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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in Contract Awards, Government Technology, News

Teledyne FLIR Defense Secures $249M Marine Corps Contract for OPF-L Loitering Munition Drone Platforms

A Teledyne Technologies business will deliver recoverable and reusable loitering munition drone platforms to the U.S. Marine Corps under a potential $249 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The company said Monday Teledyne FLIR Defense will support USMC's Organic Precision Fires-Light program, under which the contractor will provide the first 127 loitering munition systems for test and evaluation.

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April 15, 2024, 10:30 am
in Executive Moves, News

Bill Rubin Appointed Booz Allen Global Supply Chain VP

Bill Rubin, a nearly two-decade Northrop Grumman veteran, was named vice president of global supply chain at Booz Allen Hamilton. The executive was with Northrop for more than 19 years, joining the defense contractor in 2005 and most recently serving as senior director of global supply chain.

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April 15, 2024, 10:05 am
in Executive Moves, News

Sachin Patel Named Comcast Business’ VP of Government Services Strategy & Operations

Sachin Patel, a more than two-decade AT&T veteran, has joined Comcast Business to serve as vice president of government services strategy and operations and lead its federal ops team. He will provide organizational leadership to manage federal government customer operations.

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April 12, 2024, 9:52 am
in Contract Awards, News

MetTel to Provide Consumer Financial Protection Bureau With Mobility Services

MetTel was awarded a potential five-year, $60 million contract under the General Services Administration Schedule 70 acquisition vehicle to provide the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with mobility services, ExecutiveBiz has learned. The initial award via GSA Schedule 70’s small business set aside provision is worth $14.6 million.

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April 11, 2024, 9:49 am
in Artificial Intelligence, News

SMX Elevate ISR Platform Adds Torchlight AI Capabilities

SMX and Torchlight AI have partnered to equip the former's operational, service-based commercial offering with the latter's behavior based intelligence platform to boost client mission support. Through the addition of the Torchlight AI platform, the SMX Elevate ISR now offers enhanced delivery of analytics, operational insights and contextualized indicators and warnings in support of customer efforts to identify emerging threats, SMX said Tuesday.

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April 10, 2024, 10:55 am
in Executive Moves, News

Andrew Zeswitz Appointed PBG Consulting CTO

Andrew Zeswitz, former chief technology officer at REI Systems, has assumed the same post at PBG Consulting, an 8(a) women-owned, mission-focused digital consultancy. He will be responsible for helping PBG expand its technology delivery organization and its range of capabilities in support of federal civilian customers, the McLean, Virginia-based consultant said.

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April 9, 2024, 9:26 am
in News, Wash100

Intel Federal’s Christopher George Debuts on 2024 Wash100 List for Driving Tech Innovation, Partnerships

Christopher George, president and general manager of Intel Federal, has been named to Executive Mosaic's 2024 Wash100 list of top officials and executives who have shaped the federal contracting landscape over the past year. This marks George's debut on the most prestigious government contracting award, recognizing him for his leadership and dedication to driving innovation across his organization.

Vote for George as your favorite GovCon leader as part of the 2024 Wash100 popular vote competition! Voting closes on April 30, so visit Wash100.com to cast your ten votes today.

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April 8, 2024, 11:01 am
in Executive Moves, News

Neeraj Gupta Appointed Voyager Space Chief Strategy Officer

Neeraj Gupta, former senior vice president and general manager for space destinations at Sierra Space, has joined Voyager Space to serve as chief strategy officer. He will be responsible for driving Voyager Space's strategy development and execution aimed at pursuing market expansion, technology innovation and sustainable growth, the Denver, Colorado-based aviation and aerospace company said Monday.

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April 8, 2024, 9:52 am
in Executive Moves, News

Brian McElyea Named RELI Group’s Cyber VP

Brian McElyea, an executive with two decades of experience in cybersecurity, was appointed vice president of cyber at RELI Group. The Maryland-headquartered services provider said McElyea previously worked as mission capability leader for TRADECRAFT internal research and development organization at Peraton and brought in experience from civil, intelligence, space and private health care sectors.

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April 4, 2024, 9:50 am
in Contract Awards, News

GDMS Awarded $93M Navy Contract for Littoral Combat Ship Support Services

General Dynamics' mission systems business will perform ship design agent and lifecycle sustainment services under a potential $92.6 million cost-plus-fixed-fee term contract from the U.S. Navy. The contract has a $33.7 million initial value and provides for services in support of the Independence-class littoral combat ship combat system, the Department of Defense said Tuesday.

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April 3, 2024, 9:48 am
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General Atomics Awarded $561M Army Contract for Gray Eagle Drone Services

General Atomics' aeronautical systems business will provide technical services for the U.S. Army's MQ-1C Gray Eagle aircraft under a $561.5 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The Department of Defense said Thursday that General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. will perform contract work through March 28, 2029.

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April 1, 2024, 9:48 am
in Healthcare IT, News

Leidos-Led Partnership Deploys Federal EHR to 100% of DOD Facilities; Liz Porter Quoted

Leidos and its partners achieved full deployment of the Federal Electronic Health Record system to all Department of Defense garrison facilities worldwide following the most recent one at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center. The Leidos Partnership for Defense Health implemented the MHS GENESIS as part of a joint effort between DOD and the Department of Veterans Affairs at Lovell FHCC, the company said Thursday.

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March 28, 2024, 10:33 am