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.

Virtustream’s Pritesh Parekh: Managed Cloud Services Could Help Agencies Migrate, Secure WorkloadsNews

Virtustream’s Pritesh Parekh: Managed Cloud Services Could Help Agencies Migrate, Secure Workloads

Pritesh Parekh, chief trust and security officer at Dell Technologies’ (NYSE: DELL) Virtustream business, said agencies looking to migrate to
Executive Order Directs Agencies to Assess Security Risks Posed by Drones From Foreign AdversariesNews

Executive Order Directs Agencies to Assess Security Risks Posed by Drones From Foreign Adversaries

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that would require government agencies to review security risks associated with unmanned
National Security Technology Accelerator Gets $12B Space Enterprise Consortium Management AgreementContract Awards

National Security Technology Accelerator Gets $12B Space Enterprise Consortium Management Agreement

The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center officially awarded on Friday a potential $12B agreement to the National
Accenture’s Federal Arm Gets IARPA Imagery Analysis Research Contract; Bryan Rich QuotedContract Awards

Accenture’s Federal Arm Gets IARPA Imagery Analysis Research Contract; Bryan Rich Quoted

A subsidiary of Accenture (NYSE: ACN) will use artificial intelligence and machine learning to accelerate analysis of geospatial imagery under
Biden’s COVID-19 Relief Plan Includes Over $10B in Funds for Federal IT Modernization, Cybersecurity EffortsNews

Biden’s COVID-19 Relief Plan Includes Over $10B in Funds for Federal IT Modernization, Cybersecurity Efforts

President-elect Joe Biden has proposed a potential $1.9T COVID-19 pandemic relief package that urges Congress to approve more than $10B in
Leidos Closes 1901 Group Buy; Roger Krone, Gerry Fasano QuotedNews

Leidos Closes 1901 Group Buy; Roger Krone, Gerry Fasano Quoted

Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) closed its $215M cash acquisition of 1901 Group, a provider of managed information technology and cloud platforms
AeroVironment to Buy Arcturus UAV in $405M Cash-Stock Deal; Wahid Nawabi QuotedNews

AeroVironment to Buy Arcturus UAV in $405M Cash-Stock Deal; Wahid Nawabi Quoted

Unmanned aircraft system manufacturing company AeroVironment (Nasdaq: AVAV) has agreed to acquire Arcturus UAV in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at
NGA Issues Draft RFP for Potential $947M ‘Clover’ Lifecycle Acquisition, Financial Mgmt Support IDIQContract Awards

NGA Issues Draft RFP for Potential $947M ‘Clover’ Lifecycle Acquisition, Financial Mgmt Support IDIQ

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has released a draft request for proposals for a potential five-year, $947M follow-on contract to the Emerald program
Lockheed Named Largest Contract Recipient in DOD’s Fiscal 2019 State-Level Spending ReportContract Awards

Lockheed Named Largest Contract Recipient in DOD’s Fiscal 2019 State-Level Spending Report

A state-by-state analysis of Department of Defense spending showed Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Northrop Grumman (NYSE:
GSA to Remove Non-Defense Innovation Unit-Approved Drones From Multiple Award Schedules4x24 Member Coverage

GSA to Remove Non-Defense Innovation Unit-Approved Drones From Multiple Award Schedules

The General Services Administration will remove from Multiple Award Schedules contracts unmanned aircraft systems and other drones to address potential