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Angeline Leishman

is an Executive Mosaic staff writer covering broad topics in the federal government contracting industry.

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  • AECOM Secures Post on $240M USACE Environmental Remediation Contract; Lara Poloni Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Contract Awards, News

    AECOM Secures Post on $240M USACE Environmental Remediation Contract; Lara Poloni Quoted

    AECOM has won a position on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ maximum $240 million Multiple Award Military Munitions Services contract after working under its two previous iterations. The company said Tuesday it will continue performing investigations, field activities, engineering and others services in support of USACE Baltimore District’s environmental remediation program for potentially seven […] More

  • Carahsoft to Market Qualys Cloud Platform for Federal Cybersecurity Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Cybersecurity News, News

    Carahsoft to Market Qualys Cloud Platform for Federal Cybersecurity Support

    Carahsoft Technology and Qualys have partnered to offer a cloud platform intended to support a Department of Homeland Security effort to reduce cybersecurity risks across non-cabinet-level federal agencies. The Qualys Cloud Platform is authorized under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program and features capabilities for vulnerability assessment, configuration settings management, asset management and application […] More

  • Lockheed Books $62M Parachute, Drag Chute Order Supporting F-35 Fighters of Foreign Customers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Contract Awards, News

    Lockheed Books $62M Parachute, Drag Chute Order Supporting F-35 Fighters of Foreign Customers

    Lockheed Martin‘s aeronautics business has received a $62.22 million order from the U.S. Navy for 190 parachutes and 56 drag chute systems needed for F-35 Lightning II fighter jet operations. The order will support the operational capabilities and meet the requirements of non-defense participants and Foreign Military Sales customers that deploy the F-35 aircraft, the […] More

  • Matthew Willis: Army Uses Available Authorities to Recognize Small Business Innovation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Government Technology, News

    Matthew Willis: Army Uses Available Authorities to Recognize Small Business Innovation

    Some U.S. Army and technology industry representatives discussed ways small businesses and technology entrepreneurs can overcome the challenge of transforming ideas into practical applications during an Army Futures Command-hosted forum. AFC reports that Matthew Willis, director of applied small business innovation research and prize competitions at the Army, said during the 2021 Advanced Technology Summit […] More

  • Air Force's TACP Mobile Comms System Block 2 Reaches Initial Operational Capability - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in C4ISR News, News

    Air Force’s TACP Mobile Comms System Block 2 Reaches Initial Operational Capability

    The Mobile Communications System Block 2 system for the U.S. Air Force’s Tactical Air Control Party has achieved initial operational capability after demonstrating its combat readiness for voice and video communications. The IOC declaration from Air Combat also underscored that TACP Mobile Communications System Block 2 program has enough required assets available needed to support […] More

  • UK Orders 13 Additional General Atomics MQ-9B Drones for RAF Protector Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Contract Awards, News

    UK Orders 13 Additional General Atomics MQ-9B Drones for RAF Protector Program

    General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has received additional orders from the U.K. defense ministry for 13 Protector RG Mk1-configured MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned aircraft systems. The U.K. ministry exercised a clause on its existing production contract to add to the initial three Protector remotely piloted air systems ordered in September 2020, General Atomics said Thursday. Each […] More

  • CMMC Accreditation Body Names Black & Veatch as Registered Provider Organization - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Cybersecurity News, News

    CMMC Accreditation Body Names Black & Veatch as Registered Provider Organization

    Black & Veatch‘s management consulting business has received accreditation to prepare federal contractors for assessments under the Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program. As a Registered Provider Organization, Black & Veatch Management Consulting can now deliver consulting services to companies applying for Level 1 to 3 CMMC certification, the company said Tuesday. The […] More

  • Collins Unveils Perigon Flight Control System for Commercial, Military Applications - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Government Technology, News

    Collins Unveils Perigon Flight Control System for Commercial, Military Applications

    Collins Aerospace has launched a new flight control and vehicle management computer designed to deliver 20 times the processing power of existing company-built systems. The Perigon computer features a flexible and open-system design and has enough power to run by itself various software applications such as autonomous and fly-by-wire flight control, cybersecurity and predictive maintenance, the […] More

  • Boeing Receives $58M Navy Award for Quickstrike Extended Range Glide Kits, Components - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Contract Awards, News

    Boeing Receives $58M Navy Award for Quickstrike Extended Range Glide Kits, Components

    Boeing has secured a $58.3 million cost-plus-fixed-fee, undefinitized contract action from the U.S. Navy for Quickstrike Extended Range non-functional glide kits, prototype articles and shipping containers. The contractor will design and produce QS-ER glide kits at its facility in St. Louis, Missouri, and is expected to complete contract work by March 2024, the Department of […] More

  • General Dynamics NASSCO Christens First of Navy's John Lewis-Class Replenishment Oilers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in General News, News

    General Dynamics NASSCO Christens First of Navy’s John Lewis-Class Replenishment Oilers

    General Dynamics‘ shipbuilding company christened the U.S. Navy’s first John Lewis-class replenishment oiler during a recent ceremony in San Diego, California. The future USNS John Lewis was completed only half a decade after the award of a construction contract in 2016, General Dynamics’ National Steel and Shipbuilding Company said Saturday. The 742-foot-long and 49,850-tonner ship […] More

  • Joe Thibodeau Promoted to BTI360 COO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Executive Moves, News

    Joe Thibodeau Promoted to BTI360 COO

    Joe Thibodeau, most recently director of operations at BTI360, has been promoted to chief operating officer at the Ashburn, Virginia-based software development company. He will oversee company-wide operations and strategic planning functions in his new position, BTI360 said Wednesday. “I look forward to applying what I’ve learned over the past decade of software development, as well […] More