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.

Valiant Closes $135M Purchase of Cubic’s Global Defense Services Business; Bradley Feldmann CommentsM&A Activity

Valiant Closes $135M Purchase of Cubic’s Global Defense Services Business; Bradley Feldmann Comments

Valiant Integrated Services has wrapped up its approximately $135 million cash acquisition of Cubic™s (NYSE: CUB) global defense services business. Bradley
PwC: Aerospace & Defense Industry Reported $728B in 2017 RevenueFinancial Report

PwC: Aerospace & Defense Industry Reported $728B in 2017 Revenue

A new PwC report says the aerospace and defense sector recorded $728 billion in 2017 revenue, reflecting a 4 percent increase from the
Pratt & Whitney Gets $2B Navy Contract Modification for Lot 11 F-35 Propulsion EnginesContract Awards

Pratt & Whitney Gets $2B Navy Contract Modification for Lot 11 F-35 Propulsion Engines

United Technologies Corp.™s (NYSE: UTX) Pratt & Whitney subsidiary has received a potential three-year, $2 billion contract modification from the
DSA’s Paul Strasser Elected IAC Executive Vice ChairExecutive Moves

DSA’s Paul Strasser Elected IAC Executive Vice Chair

The American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council has announced the election of Paul Strasser, executive vice president of information
DoD Taps Carahsoft for Potential $125M Red Hat Software, Services BPAContract Awards

DoD Taps Carahsoft for Potential $125M Red Hat Software, Services BPA

Carahsoft Technology has received a potential five-year, $125 million blanket purchase agreement to provide Red Hat™s (NYSE: RHT) software and services
Private Equity Firms Buy Space Tech Maker LinQuestM&A Activity

Private Equity Firms Buy Space Tech Maker LinQuest

CoVant Management and Madison Dearborn Partners have purchased Los Angeles-based space systems technology platforms provider LinQuest for an undisclosed sum. LinQuest
Adobe’s John Landwehr: Personalized Digital Services Key to Citizen-Centric ExperienceNews

Adobe’s John Landwehr: Personalized Digital Services Key to Citizen-Centric Experience

John Landwehr, a vice president and public sector chief technology officer at Adobe Systems (Nasdaq: ADBE), has said government agencies seeking to deliver
NASA Exercises Orbital ATK Contract Options for NOAA’s 3rd, 4th JPSS Weather SatellitesContract Awards

NASA Exercises Orbital ATK Contract Options for NOAA’s 3rd, 4th JPSS Weather Satellites

Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) will develop two more weather satellites for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in addition to the
Lockheed Lands $558M Navy Contract for Lot 11 F-35 Sustainment SupportContract Awards

Lockheed Lands $558M Navy Contract for Lot 11 F-35 Sustainment Support

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a potential $558.3 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide sustainment services to support the
Fortinet’s Bob Fortna Named AFCEA International Vice ChairmanExecutive Moves

Fortinet’s Bob Fortna Named AFCEA International Vice Chairman

Bob Fortna, president of Fortinet™s (Nasdaq: FTNT) federal business, has been elected to AFCEA International™s board of directors as vice chairman.