Jane Edwards

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is a staff writer at Executive Mosaic covering mergers and acquisitions, contract awards, contracting opportunities and executive moves in the government contracting space for GovCon Wire.

FireEye to Adopt ‘Mandiant’ as Corporate Name; Kevin Mandia QuotedNews

FireEye to Adopt ‘Mandiant’ as Corporate Name; Kevin Mandia Quoted

FireEye (Nasdaq: FEYE) will change its name to Mandiant on Oct. 4 and start trading under the ticker symbol “MNDT”
Criterion Continues IT Service Expansion With Protas Buy; Promod Sharma, Steve Mast QuotedM&A Activity

Criterion Continues IT Service Expansion With Protas Buy; Promod Sharma, Steve Mast Quoted

Criterion Systems has purchased Protas Solutions for an undisclosed sum to further expand its portfolio of information technology services for
VA Awards 4 Spots on $200M Biomedical Contractor Support Services IDIQContract Awards

VA Awards 4 Spots on $200M Biomedical Contractor Support Services IDIQ

The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded four service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses positions on a potential five-year, $200 million contract
Meggitt Shareholders OK Parker Hannifin’s Acquisition Offer; Tom Williams QuotedM&A Activity

Meggitt Shareholders OK Parker Hannifin’s Acquisition Offer; Tom Williams Quoted

Shareholders at U.K.-based aerospace company Meggitt voted to approve the acquisition offer from Parker Hannifin (NYSE: PH), a Cleveland-based provider
Micro Focus Government Solutions’ David Wray, Kevin Hansen: Agencies Need Comprehensive Analysis of Legacy Apps Prior to Cloud MigrationNews

Micro Focus Government Solutions’ David Wray, Kevin Hansen: Agencies Need Comprehensive Analysis of Legacy Apps Prior to Cloud Migration

David Wray and Kevin Hansen of Micro Focus Government Solutions said government agencies looking to migrate legacy and modern applications to a multicloud environment should conduct a
BAE-SAIC-By Light Team to Pursue USAF MPE Engineering Support Contract; Lisa Hand QuotedNews

BAE-SAIC-By Light Team to Pursue USAF MPE Engineering Support Contract; Lisa Hand Quoted

BAE Systems’ U.S. arm, Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) and By Light Professional IT Services have formed a team
John ‘J.R.’ Riordan Named BlackSky Chief Revenue OfficerExecutive Moves

John ‘J.R.’ Riordan Named BlackSky Chief Revenue Officer

John “J.R.” Riordan, a business development leader, has joined Herndon, Virginia-based geospatial intelligence provider BlackSky Technology (NYSE: BKSY) as chief
Viasat to Explore Use of 5G in Combat Environments Under 2 DOD Contracts; Craig Miller QuotedContract Awards

Viasat to Explore Use of 5G in Combat Environments Under 2 DOD Contracts; Craig Miller Quoted

Viasat (Nasdaq: VSAT) will research how 5G networks could support warfighters on the battlefield under two contracts the Department of
Deborah Lee James Takes Oath as Defense Business Board ChairExecutive Moves

Deborah Lee James Takes Oath as Defense Business Board Chair

Deborah Lee James, former secretary of the U.S. Air Force and a previous Wash100 Award winner, took her oath of
Daniel Jetton Named Evolver Cybersecurity VPExecutive Moves

Daniel Jetton Named Evolver Cybersecurity VP

Daniel Jetton, a cybersecurity business executive, has joined Reston, Virginia-based information technology services provider Evolver as vice president of cybersecurity.