WT Innovator: CGI makes deals, builds infrastructure to drive growth

CGI has used a combination of acquisitions, infrastructure and technology alliances to build a culture focused on delivering innovation for agencies.

NCI deal brings clean slate after rough year

NCI Inc. went through a tumultuous year but with a new owner its CEO sees a chance for the company to move forward with a clean slate.

Talk about changes: 69 firms dropped from Top 100 since 2003

Looking back at the 2003 Top 100, it shows the tremendous changes that have occurred in the federal market as 69 companies have dropped from the list. Where did they go and why?

Inside MacDonald Dettwiler's new 'Maxar' era as DigitalGlobe buy closes

Canada's best known space company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates is now "Maxar" after its blockbuster acquisition DigitalGlobe buy closed. Maxar's CEO takes us inside what's next.

Deltek to acquire market intell rival Onvia for $70M

Federal market intelligence giant Deltek is further shoring up its domination of the arena through its $70 million purchase of rival Onvia.

Boeing raises autonomy bet with Aurora acquisition

Aerospace giant Boeing makes another move in its effort to be an autonomous technology leader through the acquisition of drone maker Aurora flight Sciences.

Tetra Tech books $356M FAA navigation system R&D contract

Tetra Tech takes in a five-year, $356 million contract to help the Federal Aviation Administration research and develop future navigation systems.

WT Innovator: Acquisitions, alliances key to Booz Allen's innovation strategy

Booz Allen Hamilton has been using acquisitions, new hires and alliances as a way to create a sustainable innovation culture at the more than 100-year-old company.

Arlington Capital adds IC IT footprint with Xebec buy

Arlington Capital Partners adds an intelligence community IT presence to its portfolio with the acquisition of Xebec.

CompuSearch builds procurement platform with FedBid buy

CompuSearch pulls reverse auction company FedBid into the fold as efforts to build more acquisition and procurement offerings continue.

DOJ clears CenturyLink-Level 3 deal

The Justice Department clears CenturyLink's $34 billion acquisition of Level 3 Communications as both companies eye closure in mid-to-late October.

ManTech closes $180M InfoZen deal

Announced just a month ago, ManTech's acquisition of InfoZen is complete and adds new IT capabilities.

Polaris Alpha revs M&A engine with another deal

Polaris Alpha closed its fifth acquisition in the past year as it continue to build its portfolio in the emerging domains of cyber, electronics and space.

MDA clears regulatory hurdle for $2.4B DigitalGlobe deal

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates has cleared one of the final regulatory hurdles for its estimated $2.4 billion acquisition of DigitalGlobe and now expects to close the deal by Oct. 6.

Enlightenment Capital backs IT security firm CyberCore

Middle-market investment group Enlightenment Capital is partnering with CyberCore to help in the latter's customer expansion efforts.

Versar finds buyer to take firm private

Against a mountain of debt, Versar finds a buyer to take the contractor private but at a major discount for shareholders.

Jacobs uses Blue Canopy deal to broaden footprint

Jacobs Engineering Group is leveraging its Blue Canopy deal to chase big data analytics and other Internet of Things capabilities.

Micro Focus forms public sector business as HPE deal closes

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has success spun out and merged its software business with U.K.-based Micro Focus, which has now created a new U.S. government subsidiary.

Northrop services biz to benefit from Orbital deal

Northrop Grumman's acquisition of Orbital ATK should reap significant benefits for the company's technology services business, according to a top market analyst.

Northrop raises bet on space with $9.2B Orbital ATK deal

Northrop Grumman has made a major statement that space is a big part of its future by making a $9.2 billion deal to buy Orbital ATK.