American Systems picks up more engineering, IT services with latest acquisition

American Systems has added complementary engineering and IT services as well as new employees with its acquisition of EM Business Holdings.

Why Salient CRGT makes sense

Mergers of equals are rare in this market, but Salient CEO Brad Antle gives an inside view of how his company and CRGT made it happen.

Salient, CRGT create merger of equals

Mergers of equals are rare in the government space, but Salient Federal Solutions and CRGT are doing just that to create a new mid-tier player in the market.

CA Technologies acquires identity management firm

CA Technologies has added identity management solutions to its portfolio by acquiring Xceedium Inc.

Accenture acquires cybersecurity firm

Accenture has added a variety of cybersecurity capabilities by acquiring FusionX.

Blue Coat Systems acquires enterprse cloud protection solutions firm

Blue Coat Systems has picked up enterprise cloud protection solutions through its acquisition of Perspecsys.

GovDelivery adds mobile platform through latest acquisition

GovDelivery has acquired the Textizen mobile messaging platform as part of the company’s effort to meet increased demand for mobile messaging with government organizations.

Veritas Capital to acquire Alion Science and Technology Corp.

Veritas Capital has acquired Alion Science and Technology Corp. just a few months after the company announced it was planning a public offering to pay down debt.

A brief history of Lockheed Martin's IT business

The roots of the IT business Lockheed Martin is divesting go back nearly 30 years and pre-date the Lockheed and Martin Marietta merger. It's a story of acquisitions and contract wins worth reviewing.

PAE sees early payoff for A-T deal with new contract award

A new contract award for PAE solidifies the company's business case for acquiring A-T Solutions earlier this summer.

Lockheed's lessons in differentiation

Lockheed Martin's decision to sell the bulk of its IT business is another example of the challenge of differentiation in a market focused on price.

Lockheed to sell bulk of IT business

In a bold portfolio shaping move, Lockheed Martin announced plans to sell off $6 billion of its IT business while investing $9 billion to get deeper into the helicopter business.

ManTech divests cyber business ... sort of

ManTech International has sold its commercial cyber business to CounterTack but it is investing there at the same time.

CSC takes another step toward split

With a new set of SEC filings, Computer Sciences Corp. moves another step closer to separating into two companies.

Radiant Group makes deal to boost analytics

The Radiant Group has acquired data analytics and software development capabilities through the purchase of Human Geo Group.

New ownership feeds new energy at LGS Innovations

LGS innovations became an independent company last year and its new ownership group is pushing a reinvestment strategy that is paying off with growth and an eye toward mergers and acquisitions.

Harris to maintain corporate headquarters location

Harris Corp. will maintain its corporate headquarters in Melbourne, Fla., and will also base two newly formed segments in Florida following the company’s acquisition of Exelis.

EMC completes acquisition of Virtustream

EMC has completed its acquisition of Virtustream in a deal that adds managed cloud services to EMC’s data storage capabilities.

SRA files IPO of common stock with SEC

Just a few days after rumors of a sale were swirling around SRA, the company has filed a registration statement for a proposed initial public offering of its common stock.

Sale, IPO rumors swirl around SRA

SRA International's ownership, Providence Equity Partners, is looking for its exit and has hired an investment bank to either find a buyer or take the company public.