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.

BGOV: Federal IT Spending Could Reach $29B in Q4 FY 2019News

BGOV: Federal IT Spending Could Reach $29B in Q4 FY 2019

Federal agencies are expected to spend approximately $29B on information technology products and services in the fourth quarter of fiscal…
Northrop CEO Kathy Warden to Add Chairman RoleExecutive Moves

Northrop CEO Kathy Warden to Add Chairman Role

Kathy Warden, president and CEO of Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), will assume additional duties as chairman of the company, effective Aug. 1.
IBM Completes $34B Acquisition of Red Hat; Ginni Rometty, Jim Whitehurst QuotedM&A Activity

IBM Completes $34B Acquisition of Red Hat; Ginni Rometty, Jim Whitehurst Quoted

IBM (NYSE: IBM) has closed its acquisition of Red Hat for $190 in cash per share or approximately $34B.
Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. David Buck Forms Consulting FirmNews

Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. David Buck Forms Consulting Firm

David Buck, a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant general, has established a consulting company to help space, nuclear and cyber…
Thales’ Nick Jovanovic: Data Protection Should Be a Shared Responsibility Between Agencies, Cloud ProvidersNews

Thales’ Nick Jovanovic: Data Protection Should Be a Shared Responsibility Between Agencies, Cloud Providers

Nick Jovanovic, vice president of federal business for cloud protection and licensing activity at Thales, discussed in an interview on CyberWire’s…
Vectrus Buys Electronic Security Tech Provider Advantor; Chuck Prow QuotedM&A Activity

Vectrus Buys Electronic Security Tech Provider Advantor; Chuck Prow Quoted

Vectrus (NYSE: VEC) has purchased integrated electronic security systems provider Advantor Systems for $44M from McCarthy Capital and Infrasafe.
Report: Broadcom Eyes $22B Takeover of SymantecM&A Activity

Report: Broadcom Eyes $22B Takeover of Symantec

Semiconductor manufacturer Broadcom (Nasdaq: AVGO) has determined cost savings and received financing to support its plan to acquire cybersecurity firm…
Chuck Cogar Named OmniSci Federal Civilian Business LeadExecutive Moves

Chuck Cogar Named OmniSci Federal Civilian Business Lead

Chuck Cogar, a technology industry veteran, has joined software company OmniSci as director of federal civilian business, GovCon Wire has…
A-TEK Eyes Federal Health IT Footprint Growth With Mackson Purchase; Kathryn Freeland QuotedM&A Activity

A-TEK Eyes Federal Health IT Footprint Growth With Mackson Purchase; Kathryn Freeland Quoted

Information technology and scientific services provider A-TEK has acquired Reston, Va.-based Mackson Consulting in an effort to broaden its footprint…
Gryphon Buys PGFM in Cyber Capability Expansion PushM&A Activity

Gryphon Buys PGFM in Cyber Capability Expansion Push

Defense engineering services contractor Gryphon Technologies has purchased Sewell, N.J.-based engineering firm PGFM Solutions for an undisclosed sum.