Firm’s sale marks status shift to vet-owned

Owner of Tech Systems Inc. sells 100 percent interest to company president, allowing the firm to claim vet-owned small business status.

LaRose legacy alive and well with Agilex-Accenture deal

Agilex sale to Accenture follows a tradition that its late founder Bob LaRose started nearly 20 years ago -- build a strong company, find a good buyer and share the rewards. And then repeat.

Accenture acquires Agilex to build digital capabilities

Accenture Federal Services is buying Agilex in a move that adds more analytics, cloud and mobility capabilities.

Harris makes $4.75B deal for Exelis

Harris plans to buy Exelis for $4.75 billion in a deal that it says is transformational. It might be a great deal for Harris, but it also says some great things about the current state of the market.

Why CompTIA lost interest in TechAmerica Foundation

We take an inside look into why CompTIA decided to find a new home for the TechAmerica Foundation just nine months after acquiring it.

DLT Solutions acquired by financal services, merchant banking firm

Millstein & Co. has acquired DLT Solutions for an undisclosed amount.

PSC acquires TechAmerica Foundation

Just nine months after CompTIA acquired TechAmerica, the organization has sold the TechAmerica Foundation to the Professional Services Council and shuttered its federal public sector advocacy work.

Opinion

What's ahead in 2015 M&A trends?

Investment bankers Bob Kipps and Marc Marlin outline what they see as the drivers behind the coming wave of M&A deals in the government market.

QinetiQ taps new leader for North American business

QinetiQ may have sold the bulk of its U.S. business but it didn't abandon the market and now it has a new leader for QinetiQ North America.

Bridge Growth closes CRGT deal

Bridge Growth Partners has finished its acquisition of CRGT Inc., closing its first deal and marking the return of former Deltek CEO Kevin Parker to the federal market.

PAE, USIS and $600M in new opportunities

PAE has acquired the Global Security and Solutions business from U.S. Investigations Services on Friday, and executives are already touting $600 million in new opportunities the company can pursue.

USIS and the private equity roller coaster

The story of U.S. Investigations Services and its rise and fall illustrates what a turbulent time private equity is having in the government market.

Troubled USIS finds buyer for Global Security business

U.S. Investigations Services may have found a savior for the bulk of its remaining business in a deal it struck this week with PAE to buy its Global Security and Solutions business.

Phase One Consulting takes on private equity owner

Phase One Consulting has been acquired by the private equity group RLJ Equity Partners as it looks for new growth opportunities.

Training, national security drive Centra deal

Centra Technology has acquired Tate Inc. in a move to expand its training and technical solutions offerings for military, intelligence and law enforcement customers.

LexisNexis deal adds analytics to public safety offering

LexisNexis is making a deal for a company that brings more heft to its analytics offering for law enforcement agencies.

Where’s the value in NCI's $56M acquisition?

NCI Inc. buys Computech for $56 million as it tries to diversify its portfolio. What is it getting for its money?

BAE invests in U.S. national security through latest acquisition

BAE Systems has acquired Eclipse Electronic Systems in a move that brings BAE ISR products and services and customers in the U.S. defense and intelligence communities.

Inside the latest high-energy M&A engine

Preferred Systems Solutions seemingly came out of nowhere to close three deals in nine months, but this overnight sensation has been years in the making.

Vistronix closes triple play of intell acquisitions

Vistronix has made a big play to nab intelligence community work by making not one, not two, but three acquisitions in one day of companies that are active in the intell space.