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.

PwC: Aerospace, Defense M&A Deal Value Hit $93.8B in 2019Financial Reports

PwC: Aerospace, Defense M&A Deal Value Hit $93.8B in 2019

A new PwC report says the value of mergers and acquisitions in the aerospace and defense sector worldwide reached $93.8B in 2019,…
Arvind Krishna to Succeed Ginni Rometty as IBM CEO; Jim Whitehurst Named PresidentExecutive Moves

Arvind Krishna to Succeed Ginni Rometty as IBM CEO; Jim Whitehurst Named President

Arvind Krishna, senior vice president for cloud and cognitive software at IBM (NYSE: IBM), has been elected to serve as…
Raytheon Buys Vista’s Share of Forcepoint for $588MM&A Activity

Raytheon Buys Vista’s Share of Forcepoint for $588M

Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) paid $588M to acquire Vista Equity Partners' minority interest in their cybersecurity joint venture Forcepoint during the fourth…
Jason Yaley Named ACT I Chief of Staff, Corporate Affairs Leader; Michael Niggel QuotedExecutive Moves

Jason Yaley Named ACT I Chief of Staff, Corporate Affairs Leader; Michael Niggel Quoted

Jason Yaley, former civil servant at the Department of Defense, has joined Advanced Concepts and Technologies International as corporate chief…
Comtech to Acquire Gilat in $532.5M Cash-and-Stock Deal; Fred Kornberg QuotedM&A Activity

Comtech to Acquire Gilat in $532.5M Cash-and-Stock Deal; Fred Kornberg Quoted

Comtech Telecommunications (Nasdaq: CMTL) has agreed to buy Gilat Satellite Networks (Nasdaq: GILT) for $10.25 per share or approximately $532.5M…
Greg Hayes: UTC Eyes Raytheon Merger Completion in AprilM&A Activity

Greg Hayes: UTC Eyes Raytheon Merger Completion in April

Greg Hayes, chairman and CEO of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), said UTC hopes to close its potential $120B merger…
Ravi Ravichandran Named Intell & Security VP, CTO at BAE’s US Arm; Al Whitmore QuotedExecutive Moves

Ravi Ravichandran Named Intell & Security VP, CTO at BAE’s US Arm; Al Whitmore Quoted

Ravi Ravichandran, a technology industry veteran, has been appointed vice president and chief technology officer for the intelligence and security…
Air Force to Buy Boeing F-15EX Jets, GE F110 Engines Under Sole-Source ContractsContract Awards

Air Force to Buy Boeing F-15EX Jets, GE F110 Engines Under Sole-Source Contracts

The U.S. Air Force has announced plans to award two sole-source contracts to Boeing (NYSE: BA) and General Electric (NYSE:…
Parsons Launches ‘Quest Mark’ Logo; Chuck Harrington QuotedNews

Parsons Launches ‘Quest Mark’ Logo; Chuck Harrington Quoted

Parsons (NYSE: PSN) has unveiled a new logo that seeks to reflect the company’s efforts and commitment to delivering “a better,…
Boeing-Embraer Partnership Gets Unconditional Clearance in Brazil; Marc Allen QuotedM&A Activity

Boeing-Embraer Partnership Gets Unconditional Clearance in Brazil; Marc Allen Quoted

Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Embraer have received unconditional approval for their strategic partnership from Brazil’s regulatory agency. The European Commission…