Lockheed to sell two units in company restructuring
Lockheed Martin Corp. plans to sell its Enterprise Integration Group (EIG) and Pacific Architects and Engineers Inc., two units within the company’s Information Systems & Global Services business area.
Opinion
Divestiture makes for hot topic in lean times
Lingering effects of the credit crisis and the broader economic downturn have created a new urgency for chief executives in the defense and government services industry to explore divestitures.
Ethics rules expected to spur acquisitions
The prospective consistency and clarity of new rules will determine the impact that OCI will have on M&A activity in the government services sector.
HP evolves to face market
After merging with EDS last year to become a single, new entity, the company has its fingers in myriad pies and is looking to hire the best and brightest to help.
SAIC's new CEO puts focus on contract wins and acquisitions
SAIC brought in a new CEO and moved across the country. But those changes didn't slow its ability to win new contracts and make acquisitions to fuel its growth.
Dell looks for synergies
Dell Inc.'s acquisition of Perot Systems opens a broader range of services to take on health, cloud computing, outsourcing and data centers in the government market.
Health care major focus for Dell exec
Jim Champy, chairman of consulting for Dell Services, is a thought-leader on the topic of reengineering government and industry. His latest book is “Inspire!” He recently spoke with Associate Editor David Hubler.
Top 100 companies face an ever-changing market
Success for Top 100 companies depends on understanding government priorities and making adjustments to keep pace with a topsy-turvy market.
IBM to pay AT&T $1.4B for Sterling Commerce
IBM Corp. has agreed to buy business-to-business e-commerce software developer and AT&T Inc. subsidiary Sterling Commerce Inc. for $1.4 billion.
Harris sets sights on $525M acquisition
Harris Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CapRock Communications, a global provider of managed satellite communications for the energy, government and maritime industries, for $525 million.
CGI sets deadline for Stanley tender offer
CGI Group is taking the next steps in its previously announced cash bid to acquire Stanley Inc.
Symantec makes $1.3B play for VeriSign's security biz
Deal will make Symantec a leader in identity management and public key infrastructure.
Harris acquisition bolsters cybersecurity offering
Harris Corp. has announced its intention to acquire SignaCert Inc., a privately held provider of information technology compliance solutions. Financial terms were not reported.
New SAP regime moves to acquire Sybase
SAP America Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sybase Inc., of Dublin, Calif., for about $5.8 billion.
Is the CGI-Stanley deal a sign of things to come?
Editor Nick Wakeman sees some hard economic realities adding urgency to deal-making in the government market.
ManTech hire will strengthen M&A activities
ManTech International has named Matthew Candy senior vice president for corporate development. He will be responsible for mergers and acquisitions and aligning them with the company’s growth objectives.
Largest-ever contract win spurs SRA 3Q numbers
SRA International Inc. reported $411.0 million in revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2010, a 9.0 percent increase over the $376.9 million in revenue for the March 2009 quarter.
Desire for broader base drove CGI-Stanley deal
CGI balances its federal government business by bringing critical defense and intelligence customers on board with the Stanley acquisition.
CGI Group to buy Stanley for $1 billion
CGI Group will acquire Stanley Inc. for $1 billion in a cash deal that will more than double the company's U.S. federal business.
Spadac adds risk analysis assets to offerings
Spadac Inc., a provider of predictive and geointelligence analysis solutions for government and industry, has acquired all intellectual property assets of Veratect Corp. Financial terms were not reported.
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