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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.
ICF was tapped by the Federal Highway Administration to help modernize the national transportation system under a potential $94 million blanket purchase agreement. The consulting services company, along with other awardees of the five-year recompete BPA, will provide FHWA with technical assistance and other services in support of its development of the next generation system […] More
Esri has moved its regional office to the Colorado Tech Center in Louisville to house an additional workforce focused on geospatial technology innovation and support its five-year growth initiatives. The location intelligence company said Monday the incoming 250 employees will help expand its operations in the region and be responsible for software development, training and […] More
A Honeywell International subsidiary will continue managing and operating the Sandia National Laboratories through April 30, 2027, under an extended Department of Energy contract. The National Nuclear Security Administration awarded contract option terms 1 to 5 to Honeywell’s National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia to ensure the facility’s continuous management and operation, DOE said […] More
LMI will help a U.S. Army center research, develop and test capabilities related to chemical and biological defense as part of its spot on a potential 10-year, $869 million contract for scientific, technical, engineering and program support services. The consulting firm said Tuesday it will work with the Chemical Biological Center of the Army Combat […] More
HawkEye 360 has introduced an analytics technology developed to provide naval law enforcement officials with insights into illicit maritime activity in global areas of interest. The company said Monday the new maritime association analytics capability uses radio frequency signal and automatic identification system geolocations from third-party sources to check if they match and confirm their Maritime […] More
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has outlined metrics and elements to ensure software products are being developed and delivered to users in a consistent, secure and speedy manner. The NGA Software Way is a 12-page document meant to inform developer teams from government and contractors about software product tracking metrics, including availability and deployment frequency, the […] More
AeroVironment will provide the Ukrainian defense ministry with over 100 Quantix Recon unmanned aircraft systems to help its military with intelligence gathering missions. The company said Tuesday its donation also includes drone operational training services as Ukraine continues to defend its homeland amid the Russian invasion. Quantix Recon is a fully automated UAS that is […] More
Iridium Communications looks to send five backup satellites to space by availing cost-effective, rideshare opportunity and anticipates a potential $35 million deal for the launch service, SpaceNews reported Thursday. Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium and a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient, said the plan to deploy the majority of the six ground spares is meant to […] More
Rocket Lab has secured a contract with HawkEye 360 to send 15 radio frequency monitoring satellites to low Earth orbit using the Electron launch vehicle. Three Electron missions will be conducted from late 2022 to 2024, with the first delivering three satellites to orbit followed by two, six-spacecraft launches to expand HawkEye 360’s constellation, Rocket […] More
Shine Technologies will use its neutron generator platform to study, create and test a prototype of a contraband detection tool under a potential 42-month, $16.8 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security. The company said Wednesday the development of the neutron-based technology is meant to support DHS’ detection and identification of illegal narcotics and […] More
IBM and Red Hat have joined a collaborative effort to provide the Department of Education with open hybrid cloud technologies to replace its G5 grants management system. The five-year, joint modernization effort led by Innosoft is aimed at reducing complex department operations and enhancing grants management processes with flexible cloud-based system, IBM said Thursday. Once […] More
The Department of Defense has moved its award date for a multibillion-dollar enterprise cloud capability from April to December but information technology experts have maintained that a delay is not unusual considering the complexity of a multi-vendor approach. Robert Carey, president of Cloudera‘s government solutions business, told FedScoop that DOD needs to coordinate with the […] More
