Leidos not surprised by GD-CSRA consolidation play

In the eyes of Leidos' CEO, General Dynamics' move to acquire CSRA confirms that other government services players are looking to add scale as the way forward in today's market.

With CSRA, General Dynamics will 'not get consolidated out' of IT services

General Dynamics' finance chief explains why they decided to be a consolidator with the CSRA acquisition rather than see competitors push them out of the IT services market.

Siemens' federal arm shapes portfolio with sale to Curtiss-Wright

Siemens' federal subsidiary will sell its Dresser-Rand government business to Curtiss-Wright as it focuses on more core high-tech solutions for the government market.

PwC shedding U.S. public sector arm to Veritas

Global consulting giant PwC has struck a deal to sell its U.S. public sector business to Veritas Capital.

Arlington Capital acquires IAI, eyes combo with Xebec

Arlington Capital Partners has acquired defense and intelligence IT contractor Integrity Applications Inc. and will merge IAI with portfolio company Xebec.

General Dynamics-CSRA: The deal that shook the market

While it shocked many in the market, General Dynamics' bold move to buy CSRA traces its roots back over more than two decades.

4 questions raised by General Dynamics' deal for CSRA

The blockbuster combination of General Dynamics IT with CSRA raises lot of questions about their strategy and the market at-large. We try to answer some of them.

Did General Dynamics pay a fair price for CSRA?

Making sense of the dollars and underlying financial data behind General Dynamics' planned acquisition of CSRA.

General Dynamics-CSRA deal driven by budget expectations

General Dynamics and CSRA executives explain the rationale behind their $6.8 billion deal and it is all about budgets and bigger opportunities.

General Dynamics' and CSRA's recompete challenge

As large acquisitions are integrated together, winning recompetes and new work can be a challenge, analysts say.

General Dynamics buying CSRA in watershed federal IT deal

General Dynamics will pay $6.8 billion in cash to acquire CSRA in a move that consolidates two of government IT's largest players.

DXC pushes back closing of Vencore-Keypoint deal

DXC Technology has moved the timeline back to May for its U.S. public sector business' separation and merger into Vencore and KeyPoint.

Fulcrum buys PTR to expand R&D, intell work

Fulcrum IT Services acquires The PTR Group to grow research-and-development work and services to intelligence agencies.

Private equity finds plenty to like in the government market

As the government market has improved, more private equity groups have stepped in with greater confidence that their M&A investments will pay off.

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Is your banker part of the family? They should be.

The relationship with your commercial banker is critical especially in an active M&A market.

PAE buys Macfadden to add more disaster response work

PAE purchases disaster response support provider Macfadden & Associates to further expand work with the U.S. Agency for International Development and other agencies.

Dell, VMware move closer to mega deal

Dell and VMware are moving closer to some kind of deal that will return Dell to the public markets.

Tetra Tech acquires aviation software maker Bridgenet

Tetra Tech acquires aviation software provider Bridgenet International in a push to grow technology offerings with federal and commercial customers.

Mercury closes $180M Themis Computer acquisition

Mercury Systems closes its $180 million acquisition of Themis Computer in a deal intended as a platform for more buys.

How can defense primes play to win in government IT?

General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon have all kept their IT and services work rather than divested it. We go under the hood of what these businesses mean to them and how they can win in a crowded market.