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.

Reports: Inmarsat Turns Down EchoStar’s Takeover OfferM&A Activity

Reports: Inmarsat Turns Down EchoStar’s Takeover Offer

Inmarsat has declined to accept Colorado-based EchoStar™s (Nasdaq: SATS) takeover bid, saying the offer œundervalued the U.K.-based satellite communications provider,
General Dynamics Subsidiary Gets Potential $305M DDG 51 Lead-Yard Services ContractContract Awards

General Dynamics Subsidiary Gets Potential $305M DDG 51 Lead-Yard Services Contract

General Dynamics™ (NYSE: GD) Bath Iron Works subsidiary has received a potential one-year, $304.8 million contract to provide lead-yard services for
Northrop Closes Orbital ATK Purchase; Blake Larson Named Innovation Systems Sector PresidentM&A Activity

Northrop Closes Orbital ATK Purchase; Blake Larson Named Innovation Systems Sector President

Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) wrapped up its approximately $9.2 billion purchase of Orbital ATK on Wednesday and will now run
Navy Picks 6 Companies for ISR Engineering Support ContractsContract Awards

Navy Picks 6 Companies for ISR Engineering Support Contracts

Six companies have won separate potential five-year contracts to provide engineering support services for the U.S. Navy™s intelligence, surveillance and
Salesforce Vet Saima Shaukat Named TechCanary Chief Revenue OfficerExecutive Moves

Salesforce Vet Saima Shaukat Named TechCanary Chief Revenue Officer

Saima Shaukat, a 13-year Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) executive, has been appointed chief revenue officer at cloud-based insurance platforms provider TechCanary.
Hootsuite’s Ben Cathers: Research, Creativity Key to Citizen Engagement Via Social MediaNews

Hootsuite’s Ben Cathers: Research, Creativity Key to Citizen Engagement Via Social Media

Ben Cathers, principal value consultant at Vancouver, Canada-based social media management platforms provider Hootsuite, has said government agencies should conduct
FTC Clears Northrop’s Orbital ATK PurchaseM&A Activity

FTC Clears Northrop’s Orbital ATK Purchase

The Federal Trade Commission has given Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) antitrust approval to proceed with its proposed $9.2 billion acquisition of
Bart & Associates President Jonathan Evans Adds CEO TitleExecutive Moves

Bart & Associates President Jonathan Evans Adds CEO Title

Jonathan Evans, president of Bart & Associates since 2015, has assumed additional duties as CEO of the McLean, Va.-based government information
Qualys to Buy Second Front Systems in Federal Market Expansion PushM&A Activity

Qualys to Buy Second Front Systems in Federal Market Expansion Push

Qualys (Nasdaq: QLYS) has signed a letter of intent to buy Arlington, Va.-based advisory services provider Second Front Systems for an
Report: Kelly Ferrell Named General Dynamics IT Business Chief Growth OfficerExecutive Moves

Report: Kelly Ferrell Named General Dynamics IT Business Chief Growth Officer

Kelly Ferrell, formerly general manager of intelligence division at General Dynamics™ (NYSE: GD) information technology business, has been promoted to