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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.

Latest stories

  • in Government Technology, News

    Raytheon Holds Troposcatter Communications System Tests

    Raytheon Technologies‘ intelligence and space business tested a next generation Troposcatter system designed to provide the U.S. Army with beyond-line-of-sight communications capability for command and control operations. Several modernized AN/TRC-244(V)1 Troposcatters were demonstrated by Raytheon Intelligence & Space over a five-week period to verify long range BLOS connectivity in multiple operational environments, the company said […] More

  • in News, Space

    FAA Outlines Environmental Impact Mitigating Actions for Planned SpaceX Super Heavy Launches

    SpaceX will have to perform over 75 environmental impact mitigating actions as part of the Federal Aviation Administration’s environmental review that is required for the company’s proposed spacecraft launch from Boca Chica, Texas. The agency said Monday the actions related to the SpaceX Starship/Super Heavy vehicle program will be undertaken for FAA’s Programmatic Environmental Assessment, […] More

  • in Government Technology, News

    Aptima to Provide Navy With Surface Training & Readiness Management System

    Aptima will equip the U.S. Navy with a data-driven tracking and training management system designed to support surface warfighter readiness through the collection and synthesizing of sailor performance and qualifications information. The Surface Combat Systems Training Command placed a delivery order for the Aptima-made Surface Training and Readiness Management System to help assess, monitor and […] More

  • in News

    Collins Adds 3D Printing Center to North Carolina Campus

    Collins Aerospace has expanded the capabilities of its Monroe, North Carolina campus with a new additive manufacturing center built to support the Raytheon Technologies subsidiary’s aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul work. The center was from a series of investments Collins has made, including the most recent $15 million as part of an economic development incentive […] More

  • in Executive Moves, News

    Former Netsmart VP Jennifer Utting Joins Torch.AI as General Counsel

    Jennifer Utting, formerly vice president and corporate counsel at Netsmart Technologies, was named general counsel at artificial intelligence platform provider Torch.AI. The company said Thursday Utting has more than two decades of legal experience in the health care information technology sector and is now responsible for helping Torch.AI navigate complex matters through legal guidance. “We’re […] More

  • in Government Technology, News

    Adobe E-Signature Tool Gets FedRAMP Moderate Authorization; Rick Wagner Quoted

    Adobe has received moderate authorization for its digital document tool for state and local governments under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, expanding its current portfolio of secure cloud products. In a blog post, Heather Whitlock, head of industry for public sector at Adobe, said Adobe Acrobat Sign for Government is now available for […] More

  • in Contract Awards, News

    Booz Allen Awarded Navy Contract for Program Management Services

    Booz Allen Hamilton has received a potential five-year, $49.5 million contract from the U.S. Navy for a range of services in support of its Maritime Surveillance Systems program office. The Department of Defense said Thursday the cost-plus-fixed-fee term contract has an initial value of $9.2 million and provides for acquisition, contracts, program, business and financial […] More

  • in News, Space

    Raytheon Subsidiary Showcases On-Orbit Optical Comms on DARPA’s Mandrake 2 Satellites

    A Raytheon Technologies subsidiary has demonstrated optical communications on two satellites launched as part of the Blackjack small surveillance satellite constellation program of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Seakr Engineering-made Mandrake 2 satellites were able to send more than 280 gigabits of data over a 40-minute period and at a distance of 114 km, […] More

  • in News

    Lockheed Hands Over 5 Sentinel A4 Air & Missile Defense Radars to Army

    Lockheed Martin has delivered to the U.S. Army five Sentinel A4 air and missile defense radars designed to address threats posed by adversarial cruise missiles, unmanned aerial systems, rotary wing and fixed wing aircraft. The company said Wednesday the radars are meant to replace the legacy Sentinel A3 systems and to provide the Army with […] More

  • in News

    State Department OKs TECRO’s $120M Purchase Request for Ship Spare Parts

    The State Department has cleared the request of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the U.S. to procure spare and repair parts for ships and their systems as well as related equipment and support services. The potential $120 million transaction under the Foreign Military Sales program will involve the U.S. Navy and/or its […] More

  • in Government Technology, News

    Parsons Unveils Paladin Lab in Maryland for Tech R&D, Integration Efforts

    Parsons has opened an Aberdeen, Maryland-based innovation laboratory that is envisioned to facilitate rapid research, development and integration of operational technology in support of its defense, intelligence and federal civilian customers. The new Paladin Lab located within the Aberdeen Proving Ground includes unclassified tech integration and demonstration space and features hybrid cloud, network and compute […] More

  • in News, Space

    Lockheed Picks MDA to Build Antennas for SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer Satellites

    Lockheed Martin has tapped Canadian space technology company MDA to design and develop antennas and related control electronics needed for the low Earth orbit satellites it is producing under a Space Development Agency program. MDA said Tuesday it was awarded a contract that provides for GPS, Ka-Band and Link-16 antennas for 42 Lockheed satellites meant […] More