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.

John Sherman Nominated for DOD CIO PostExecutive Moves

John Sherman Nominated for DOD CIO Post

President Joe Biden has nominated John Sherman, acting chief information officer at the Department of Defense, to serve as full-time
DIU Aims to Award Prototype OTAs Through Commercial Solutions Opening ProcessNews

DIU Aims to Award Prototype OTAs Through Commercial Solutions Opening Process

The Defense Innovation Unit is seeking proposals for novel platforms that could help improve mission effectiveness of service members and
L3Harris Receives $100M Army Order for Night Vision GogglesContract Awards

L3Harris Receives $100M Army Order for Night Vision Goggles

L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) will deliver night vision goggles to the U.S. Army under a $100 million order. The company
Shaun Bierweiler Promoted to Riverbed Chief Revenue OfficerExecutive Moves

Shaun Bierweiler Promoted to Riverbed Chief Revenue Officer

Shaun Bierweiler, formerly senior vice president of public sector at Riverbed Technology, has elevated to the role of chief revenue
Jeannette Lee: KeyLogic Launches as Mid-Tier Company With Focus on Energy, Defense SectorsNews

Jeannette Lee: KeyLogic Launches as Mid-Tier Company With Focus on Energy, Defense Sectors

KeyLogic has officially launched as a fully integrated company after years of acquisitions and strategic investments to further build up
Spire Global Strikes $161M Cash-and-Stock Deal for exactEarth; Peter Platzer QuotedM&A Activity

Spire Global Strikes $161M Cash-and-Stock Deal for exactEarth; Peter Platzer Quoted

Spire Global (NYSE: SPIR) has agreed to acquire exactEarth in a cash-and-stock transaction worth approximately $161.2 million to further expand
Capgemini Eyes Federal IT Capability Expansion With VariQ Purchase; Doug Lane QuotedM&A Activity

Capgemini Eyes Federal IT Capability Expansion With VariQ Purchase; Doug Lane Quoted

Capgemini will buy VariQ through a stock purchase agreement as part of efforts to further expand its information technology capabilities
5 Companies to Work on Lunar Lander Design Concepts Under $146M in NASA ContractsContract Awards

5 Companies to Work on Lunar Lander Design Concepts Under $146M in NASA Contracts

NASA has awarded $146 million in contracts to five companies to develop lunar lander design concepts, perform risk reduction activities
Blackboard-Anthology Merger to Create New EdTech Company; Bill Ballhaus, Jim Milton QuotedM&A Activity

Blackboard-Anthology Merger to Create New EdTech Company; Bill Ballhaus, Jim Milton Quoted

Anthology and Blackboard have agreed to merge to establish a new education technology software and platforms provider to help education
Google’s Sean Maday: Agencies Should Empower Innovators to Realize Multicloud’s BenefitsNews

Google’s Sean Maday: Agencies Should Empower Innovators to Realize Multicloud’s Benefits

Sean Maday, cloud engineering manager at Google, said government agencies looking to experience the benefits of multicloud environments should empower