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Top floor, please

Two-year-old IT provider chases bigger goals, but mid-market dangers lurk.

Changes mean new calculus for mergers

SBA's new size recertification rule could radically change the landscape for small businesses interested in being acquired and their potential buyers.

New rule targets large firms

But impact of recertification could affect many small businesses.

SRI buys wireless IP company

SRI International is acquiring PacketHop Inc., a provider of wireless IP video networks, mesh communications systems and multimedia applications.

Google gobbles up messaging security firm Postini

Google Inc. will more aggressively market its suite of hosted application services in the wake of its $625 million acquisition this week of Postini.

DataPath closes Swe-dish purchase

DataPath Inc. has completed its purchase of Swe-dish Satellite Systems AB, a move that rounds out the company's satellite earth terminal portfolio and expands its customer base.

Merger creates new fed consultancy

JB Cubed and Government Strategy Advisors have merged to form a new entity called FedResults that will provide strategic consulting and other services for federal contractors.

Carlyle Group makes a move for Arinc

The Carlyle Group, a global private equity firm, has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Arinc Inc.

Let's get flexible

CDW accentuates the positive in return to private ownership.

Paradigm acquires Caldwell Technology

Paradigm Holdings Inc. has purchased Caldwell Technology Solutions LLC, a provider of information technology services and solutions for national security programs within the intelligence community.

SAIC to buy engineering company

Science Applications International Corp. has signed an agreement to acquire Benham Investment Holdings LLC, an engineering and life-cycle technology firm.

Hart InterCivic maps GIS strategy

Hart InterCivic Inc., a maker of electronic voting systems, has acquired a geographical information systems company and restructured to incorporate the new technology.

Size matters in small-business mergers

A small business that merges with or is acquired by another company now must immediately recertify its size.

DSCI closes Viatech buy

Defense contractor D&S Consultants Inc. has completed its acquisition of Viatech Inc., a government systems engineering, information management and technical services company.

CACI buys defense consulting business

CACI International Inc. has purchased the Wexford Group International, an employee-owned consulting company serving federal government clients domestically and abroad.

ICF International buys software engineering company

ICF International has acquired Z-Tech Corp., a company that provides software engineering, Web design and development and scientific computing services in support of federal health agencies.

NCI snaps up Karta Technologies

NCI Inc.'s acquisition of Karta Technologies Inc. opens up new opportunities for the company in health care, training and distance learning.

Apogen buys 3H Technology

Apogen Technologies, a unit of QinetiQ North America Operations, has bought 3H Technology LLC, a provider of software development and BPM services.

New investment banking firm geared to contractors

Two experienced financial professionals have formed a new investment banking organization specifically for government contractors.