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Mary-Louise Hoffman

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summarizes market-moving and breaking business news for government contracting executive readers to keep them informed about the latest GovCon M&A activity and financial aspects, executive moves and federal contract awards. She oversees daily team production for Executive Mosaic’s flagship GovCon Wire and contributes news content to GCW’s sister sites ExecutiveBiz and ExecutiveGov.

Silver Lake-Thoma Bravo Alliance to Buy SolarWinds for $4.5B CashM&A Activity

Silver Lake-Thoma Bravo Alliance to Buy SolarWinds for $4.5B Cash

A partnership of private equity firms Silver Lake and Thoma Bravo has agreed to acquire Austin, Texas-based information technology management software company
Lockheed Gets Additional Counterfire Radar Order From US ArmyContract Awards

Lockheed Gets Additional Counterfire Radar Order From US Army

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received an $85 million order to provide additional truck-mounted counterfire target acquisition radar systems to the U.S. Army.
Thales to Buy Data Security Firm Vormetric for $400M; Patrice Caine CommentsM&A Activity

Thales to Buy Data Security Firm Vormetric for $400M; Patrice Caine Comments

Thales has agreed to purchase San Jose, California-based security firm Vormetric for approximately $400 million as the companies seek to further their
TCS to Help Sustain Army’s Satellite Transportable TerminalsContract Awards

TCS to Help Sustain Army’s Satellite Transportable Terminals

TeleCommunication Systems (Nasdaq: TSYS) has been awarded a potential three-year, $91 million delivery order to sustain very small aperture terminals
Red Hat Makes IT Automation Market Push Through Ansible PurchaseM&A Activity

Red Hat Makes IT Automation Market Push Through Ansible Purchase

Red Hat (NYSE: RHT) has agreed to buy open source information technology automation company Ansible for an undisclosed sum in an
GSA Opens Solicitation for Potential $50B Infrastructure Services GWAC VehicleContract Awards

GSA Opens Solicitation for Potential $50B Infrastructure Services GWAC Vehicle

The General Services Administration has launched final solicitations for a potential 15-year, $50 billion governmentwide acquisition contract vehicle that covers
Jason DeYonker to Succeed Craig Nixon as Constellis CEO,  Dean Bosacki Named PresidentExecutive Moves

Jason DeYonker to Succeed Craig Nixon as Constellis CEO, Dean Bosacki Named President

Constellis has named Jason DeYonker as its chief executive to succeed Craig Nixon, who will stay as a strategic adviser
Northrop Realigns Businesses,  Appoints Gloria Flach COOExecutive Moves

Northrop Realigns Businesses, Appoints Gloria Flach COO

Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) will restructure from four business segments to three, effective Jan. 1, in a move President and
NASA Chooses 11 for $400M Langley Center Research Support IDIQContract Awards

NASA Chooses 11 for $400M Langley Center Research Support IDIQ

Eleven companies have been awarded positions on a potential five-year, $400 million contract to help build new aerospace systems at
L-3 Adds New ISR Tools with ForceX Acquisition; KippsdeSanto’s Karl Schmidt on ISR’s M&A EnvironmentM&A Activity

L-3 Adds New ISR Tools with ForceX Acquisition; KippsdeSanto’s Karl Schmidt on ISR’s M&A Environment

L-3 Communications (NYSE:LLL) has bought intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance software and geospatial technology company ForceX for an undisclosed amount as