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.

White House. President Donald Trump has signed into law the $901 billion fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act.Acquisition & Procurement

Trump Signs $901B FY 2026 Defense Authorization Bill Into Law

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act, which authorizes $900.6 billion in funding for
Partnership. BigBear.ai and C Speed partnered to deliver an AI-enabled threat detection platform for national security.Artificial Intelligence

BigBear.ai, C Speed Partner to Deliver AI-Enabled Threat Detection Capability

BigBear.ai and C Speed, a platform company of NewSpring Holdings, have partnered to combine their capabilities to deliver an artificial
Government contracting. GAO reported a 6 percent drop in the number of bid protests in FY 2025.Acquisition & Procurement

GAO: Bid Protests Dropped 6% in FY 2025

The Government Accountability Office reported that 1,688 bid protests were filed in fiscal year 2025 to challenge federal contract awards,
Lauren Kilcoyne. The operations executive will join AMERICAN Systems in January as COO.Executive Moves

AMERICAN SYSTEMS Appoints Lauren Kilcoyne as COO

AMERICAN SYSTEMS has appointed Lauren Kilcoyne, an operations and program executive, as chief operating officer, effective Jan. 5. In this
Robin Colwell. Trump’s former deputy assistant has been named Intel’s SVP of government affairs.Executive Moves

Intel Taps Robin Colwell to Lead Government Affairs

Intel has appointed Robin Colwell, most recently deputy assistant to President Donald Trump, as senior vice president of government affairs
Kevin Kelly. The CEO of Arcfield commented on the acquisition of Rite-Solutions.M&A Activity

Arcfield Closes Rite-Solutions Acquisition

Chantilly, Virginia-based government technology company Arcfield has finalized its acquisition of Rite-Solutions as part of a push to expand its
Tom Jackson. The retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant general has been named GRVTY's chief growth officer.Executive Moves

Tom Jackson Joins GRVTY as Chief Growth Officer

National security company GRVTY has appointed Tom Jackson, an aerospace and defense industry veteran, as chief growth officer. The company
M1 Support Services logo. M1 has tapped Martin Craft and Todd Andre to lead military programs.Executive Moves

M1 Taps Martin Craft, Todd Andre to Lead Military Programs

M1 Support Services has appointed Martin Craft, a more than two-decade company veteran, as president of Army and Special Operations
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace logo. Kongsberg booked a $241 million Air Force contract for JSM Lot 2 production.Contract Awards

Kongsberg Receives $241M Air Force Contract for Joint Strike Missiles

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has secured a potential three-year, $240.9 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for Joint Strike
Rohit Gupta. The Aretum CEO commented on the company’s acquisition of Veterans Engineering.M&A Activity

Aretum Acquires Veterans Engineering

Aretum has acquired Veterans Engineering as part of a push to expand its IT, cloud, digital transformation and cybersecurity capabilities