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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.
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 24, 2022 — HighPoint Digital elevated Jay Jones to the role of president from his most recent position as chief operating officer of the information technology and customer experience services provider, GovCon Wire reported. Jones will be responsible for overseeing HighPoint’s growth efforts through the delivery of products and services meant […] More
Saab has won a potential $13.2 million contract from the U.S. Navy to advance warfighters’ threat and situational understanding through networked-online machine intelligence. Work under the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract includes research and development efforts focused on autonomous sensor resource management as well as automatic target recognition, the Department of Defense said. The contractor will also aim […] More
Matthew Milas, former vice president at L3Harris Technologies, has joined Honeywell to serve as president of defense and space at its aerospace-focused business, according to his LinkedIn announcement. The executive is now responsible for driving Honeywell Aerospace’s delivery of electronic platforms, engines, power and mechanical systems, satellite technologies, space vehicles, microelectronics and other offerings to […] More
Samir Mehta, a defense industry executive, was named president of the communication systems segment of L3Harris Technologies, where he will oversee operational execution, financial performance and strategy development to drive business growth in domestic and international markets. L3Harris said Tuesday Mehta served as president of advanced structures at Raytheon Technologies subsidiary Collins Aerospace and spent […] More
Michael Tanner, former federal vice president and general manager at Pavilion Data, has joined Panzura to serve as senior director of federal sales at the San Jose, California-based data management platform developer, according to his LinkedIn announcement. The executive spend more than three years at Pavilion, where he was appointed to establish the federal government-focused […] More
Oshkosh‘s defense business has secured a $103 million award from the U.S. Army for bilateral modification work on the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Family of Vehicles in support of Foreign Military Sales customers. The Department of Defense said Friday Oshkosh Defense will perform contract efforts at its Wisconsin location through June 30, 2024. Army Contracting […] More
The Catalyst Accelerator looks to help the U.S. Space Force boost defensive cyber operations through commercial capabilities, and plans to launch its 11th cohort focused on identifying and automating cyber terrain mapping of complex platforms. The organization said topics of interest for the CADCO Accelerator are complex cyber network mapping, sensor placement optimization, network mission […] More
Sabre Systems will research, develop, evaluate and field advanced radio frequency platforms under a phase three Small Business Innovative Research award from the Air Force Research Laboratory. The company said the contract is worth $73.5 million over a five-year period and covers efforts to ensure the manufacturability and capability of a high-frequency antenna system Sabre […] More
Amazon Web Services is among the companies that will help the North American Aerospace Defense Command provide families with live updates on Santa’s whereabouts on Dec. 24. As part of the NORAD Tracks Santa program, AWS said Wednesday omnichannel cloud contact center service Amazon Connect will be available for use to tap remote call center […] More
Leidos will conduct studies in support of the development and demonstration of electro-optic sensing defensive electronic warfare prototype under a four-year, $39.18 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the U.S. Air Force. The Department of Defense said research is focused on integrated threat warning systems as well as multi-spectral test and developmental risk reduction methodologies. Leidos will […] More
L3Harris Technologies will divest its visual information solutions business through a definitive agreement with NV5 Global to support the former’s broader strategy of portfolio optimization. The divestiture is estimated to reach up to $100 million and aims to provide balance sheet flexibility as L3Harris moves to purchase ViaSat’s Tactical Data Link product line and Aerojet […] More
Serco Group’s North American subsidiary will provide the Department of Defense’s F-35 Joint Program Office with program management support services under a five-year, $152 million contract. In a statement published Tuesday, Serco Inc. CEO Tom Watson welcomed the opportunity for the company to support the multirole fighter aircraft program and its office. The single-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity […] More
