Christine Thropp

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reports on a range of government contracting activities including multimillion contract awards and M&A deals, top-level executive appointments and government policies but she mostly works on reruns of Spotlight interviews with the GovCon sector's most notable executives. Prior to joining Executive Mosaic's media group that includes GovCon Wire, Thropp produced daily competitive intelligence briefings for the company's GovCon customers.

Collins Aerospace Books $97M Army MAPS GEN II Delivery Order 4Contract Awards

Collins Aerospace Books $97M Army MAPS GEN II Delivery Order 4

The U.S. Army has procured mounted assured positioning, navigation and timing systems from an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business under a
Joseph Bartasius Assumes DSA Chief Growth Officer RoleExecutive Moves

Joseph Bartasius Assumes DSA Chief Growth Officer Role

Joseph Bartasius, a retired U.S. Army colonel and now a senior executive in the defense industry, has joined Data Systems
ITT to Acquire kSARIA From Behrman Capital for $475MM&A Activity

ITT to Acquire kSARIA From Behrman Capital for $475M

Behrman Capital has agreed to sell its portfolio company kSARIA to ITT (NYSE: ITT) for approximately $475 million. The New
Mark Rayha Named General Dynamics Electric Boat President; Kevin Graney to Retire at Year EndExecutive Moves

Mark Rayha Named General Dynamics Electric Boat President; Kevin Graney to Retire at Year End

Mark Rayha, senior vice president and chief operating officer of General Dynamics‘ (NYSE:GD) Electric Boat, will take over Kevin Graney
Dan Jablonsky to Succeed Joe Laurienti as Ursa Major CEOExecutive Moves

Dan Jablonsky to Succeed Joe Laurienti as Ursa Major CEO

Dan Jablonsky, former president and CEO of Maxar Technologies and a two-time Wash100 awardee, will succeed Joe Laurienti as chief
Bechtel Awarded $447M Navy Contract Modification for Nuclear Propulsion ComponentsContract Awards

Bechtel Awarded $447M Navy Contract Modification for Nuclear Propulsion Components

A Bechtel business has secured a U.S. Navy contract modification valued at $447 million for naval nuclear propulsion components. The
Kelly Ortberg Named Boeing President and CEOExecutive Moves

Kelly Ortberg Named Boeing President and CEO

Robert “Kelly” Ortberg was appointed president and CEO of Boeing (NYSE: BA), effective Aug. 8. The industry veteran will bring
Raytheon Awarded $2.1B Army Contract for LTAMDS Low-rate Initial ProductionContract Awards

Raytheon Awarded $2.1B Army Contract for LTAMDS Low-rate Initial Production

An RTX (NYSE: RTX) business has secured a U.S. Army contract worth $2.1 billion for low-rate initial production of the
TransDigm Wraps Up Acquisition of Raptor ScientificM&A Activity

TransDigm Wraps Up Acquisition of Raptor Scientific

TransDigm Group (NYSE: TDG) has finalized its acquisition of Raptor Scientific for approximately $655 million in cash. The Cleveland, Ohio-based
Ron Keesing Promoted to Leidos Chief AI OfficerExecutive Moves

Ron Keesing Promoted to Leidos Chief AI Officer

Leidos (NYDE: LDOS) has elevated Ron Keesing to the role of chief artificial intelligence officer, responsible for driving strategic company