No. 1 Leidos keeps focus on growth
James Reagan, Leidos' retiring chief financial officer, shares how the company has delivered strong growth by keeping its focus on the right opportunities and understanding what it does best.
Granicus makes two deals expand civic engagement portfolio
Granicus makes two quick deals to expand its portfolio of platforms focused on citizens' digital interactions with government agencies.
Forcepoint acquires threat removal platform company
With new owners, Forcepoint has agreed on two acquisitions in quick succession with the latest deal focusing on threat removal functionality and taking that to more government agencies.
General Atomics buys instrumentation developer
General Atomics acquires a developer of opto-electronic instrumentation for terrestrial and space applications.
Podcasts
PROJECT 38: Inside the strategy of the newest M&A player
With four acquisitions in 18 months, Sagewind Capital has created a new middle-tier company in Axient that has the backing to make more deals in the federal space as well as pursue an organic growth strategy. In this conversation with Axient CEO Patrick Murphy, Editor Nick Wakeman explores the new company’s strategy and what comes next.
AeroVironment moves corporate headquarters to DC region
AeroVironment has relocated its corporate headquarters to the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region from the former longtime home in Greater Los Angeles.
Booz Allen closes $725M Liberty IT acquisition
Booz Allen Hamilton completes its $725 million acquisition of Liberty IT Solutions to add more offerings around digital modernization including services to support implementations of Salesforce at agencies.
In first deal, JHNA expands its Navy presence
Veteran-owned JHNA has acquired Technology Security Associates to bring more Navy work into the fold.
Parsons' latest acquisition eyes converged, digital operations product library
Parsons Corp. will acquire Blackhorse Solutions in a $203 million transaction to add more products and services in areas such as cybersecurity, digital operations and automation.
Sagewind rebrands $600M mid-tier player as Axient
Private equity firm Sagewind Capital has unveiled Axient, the new name for a platform company that combines four acquisitions under a single brand with around $600 million in annual revenue.
BigBear.ai to go public via SPAC merger deal
BigBear.ai, a private equity-backed artificial intelligence firm formed in February, will become a publicly-traded entity through this merger with a so-called "blank check" firm or SPAC.
Revenue growth, new acquisition fuel SAIC's optimism
In its first quarter results, Science Applications International Corp. could point to several positive indicators such as a new acquisition, revenue growth, improved margins. Just one negative held: a slight drag from the continuing pandemic.
SAIC to pay $250M for health solutions company
Science Applications International Corp. will acquire Halfaker & Associates in a $250 million deal to add more health care-related work and build on digital transformation capabilities.
Versar deal shows signs of turnaround
Four years after being on the brink of disaster, Versar and its private equity owner have made a deal that signals an ongoing comeback at the project management firm.
Smartronix builds out executive team
In the wake of an acquisition, Smartronix further builds out its executive team with new hires and promotions to add leadership roles around C5ISR, engineering, and IT and cloud solutions.
Accenture's federal arm to acquire Novetta
Accenture's U.S. government subsidiary seeks more machine learning and cyber work through its agreement to acquire Novetta.
Where Mercury & Belcan see their latest acquisitions taking them
Acquisitions by the publicly-traded Mercury Systems and private equity-backed Belcan demonstrate how they see the market and their position in it.
Cubic completes its sale to Veritas & activist hedge fund
After a highly active process, Cubic Corp. closes the sale of itself to Veritas Capital and the latter's activist hedge fund partner in this deal.
Bluestone Investment Partners backs defense software company
Bluestone Investment Partners acquires majority ownership of defense software and system development company Chesapeake Technology International.
Booz Allen puts headcount back near the top of its agenda
For Booz Allen Hamilton, growing the employee headcount in tandem with its expanding backlog has been a lynchpin of the company’s strategy but was a lower priority during the pandemic's height. But it has returned to at or near the top in recent months.
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