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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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  • Curtiss-Wright Eyes Expanded Defense Portfolio With Safran Aerosystems Arresting Buy; Lynn Bamford Quoted
    in M&A Activity, A Activity, M&amp, News

    Curtiss-Wright Eyes Expanded Defense Portfolio With Safran Aerosystems Arresting Buy; Lynn Bamford Quoted

    Curtiss-Wright has announced a potential $240 million cash transaction to purchase the assets of Safran Aerosystems Arresting, an Aston, Pennsylvania-based supplier of aircraft arresting systems used by global militaries. Lynn Bamford, president and CEO of Curtiss-Wright and a previous Wash100 awardee, said in a statement published Friday the acquisition is aimed at expanding its global […] More

  • Hope For The Warriors Welcomes Siemens’ Gregory Bowman to Board Council
    in Executive Moves, News

    Hope For The Warriors Welcomes Siemens’ Gregory Bowman to Board Council

    Gregory Bowman, chief innovation officer and vice president of corporate development at Siemens Government Technologies, was named to the board council of Hope For The Warriors, a nonprofit that works to support veterans, service members and military families through clinical health and wellness, sports and recreation as well as transition initiatives. The organization said Wednesday […] More

  • Executive Mosaic Kicks Off Voting Period for 2022 Wash100 Awardees
    in Industry News, News

    Executive Mosaic Kicks Off Voting Period for 2022 Wash100 Awardees

    Executive Mosaic, a leading media and events company in the government contracting sector, announced the recipients of its 2022 Wash100 Award and is now accepting votes to determine the top 10 leaders among the selected individuals who drove innovation in the federal landscape and demonstrated the potential to impact the government and GovCon industry. Visit […] More

  • SentinelOne Adds More Cybersecurity Use Case Offerings to Singularity Marketplace
    in Cybersecurity, News, Technology

    SentinelOne Adds More Cybersecurity Use Case Offerings to Singularity Marketplace

    SentinelOne has expanded its Singularity Marketplace with zero trust, cloud ransomware security, threat simulation and automated vulnerability management offerings through integrations with Remediant, Blue Hexagon, Keysight and Automox. The company said Thursday its autonomous XDR platform now includes more cybersecurity use case offerings for enterprise and government organizations in need of cloud-based technology for detecting […] More

  • Agile Defense Receives ATO for DuroSuite STIG Automation Tool
    in Cybersecurity, News

    Agile Defense Receives ATO for DuroSuite STIG Automation Tool

    An Agile Defense-made automation tool for Security Technical Implementation Guides compliance was granted authority to operate on the networks of the Department of Defense. The company said Monday its DuroSuite is designed for security configuration audits and vulnerability remediation efforts as well as compliance with the Defense Information Systems Agency’s STIGs. According to Hector Collazo, […] More

  • Former Navy Assistant Secretary James Geurts Added to Torch.AI Board of Advisers
    in Executive Moves, News

    Former Navy Assistant Secretary James Geurts Added to Torch.AI Board of Advisers

    James Geurts, former assistant secretary at the U.S. Navy and previous Wash100 Award recipient, has joined the board of advisers at artificial intelligence-based software company Torch.AI. He brings more than three decades of experience in the military and in managing $148 billion in annual Navy funding for research, development, acquisition, production, contracting and sustainment, Torch.AI […] More

  • Navy Taps Stauder Technologies to Provide Interoperability Software Enhancements to DOD, Allied Forces
    in Contract Awards, News

    Navy Taps Stauder Technologies to Provide Interoperability Software Enhancements to DOD, Allied Forces

    Stauder Technologies has received a potential five-year, $49.2 million contract to make enhancements on a range of interoperability software, and develop plugins for digital precision strike applications used by the Department of Defense and allied forces. The company will create and provide software enhancements to the Joint Effects Coordination Link under the firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, […] More

  • Dave Dacquino, Dawne Hickton Named to PSC’s Executive Committee; PV Puvvada Joins Association’s Board
    in Press Releases

    Dave Dacquino, Dawne Hickton Named to PSC’s Executive Committee; PV Puvvada Joins Association’s Board

    TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 14, 2022 — Dave Dacquino, CEO of Serco Inc., and Dawne Hickton, executive vice president and chief operating officer at Jacobs’ critical mission solutions business, were added to the executive committee of the Professional Services Council while PV Puvvada, CEO of NetImpact Strategies, was appointed as one of the five new […] More

  • Momentus CEO John Rood to Assume Additional Post as Company President
    in Executive Moves, News

    Momentus CEO John Rood to Assume Additional Post as Company President

    John Rood, CEO of Momentus, will assume an additional role as president of the commercial space company following Fred Kennedy’s announcement of stepping down from the post, effective Jan. 21. In a statement published Saturday, the Momentus chief executive underscored Kennedy’s company commitment and contributions, and said the team remains focused on the maiden launch […] More

  • Army Seeks Info on Small UAS for Reconnaissance, Surveillance Operations
    in News, Technology

    Army Seeks Info on Small UAS for Reconnaissance, Surveillance Operations

    The U.S. Army has released a request for information on a small unmanned aircraft system that could be deployed for long range reconnaissance operations during any time of day in all environmental conditions. The rugged and lightweight drone is envisioned to support reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition missions of the military while requiring only minimal […] More