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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 M&A Activity, News

    LMI Eyes Government Service Expansion Through Suntiva Buy; CEO Doug Wagoner Quoted

    LMI has acquired Falls Church, Virginia-based business transformation and technology company Suntiva in a move to grow the consultancy’s digital and workforce-related offerings to federal government customers. Suntiva provides services to the Department of Agriculture, U.S. Army, Joint Artificial Intelligence Center and other public health and defense clients, and LMI seeks to gain new customers […] More

  • in Press Releases

    Intel’s Steve Orrin on Use of Confidential Computing to Secure Agencies’ Classified Information

    TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 26, 2021 — Steve Orrin, federal chief technology officer at Intel, has discussed how the use of confidential computing and other data encryption approaches could help government agencies safeguard classified information from breaches, GovCon Wire reported July 16. “Confidential computing works by having the CPU reserve a section of memory as […] More

  • in Press Releases

    ECS’ George Wilson Comments on ASGN’s Acquisition of IndraSoft

    TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 26, 2021 — George Wilson, president of ASGN company ECS, has commented on ASGN’s acquisition of IndraSoft, a Reston, Virginia-based provider of cyber analytics, DevSecOps, cloud, cybersecurity, digital transformation and other enterprise information technology services in support of government agencies, GovCon Wire reported July 19. “The acquisition of IndraSoft deepens our […] More

  • in Executive Moves, News

    CSG Government Solutions Adds IT Consulting Vet Kristin Sparks to Healthcare & Human Services Practice

    CSG Government Solutions has named Kristin Sparks, a certified project management professional, to join the Chicago-based company’s health care and human services practice as principal. She brings over two decades of government information technology consulting experience to her new role, including time as a program and project manager responsible for supporting initiatives in the states […] More

  • in Contract Awards, News

    Parsons Wins AFRL Task Order on GARDEM Software Baselines IDIQ

    Parsons has secured a potential four-year, $26 million task order for the delivery of functional and technical support to the U.S. Air Force and other customers in the Department of Defense and intelligence community. The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded the task order on the Global Application Research, Development, Engineering and Maintenance indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract that […] More

  • in News

    Northrop Inks Deal With UK Defense Ministry for C2 Digital Enterprise

    Northrop Grumman and Defence Digital, a U.K. defense ministry organization, have entered into a digital enterprise agreement under which the company will provide Interoperable C4I Services as well as command and control technical consultancy. Katharine Sealy, director of national security solutions at Northrop’s U.K. business arm, said in a statement published Wednesday that the company […] More

  • in Contract Awards, News

    VTG to Integrate Counter UAS Laser Aboard 5 More Navy Destroyers

    VTG will equip five of the U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers with a directed energy weapon designed to counter adversaries’ unmanned aerial system-mounted intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. The integration of VTG’s AN/SEQ-4 Optical Dazzler Interdictor, Navy aboard more ships is part of a prime contract awarded by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, […] More

  • in Contract Awards, News

    Navy Awards $74M Contract to 15 Companies for SOCOM Vehicle Components, Systems

    The U.S. Navy has selected 15 companies to compete for task orders under a five-year, $74 million multiple-award contract that provides for the design and engineering of prototype vehicle components and systems for the U.S. Special Operations Command. Work through Dec. 20, 2026, also includes fabrication and testing support for SOCOM’s family of special operations […] More

  • in Press Releases

    Boris Nejikovsky on Ensco’s New Business Groups, SVP Promotions

    TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 21, 2021 — Ensco has established two new business groups for aerospace and engineering and surface transportation pursuits and, in connection, promoted Kevin Pruett and Jeffrey Stevens to senior vice president roles, GovCon Wire reported July 14. Boris Nejikovsky, president of Ensco, said the company aims to attract new customers and […] More

  • in Press Releases

    LexisNexis Special Services Lands Spot on $1.2B BPA for DOL Unemployment Claim Verification Process Support; Haywood Talcove Quoted

    TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 19, 2021 — The Department of Labor has named LexisNexis Special Services as one of the prime vendors that will perform credential and identity verification work under a potential $1.21 billion blanket purchase agreement that is expected to conclude by July 14, 2026, GovCon Wire reported July 12. Through the multiple-award […] More

  • in News

    NIST Awards $153M to Commerce-Sponsored Institute to Advance Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing; Gina Raimondo Quoted

    A Department of Commerce-sponsored public-private partnership has received two awards worth $153 million in total from the National Institute of Standards and Technology for further development of biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes to scale up the domestic supply chain.  The awards to the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals also cover research and development efforts in […] More