Opinion

M&A opportunities abound in a changed market

The government market has changed drastically over the last 10 years and so has M&A activity but there are still plenty of opportunities.

STG makes $119M deal to expand intel business

STG Group is acquiring Preferred Systems Solutions in a $119 million deal that expands the company's intelligence work and adds new capabilities.

Red River names new CEO

Red River names new CEO as long-time leader Rick Bolduc shifts his focus to more acquisitions as executive chairman.

New name for CSC-HPE as deal approaches

Just weeks away from completing their merger, CSC and HP Enterprise have announced the name of the new company but questions remain about the future of its government business.

Opinion

When will M&A be great again?

There are plenty of positive signs for increased merger and acquisition activity but are companies ready for more deal making?

Accenture makes second cyber deal in two days

Accenture has made its second cybersecurity acquisition in two days with the acquisition of iDefense Security Intelligence Services from VeriSign Inc.

Arlington Capital building firm worth watching

Arlington Capital has closed four deals in eight months and has pulled together a new mid-tier player focused on three emerging warfighter domains: cyber, space and the electro-magnetic spectrum. And they aren't done yet.

Accenture makes another cyber deal with pick up of Endgame's federal business

Accenture Federal Services has acquired the U.S. federal government services business of Endgame Inc.

New CEO, name for GovDelivery

The merger of GovDelivery and Granicus means a new name and a new CEO for the provider of cloud solutions.

Salient CRGT makes strong move into health care

Salient CRGT is moving aggressively into the federal health care market with its planned acquisition of Triple I, a firm serving Veterans Affairs, FDA and the Defense Health Agency.

Should CACI be your role model?

CACI International's track record of making acquisitions to drive growth is one of the more alluring promises of an aggressive M&A strategy.

ANSER acquires fellow government R&D firm

Analytic Services Inc. has acquired Advanced Technology International, another not-for-profit company focused on research and development programs for the federal government.

Harris set to jettison IT business

Harris Corp. has worked out a deal with Veritas Capital to sell the business to the private equity firm, creating a new billion-dollar baby in the government space.

3-way deal helps Booz close Aquilent acquisition and avoid potential conflict of interest

In a three-way deal, Booz Allen has closed its $250 million acquisition of Aquilent while simultaneously shifting a piece of the business that represented an organizational conflict of interest to another company.

Polaris Alpha acquires Intelesys, adds cyber, SIGINT depth

Polaris Alpha has boosted its cyber and signals intelligence capabilities by acquiring Intelesys.

Phacil employees buyout founders, create ESOP

Employees of Phacil, a 15-year-old IT contractor in Arlington, Va., bought out their founders and created an ESOP so they can continue as an independent company.

Engility divests USAID business in $24M cash deal

Engility has divested its International Resources Group subsidiary to RTI International.

Northrop divests commercial cyber business to LLR Partners

Northrop Grumman has sold BluVector, a next-generation machine learning threat detection and cyber hunting solution, to LLR Partners to create a standalone company.

MacAulay-Brown adds cloud engineering, NetOps depth with latest acquisition

MacAulay-Brown has added more depth in the areas of cloud engineering, big data analytics and software solutions through its latest acquisition of Enlighten IT Consulting.

ManTech picks up federal health work in latest acquisition

ManTech International has bolstered its IT solutions in the federal health space through its acquisition of Edaptive Systems.