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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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  • Air Force Details Planned On Ramp Action for Eglin Wide Agile Acquisition Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Details Planned On Ramp Action for Eglin Wide Agile Acquisition Contract

    The U.S. Air Force has released a presolicitation notice detailing the on-ramp action it intends to take in line with a potential $46 billion multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract vehicle that will provide for agile processes, digital acquisitions, enterprise analytics and open system architecture. The Air Force Lifecycle Management Center said in a SAM.gov procurement synopsis posted […] More

  • PAR Government Secures $490M AFRL Contract for Counter-Small UAS Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PAR Government Secures $490M AFRL Contract for Counter-Small UAS Tech

    PAR Technology‘s federal business arm will provide the Air Force Research Laboratory with counter-small unmanned aircraft system software and hardware under a potential eight-year, $490.4 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with the AFRL Information Directorate. The company said Wednesday its PAR Government Systems subsidiary will design, prototype, test, integrate and support C-sUAS technologies as part of the […] More

  • AE Industrial Partners Invests in Defense, IC Services Provider Fire Team Solutions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AE Industrial Partners Invests in Defense, IC Services Provider Fire Team Solutions

    AE Industrial Partners has invested in Fire Team Solutions in support of the technology services provider’s continued development of offerings for its Department of Defense and intelligence community customers. The private equity firm said Monday the equity and debt investment from its affiliate AE Industrial Partners Structured Solutions I is meant to support Fire Team’s […] More

  • Louisiana State Taps NTT Data to Assist in Child Support IT Modernization; Tim Conway Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Louisiana State Taps NTT Data to Assist in Child Support IT Modernization; Tim Conway Quoted

    NTT Data will work with the Louisiana government on a three-year project that seeks to help the state’s Office of Technology Services and Department of Children and Family Services modernize information technology to enhance the delivery of child support services to families. The company said Thursday it will provide advice in support of DCFS’ modernization […] More

  • Coras to Enhance, Troubleshoot Shipboard IT Systems Under Navy OTA - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Coras to Enhance, Troubleshoot Shipboard IT Systems Under Navy OTA

    Coras was awarded a prototype project agreement with the U.S. Navy to help modernize shipboard information technology systems and troubleshoot related issues. The Tysons, Virginia-based enterprise decision management software company said Wednesday it will partner with Plasticity to use its artificial intelligence and natural language processing software in support of the prototyping effort. “Implementing Plasticity’s […] More

  • Box to Provide Air Force Reserve Command With Cloud Content Management Tool - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Box to Provide Air Force Reserve Command With Cloud Content Management Tool

    The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command will work with Box to enable its electronic flight publication system using the technology provider’s cloud-based platform for collaboration and content management. The company said Wednesday it will help AFRC provide service members, government civilians and contractors with electronic publications, single flight essential resource and a centralized digital platform […] More

  • Raytheon-Built Skyler Radar to Help Enable Integration of Drones Into National Airspace - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon-Built Skyler Radar to Help Enable Integration of Drones Into National Airspace

    Raytheon Technologies‘ intelligence and space business will use its software-defined active electronically scanned array radar to enable integration of unmanned aircraft systems into the National Airspace System through a test program. The company said Tuesday it received a contract for the development of a supplemental data service provider test initiative aimed at advancing beyond visual […] More

  • Kratos Developing Off Board Sensing Station UAS Under Air Force Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kratos Developing Off Board Sensing Station UAS Under Air Force Program

    Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has received a one-year, $17.7 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for the design and development of an unmanned aerial system that can function as an off board sensing station. The company said Tuesday Kratos Unmanned Systems Division’s OBSS drone work has option to extend to 15 more months […] More

  • 2021 Unisys Security Index: Internet security Concerns Jump 16% From 2020 Record, 68% of Respondents Install Unauthorized Software for Work - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    2021 Unisys Security Index: Internet security Concerns Jump 16% From 2020 Record, 68% of Respondents Install Unauthorized Software for Work

    Unisys has released a hybrid workplace security-focused study that shows increased internet security concerns and lack of cybersecurity threat awareness among Americans as well as more cases of employees leveraging software not authorized for work and bypassing security processes of their companies. The company said Tuesday it surveyed 1,000 consumers in the U.S. and 10,000 […] More

  • ABL Space Secures $200M in Series B Financing - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ABL Space Secures $200M in Series B Financing

    ABL Space Systems plans to use the $200 million fresh capital it raised in a Series B financing round to scale the manufacturing of its R1 rocket and support research and development of future low-cost launch vehicles and systems. The El Segundo, California-based rocket builder said Monday its existing investor syndicate led and joined the […] More

  • Former Perspecta VP John Hart Joins Valiant as Chief Growth Officer; Dan Corbett Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former Perspecta VP John Hart Joins Valiant as Chief Growth Officer; Dan Corbett Quoted

    TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 25, 2021 — Valiant Integrated Services has announced a series of executive moves including the appointment of John Hart, former vice president of business and capture at Peraton’s defense solutions business, as chief growth officer, GovCon Wire reported Oct. 5. The over 25-year GovCon industry veteran also worked at DXC Technology, […] More

  • Sonia Galindo Joins KBR as EVP, General Counsel - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sonia Galindo Joins KBR as EVP, General Counsel

    Sonia Galindo, a corporate, securities and governance attorney who was with the former FLIR Systems company, was named as executive vice president and general counsel at KBR, where she will help align company efforts with its high ethical standard. Stuart Bradie, president and CEO of KBR, said in a statement published Monday Galindo will contribute […] More