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Naomi Cooper

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is a full-time writer for ArchIntel, a division of Executive Mosaic, and a contributor for GovCon Wire. She covers significant development in the government contracting market and writes about contract awards, executive movements and mergers and acquisition stories.

Former QinetiQ Exec Aydin Mohtashamian Takes COO Role at Parry LabsExecutive Moves

Former QinetiQ Exec Aydin Mohtashamian Takes COO Role at Parry Labs

Aydin Mohtashamian, a more than two-decade aerospace and defense sector veteran, has joined mission computing technology provider Parry Labs as
State Department Approves Singapore’s $630M FMS Request for F-15 Munition, Follow-On SupportContract Awards

State Department Approves Singapore’s $630M FMS Request for F-15 Munition, Follow-On Support

The State Department has approved Singapore’s request to purchase F-15 munitions, follow-on training and sustainment support and associated equipment from
Austal USA to Build 2 More Towing Ships Under $156M Navy ContractContract Awards

Austal USA to Build 2 More Towing Ships Under $156M Navy Contract

Austal‘s shipbuilding business in Mobile, Alabama, has secured a four-year, $156.1 million contract modification to build two additional towing, salvage
Barry Byrd Promoted to Contracts Director at Leidos Subsidiary DyneticsExecutive Moves

Barry Byrd Promoted to Contracts Director at Leidos Subsidiary Dynetics

Dynetics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), has promoted Barry Byrd to director of contracts from his prior
Amentum-Owned PAE Wins $137M Contract to Help Maintain USAF Aerial TargetsContract Awards

Amentum-Owned PAE Wins $137M Contract to Help Maintain USAF Aerial Targets

PAE, now part of Amentum, will help the U.S. Air Force operate and maintain aerial targets under a seven-year, $136.6
AAR President, CEO John Holmes Selected as Next Board ChairmanExecutive Moves

AAR President, CEO John Holmes Selected as Next Board Chairman

John Holmes, president and CEO of AAR Corp., has been appointed to serve as chairman of the board of directors
NASA Taps SpaceX for $255M Dark Energy, Exoplanet Observatory MissionContract Awards

NASA Taps SpaceX for $255M Dark Energy, Exoplanet Observatory Mission

SpaceX has been selected to deploy a NASA observatory in October 2026 to support infrared astrophysics research under a potential
Insitu Receives $160M Navy UAV Support ContractContract Awards

Insitu Receives $160M Navy UAV Support Contract

Boeing‘s (NYSE: BA) Insitu subsidiary has secured a four-year, $160.3 million contract to provide training, test and engineering services in
Chris Donaghey Takes CFO, COO Roles at Applied EnergeticsExecutive Moves

Chris Donaghey Takes CFO, COO Roles at Applied Energetics

Chris Donaghey, senior vice president for corporate development at Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) over the past four years,
FAA Exercises Option on Raytheon’s Weather Data Processor Development ContractContract Awards

FAA Exercises Option on Raytheon’s Weather Data Processor Development Contract

Raytheon Technologies’ (NYSE: RTX) intelligence and space unit has secured a $21.7 million contract modification to continue to develop, test,