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.

Enlightenment Capital Gets SBA Approval for Small Biz Investment Company FundNews

Enlightenment Capital Gets SBA Approval for Small Biz Investment Company Fund

Washington, D.C.-based Enlightenment Capital has received clearance from the Small Business Administration to run a small business investment company fund.
Peraton to Buy Solers in National Security Space Tech Portfolio Push; Stu Shea QuotedM&A Activity

Peraton to Buy Solers in National Security Space Tech Portfolio Push; Stu Shea Quoted

Peraton has agreed to acquire Arlington, Va.-based information technology and satellite ground systems provider Solers for an undisclosed sum to…
SAP NS2 CEO Mark Testoni on Federal Cloud AdoptionNews

SAP NS2 CEO Mark Testoni on Federal Cloud Adoption

Mark Testoni, president and CEO of SAP National Security Services, told TechTarget in an interview published Friday about the federal government’s…
Boeing Gets $6.5B Air Force Contract Modification for JDAM Guidance KitsContract Awards

Boeing Gets $6.5B Air Force Contract Modification for JDAM Guidance Kits

Boeing’s (NYSE: BA) defense space and security business has received a potential five-year, $6.53B contract modification to continue providing the U.S. Air…
Sean Thompson Named Idemia Business Dev’t Lead for North America Identity & SecurityExecutive Moves

Sean Thompson Named Idemia Business Dev’t Lead for North America Identity & Security

Sean Thompson, formerly regional vice president of sales at Unisys (NYSE: UIS), has joined augmented identity and biometric systems provider IDEMIA as…
Accenture: Aerospace, Defense Leaders See AI as Tech Game ChangerNews

Accenture: Aerospace, Defense Leaders See AI as Tech Game Changer

A new Accenture (NYSE: ACN) report shows that 33 percent of aerospace and defense executives said they expect their organizations to witness the…
Deloitte: Cyber Framework, Use of AI, Blockchain Could Help Protect Defense Industrial BaseNews

Deloitte: Cyber Framework, Use of AI, Blockchain Could Help Protect Defense Industrial Base

A new Deloitte report has identified challenges U.S. defense contractors and suppliers face when it comes to complying with cybersecurity…
Deborah Golden Named Deloitte Cyber Practice LeaderExecutive Moves

Deborah Golden Named Deloitte Cyber Practice Leader

Deborah Golden, a principal with Deloitte & Touche, has been named head of the U.S. cyber practice within the company’s…
Raytheon-UTC Deal Comes as DoD Eyes New Priorities; Pierre Chao Offers Insight on M&A TrendM&A Activity

Raytheon-UTC Deal Comes as DoD Eyes New Priorities; Pierre Chao Offers Insight on M&A Trend

The planned merger between Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) and United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) comes as the aerospace-and-defense sector anticipates slower growth in the Department…
Navy’s IT Contract Spending Projected to Reach $12B in 2020News

Navy’s IT Contract Spending Projected to Reach $12B in 2020

Analysts said contractors competing for the U.S. Navy’s information technology programs face major opportunities as the service’s IT budget is…