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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Leidos Books Marine Corps Contract for Medium Range Air Defense Radar Prototype Development; Larry Barisciano Quoted
Leidos will develop four Medium Range Air Defense Radar prototype systems under a two-year, $32 million contract awarded by the Marine Corps System Command through the Consortium Management Group. As lead of the new effort, Dynetics Group will utilize its sensor development knowledge gained from previous programs, such as the Marine Expeditionary Long Range Persistent Sensor initiative.
Taylor-Woolpert JV Books Army Contract for Coastal & Hydraulics Lab R&D Support
A Taylor Engineering and Woolpert joint venture will perform research and development services in support of the Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center under a $49 million single-award task order contract. The team will assist CHL in its projects related to advanced navigation and military engineering as well as management efforts focused on water resources, sediment and flood risk.
Learn about other R&D efforts of the Department of Defense by joining the Potomac Officers Club's 10th Annual Defense Research and Development Summit on Jan. 31, 2024. Register here.
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Former DHS Leader Joel Meyer Named Public Sector President at Domino Data Lab
Joel Meyer, former deputy assistant secretary for strategic initiatives at the Department of Homeland Security, was appointed president of public sector at enterprise artificial intelligence platform provider Domino Data Lab. He will be responsible for driving Domino's go-to-market strategy and spearheading its upcoming pursuit of authorization under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program.
GDIT Books $63M Contract for Alabama Medicaid Program Modernization
A General Dynamics subsidiary will work to modernize the Medicaid program of Alabama under a $63 million contract awarded by the state's Medicaid Agency. General Dynamics Information Technology will use its cloud computing, data management and cybersecurity capabilities to enhance the information technology applications and infrastructure of Alabama Medicaid programs.
Find out what is on the horizon for health care innovation at the Potomac Officers Club's 2023 Healthcare Summit on Dec. 6. Register here for the in-person event.
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Guidehouse Secures FBI Contract for HR Support Services; John Saad Quoted
Guidehouse has received a contract from the FBI to provide its Human Resources Division with organizational assessments, strategic planning and other support services. The consulting firm's work with the bureau also includes change management and data analytics support over a five-year period.
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Nick Weiser Elevated to Human Resources VP Post at L3Harris’ Maritime Sector
Nick Weiser, former senior director of human resources at L3Harris Technologies' space systems arm, was promoted to the role of HR vice president at the company's maritime sector. He is responsible for leading HR strategy development, driving the execution of segment and enterprise efforts and overseeing other workforce-related initiatives.
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Nick Weiser Elevated to Human Resources VP Post at L3Harris’ Maritime Sector
Nick Weiser, former senior director of human resources at L3Harris Technologies' space systems arm, was promoted to the role of HR vice president at the company's maritime sector. He is responsible for leading HR strategy development, driving the execution of segment and enterprise efforts and overseeing other workforce-related initiatives.
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CGI Federal Awarded STRATCOM Contract for Advanced Data Integration Services; Stephanie Mango Quoted
CGI's government-focused business arm will perform advanced data integration services over a five-year period to support U.S. Strategic Command operations. CGI Federal was awarded a contract for the development and maintenance of hardware, systems and software comprising the Global Data Integration environment of STRATCOM.
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Changeis to Enhance USCIS’ Workload Analysis, Resource Models
Changeis has received a contract award from the Department of Homeland Security for enhancing and streamlining the workload analysis and resource models of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The modernization of USCIS' Staffing Allocation Models and Model for Operational Planning is aimed at accelerating case processing times and cutting immigration system backlogs.
Today's your last chance to register to join the Potomac Officers Club's 2023 Homeland Security Summit. The Nov. 15 event will gather leaders from DHS and other organizations to talk about the latest challenges and discuss the innovations that lie on the horizon for homeland security.
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Christian Sobczak Appointed Director, Military Programs Portfolio Lead at Maxar
Christian Sobczak, former senior program manager at Maxar Technologies, was named director, military programs portfolio lead at the Westminster, Colorado-based space technology company. He brings to the role over a decade of experience in working as a geospatial-intelligence project manager at General Dynamics' information technology business.
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IntelliDyne Awarded Bridge Contract for DHA Network Support Services
IntelliDyne will continue providing network support services at the Defense Health Agency headquarters under a $13.7 million bridge contract. Information technology services include site operation, maintenance and transition support, desk side support, remote or onsite troubleshooting and project management support.
Learn more about DHA-led efforts by joining the Potomac Officers Club's 2023 Healthcare Summit on Dec. 6. Register here for the in-person event.