10 priorities your customers think about the most

Insights into what your customers want, when they want it and how you can deliver it.

ManTech's new COO names his three keys to growth

Lawrence Prior was drawn to the chief operating officer position at ManTech because of the company's aggressive nature and its track record of growth.

IT services sector holds steady in soft economy

Even though the trends for federal information technology and professional services firms look solid during the next few years, government spending pressures and the trend toward insourcing are giving investors reason to worry.

Eye on M&A

Private equity deals in the government services market are coming fast and are good news for the foundering economy.

Federal contractors need the right stuff for success

Federal contractors must have strong attributes and depth to succeed amid slowing discretionary federal spending.

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.

Keane picks up a New York piece of BearingPoint

Keane's acquisition of BearingPoint will strengthen the company's state and local government business.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Telco stockholders vote nay on ‘say-on-pay’

Stockholders of Networx contractors reject proposals that they should vote to approve executive compensation plans.

Opinion

Opinion: How to trust your instincts in a troubled economy

Industry executives and investors are reassessing their acquisition strategies in the face of severe economic distress and are walking away from potential deals involving companies with contract-transition barriers and undistinguished capabilities.

Uncertainty stalks defense and IT services sectors

Areas for potential growth exist in the federal information technology and professional services sector despite a recent slowing of contract award activity.

Raytheon's financials lure investors

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Brad Antle on the ups and downs of growing a Top 100 company

Brad Antle tells the story of how he helped a $20 million a year company reach half a billion in annual revenue before being acquired.

Exec pay stirs telco shareholders

Executive compensation packages get plenty of attention from Networx contractors.

Telecommunications news roundup

Sprint offers MTIPS signing bonus; Level 3 secures new $220M note; Verizon unveils security compliance tool.