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is a writer of news summaries about executive-level business activity in the government contracting sector. Her reports for ExecutiveBiz are focused on trends and events that drive the GovCon industry to include commercial technologies that private companies are developing for federal government use. She contributes news content to ExecutiveBiz’s sister sites GovCon Wire and ExecutiveGov.
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 4, 2021 — Blue Canyon Technologies became part of Raytheon Technologies' (NYSE: RTX) intelligence and space unit after the latter company finalized its acquisition of the Boulder, Colorado-based satellite and spacecraft components maker, GovCon Wire reported Dec. 22.
A new five-year Research and Markets forecast says increased global military spending in battle communication or network-centric warfare systems will help steer the software-defined radio market's direction. The research company said Wednesday it estimates that the worldwide market for SDR products will grow more than 6 percent over the next five years and expects the defense segment to experience the highest growth rate.
TYSONS CORNER, VA, December 29, 2020 — The board of directors at the Professional Services Council named Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), as chairman for 2021 and he will continue to lead the group that promotes fairness and competition in the federal contracting market, GovCon Wire reported Dec. 17.
TYSONS CORNER, VA, December 29, 2020 — KBR (NYSE: KBR) will help the U.S. Army's cargo helicopter project management office acquire and increase the reliability of CH-47 Chinook aircraft systems as part of a $49M recompete task order, GovCon Wire reported Dec. 17.
TYSONS CORNER, VA, December 28, 2020 — The federal arm of Accenture (NYSE: ACN) will provide consulting services for the Department of the Navy's strategy to transform enterprise information technology and management processes under a five-year, $38M contract, ExecutiveGov reported Dec. 16.
Northrop Grumman has worked with NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and the Smithsonian Institution to transfer the operations control center of the orbiting Chandra space telescope to a facility in Burlington, Massachusetts, from its previous location near Harvard University's campus in Cambridge.
Cherokee Nation Operational Solutions has secured a one-year, $42M contract to help the Defense Health Agency prepare military treatment facilities for the implementation of a new electronic health records system.
BWX Technologies plans to collaborate with two Department of Energy-funded national laboratories to design and develop a small nuclear reactor through a cost-sharing agreement potentially worth $106.6M over seven years. DOE will contribute $85.3M to the microreactor development project, the company said Wednesday.
Joan Dempsey, senior executive adviser to the Booz Allen Hamilton CEO, has been named an independent director on QTS Realty Trust's board. QTS said Thursday the addition of Dempsey brings the number of board members at the Overland Park, Kansas-based data center services provider to 11, including 10 independent directors.
TYSONS CORNER, VA, December 18, 2020 — Doug Wagoner, president and CEO of LMI, recently promoted Pete Pflugrath, former interim chief growth officer and vice president of logistics, as senior VP for markets and growth, GovCon Wire reported Dec. 8.
Brad Smith, president of Microsoft, has urged the U.S. public sector and technology industry to work together on coordinating a multipronged cybersecurity strategy in the wake of a SolarWinds network management software breach that hit several federal departments, private companies and non-governmental organizations.
Epirus, a Los Angeles-based developer of high-powered microwave technology for defense and commercial applications, has raised $70M in a Series B fundraising round led by Bedrock Capital. The new capital will fund production of SmartPower, an Epirus technology designed to facilitate HPM transmission with the use of gallium nitride semiconductors.
