Mike Elias Joins CAES as Space Systems Division SVP, GM; Mike Kahn Quoted

TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 9, 2021 — CAES has named Mike Elias, who worked at Honeywell International for over three decades, as senior vice president and general manager of space systems division, responsible for overseeing the company’s portfolio of space products and its division operations in Colorado, New York and Sweden, GovCon Wire reported July […] More

July 9, 2021, 12:08 pm
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Bell to Construct Testing, Verification Facility in Texas for Army Aircraft Programs

A Textron company will build a new facility at the Bell Flight Research Center in Arlington, Texas, to accommodate testing and verification activities in support of the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft and Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft programs. Bell Textron plans to conduct air platform and software risk reduction, integration and evaluation activities at […] More

July 8, 2021, 12:06 pm
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Jason Porter: AT&T Expands FirstNet Cell Site Fleet for First Responder Support

TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 6, 2021 — The deployable network assets of the FirstNet broadband communications platform expanded to over 100 cell sites in support of first responders’ emergency response activities, GovCon Wire reported June 25. According to AT&T, the expansion effort is aimed at providing communications support to law enforcement, firefighters, emergency medical service […] More

July 6, 2021, 12:05 pm
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KBR to Help Air Force Researchers Verify Microelectronic Tech Integrity; Byron Bright Quoted

TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 6, 2021 — KBR has won a five-year, $194.3 million U.S. Air Force task order for development of approaches to identify counterfeit microelectronic products and provision of design best practices for digital and analog systems in support of researchers analyzing and verifying the integrity of very small electronic devices, GovCon Wire […] More

July 6, 2021, 12:05 pm
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ASRC Federal to Provide NOAA With Engineering Support Services Under EMOSS-VI Contract; Jennifer Felix Quoted

TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 6, 2021 — An ASRC Federal subsidiary will work under NOAA’s $67 million Engineering Mission Operations Support Services VI contract and support the agency’s deployment, management and collection of data from satellite programs, GovCon Wire reported June 25. ASRC Federal Space and Defense will provide NOAA with engineering services for instruments […] More

July 6, 2021, 12:05 pm
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IC Vets Neil Wiley, Dan Robinson Join SOSi as Senior Adviser, VP; Kevin Henderson Quoted

TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 1, 2021 — SOS International has announced the appointment of Neil Wiley, former principal executive at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, as senior adviser for intelligence programs, and Dan Robinson, a three-decade U.S. intelligence community contracting veteran, as vice president of business development, GovCon Wire reported June 17. […] More

July 1, 2021, 12:03 pm
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Former Maximus Exec Ashutosh Gokhale Named HII Technical Solutions Division’s VP, CFO; Andy Green Quoted

TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 30, 2021 — Huntington Ingalls Industries has tapped Ashutosh Gokhale, former senior vice president at Maximus, to join its technical solutions division and serve as vice president of business management and chief financial officer, GovCon Wire reported June 16. Andy Green, executive vice president of HII and president of its technical […] More

June 30, 2021, 12:06 pm
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Forcepoint to Acquire Cybersecurity Company Deep Secure; Sean Berg Quoted

TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 30, 2021 — Forcepoint aims to expand its cybersecurity portfolio with its planned acquisition of U.K.-based platform security vendor Deep Secure, which is expected to close in August, pending regulatory review and other customary closing conditions, GovCon Wire reported June 16. The content, disarm and reconstruction capabilities of Deep Secure will […] More

June 30, 2021, 12:05 pm
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5G Open Innovation Lab Welcomes Accenture, Avanade, Ericsson & Spirent as New Partners

Accenture, Avanade, Ericsson and Spirent Communications have joined the 5G Open Innovation Lab as partners that will contribute technical and development capabilities to the lab and support its network of startups. Jim Brisimitzis, general partner of 5GOILab, said in a statement published Monday new founding partners Accenture and Avanade and corporate partners Ericsson and Spirent […] More

June 29, 2021, 11:55 am
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Air Force Constructing $67M Aquatics Training Facility at JBSA-Lackland

Clark Construction Group and Byrne Construction Services will collaborate to build a 76,000 square-foot aquatics training facility at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas, where the Special Warfare Training Squadron will hold a full range of special operations exercises. The $66.6 million project is aimed at meeting battlefield airmen training demands by accomodating more than […] More

June 29, 2021, 11:51 am