Washington Technology: Financial Markets http://washingtontechnology.com/rss-feeds/financial-markets.aspx Eye on M&A Private equity deals in the government services market are coming fast and are good news for the foundering economy. http://washingtontechnology.com/Articles/2009/07/06/Upfront-Eye-on-M-and-A.aspx Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:20:18 GMT http://washingtontechnology.com/Articles/2009/07/06/Upfront-Eye-on-M-and-A.aspx Federal contractors need the right stuff for success Federal contractors must have strong attributes and depth to succeed amid slowing discretionary federal spending. http://washingtontechnology.com/Articles/2009/07/06/Insights-Grossman.aspx Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:20:58 GMT http://washingtontechnology.com/Articles/2009/07/06/Insights-Grossman.aspx Another private equity deal hits the government market GTCR and Six3 Systems make their first acqiusition as part of a strategy to build a new national security focused company. http://washingtontechnology.com/Articles/2009/06/26/Government-private-equity-deal.aspx Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://washingtontechnology.com/Articles/2009/06/26/Government-private-equity-deal.aspx Keane picks up a New York piece of BearingPoint Keane's acquisition of BearingPoint will strengthen the company's state and local government business. http://washingtontechnology.com/Articles/2009/06/23/Keane-buys-bearingpoint.aspx Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://washingtontechnology.com/Articles/2009/06/23/Keane-buys-bearingpoint.aspx In-Q-Tel embraces open-source search Lucid Imagination will use an investment from the CIA's In-Q-Tel to develop products and the infrastructure to support the intelligence community's search needs. http://washingtontechnology.com/Articles/2009/06/17/In-Q-Tel-invests-in-open-source.aspx Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://washingtontechnology.com/Articles/2009/06/17/In-Q-Tel-invests-in-open-source.aspx Obama turns to tech tools to carry out vision The fiscal 2010 information technology budget request and the 60-day cybersecurity review reveal how the Obama administration regards information technology as a key factor in moving its agenda forward. http://washingtontechnology.com/Articles/2009/06/08/Insights-Loomis.aspx Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://washingtontechnology.com/Articles/2009/06/08/Insights-Loomis.aspx Eye on M&A Telecom and technology companies, such as Deloitte, Verizon Wireless, AT&T and Bivio Networks, are tackling strategic acquisitions despite an economy that makes such deals challenging. http://washingtontechnology.com/Articles/2009/06/08/Upfront-Eye-on-M-and-A.aspx Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:17:56 GMT http://washingtontechnology.com/Articles/2009/06/08/Upfront-Eye-on-M-and-A.aspx Economic concerns and new political priorities force contractors to be proactive A study addressing how to win federal business in lean economic times has a wealth of ideas designed to improve a company's ability to win contracts. http://washingtontechnology.com/Articles/2009/06/08/Insights-Scheessele.aspx Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:50:06 GMT http://washingtontechnology.com/Articles/2009/06/08/Insights-Scheessele.aspx M&A activity among midtier companies likely to pick up Gradual improvements in the nation's economy will produce an increasingly favorable environment in the coming months for mergers and acquisitions in the defense and government services markets. http://washingtontechnology.com/Articles/2009/06/08/Insights-Hagan.aspx Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:31:58 GMT http://washingtontechnology.com/Articles/2009/06/08/Insights-Hagan.aspx General Dynamics snaps up Axsys Technologies A General Dynamics unit will acquire Axsys Technologies Inc., a developer of electro-optical and infrared sensors and systems and surveillance and reconnaissance cameras, for $643 million. http://washingtontechnology.com/Articles/2009/06/04/GD-acquisition.aspx Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://washingtontechnology.com/Articles/2009/06/04/GD-acquisition.aspx