L-1 to buy Bioscrypt

L-1 Identity Solutions Inc. plans to acquire Bioscrypt Inc., a company specializing in access control technologies, for $43.7 million.

Merger of PSC, CSA now official

The announced merger of the Professional Services Council and the Contract Services Association of America took effect Tuesday.

Accenture completes DOD consultancy buy

Accenture LLP has completed its acquisition of Gestalt LLC, a private consulting company that provides mission-support services to the Defense Department.

Analysts: Cogent stock overvaluation charges premature

The stock price of federal biometrics supplier Cogent Inc. is recovering after taking a dip Monday on media speculation that it may have been overvalued.

WidePoint buys iSYS

WidePoint Corp. will acquire iSYS LLC, an advanced IT solutions provider to the federal government.

EMC to acquire Document Sciences

EMC Corp. will acquire Document Sciences Corp. for $85 million in an all-cash deal.

Liquidity Services to buy GovDeals

Liquidity Services Inc. plans to purchase Information Management Specialists Inc. and its GovDeals Inc. unit for about $10 million cash.

BAE acquires MTC Technologies

BAE to pay about $450 million to acquire MTC Technologies Inc., a provider of technical and professional services to the military and intelligence agencies.

Lockheed grabs up PercepTek

Lockheed Martin Corp. will acquire PercepTek Inc., a provider of autonomous decision-making software technologies.

ManTech closes McDonald Bradley buy

ManTech International Inc. completed its $76.5 million acquisition of McDonald Bradley Inc..

Booz Allen explores sale of government unit

Officials at Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. are considering selling off the company's lucrative government contracting business to concentrate on commercial consulting.

PSC, CSA announce merger plan

In a move that mimics the merger and acquisition activities of the companies they represent, the Professional Services Council and the Contract Services Association of America have combined into a single organization.

NISC acquires Athenyx

National Interest Security Company LLC has bought Athenyx Inc., a business specializing in IT services for the intelligence community.

Accenture completes Corliant purchase

Accenture continues to expand its IT offerings with the acquisition of Corliant Inc., a privately held consulting firm that specializes in advanced IP networks.

Wyle enters IT market with RSIS buy

Wyle Inc. is buying RS Information Systems Inc., one of the more successful companies to emerge from government small-business programs.

M&A roundup

ManTech International Corp. of Fairfax, Va., will buy McDonald Bradley Inc. for $76.5 million in an all-cash deal.

The future looks bright for M&A in '08

Next year, the industry should continue to benefit from many of the positive factors from 2007, including significant liquidity available to strategic and financial buyers for acquisitions and greater competition for deals.

Harris buys Zandar Technologies

Harris Corp. has bought Zandar Technologies, a provider of high-quality, multi-image display processors for television broadcast and professional video markets.

Wyle to buy RSIS

Wyle Inc. is making a major move into the federal contracting arena with its announced intention to acquire government integrator RS Information Systems Inc.

EDS completes Saber buy

EDS Corp. has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Saber Holdings Inc., a provider of software and services to state governments.