General Dynamics delays closing on Anteon buy

General Dynamics Corp. has extended the deadline for completing its acquisition of Anteon International Corp. by three months, pending the outcome of the Justice Department's review of the deal.

Federal Services buys Advanced Technology Systems

Federal Services Acquisition Corp. has acquired Advanced Technology Systems Inc. for up to $124 million in a cash and stock transaction.

Federal Services buys Advanced Technology Systems

Federal Services Acquisition Corp. has acquired Advanced Technology Systems Inc. for up to $124 million in a cash and stock transaction.

Hansen buys Spear Technologies

Hansen Information Technologies has acquired Spear Technologies Inc., a company that specializes in asset-management solutions for public transit and rail markets.

Contract roundup

Eleven companies won spots on the IT Enterprise Solutions-2 Services program, which includes business process engineering, information systems security, information assurance, IT services, network support ?

Contract roundup

Eleven companies won spots on the IT Enterprise Solutions-2 Services program, which includes business process engineering, information systems security, information assurance, IT services, network support ?

Mergers & acquisitions

Red Hat Inc. will acquire JBoss Inc. of Atlanta in a $350 million cash and stock transaction, plus an additional $70 million contingent on achieving specific performance measures.

Mergers & acquisitions

Red Hat Inc. will acquire JBoss Inc. of Atlanta in a $350 million cash and stock transaction, plus an additional $70 million contingent on achieving specific performance measures.

SAIC buys Geo-Spatial Technologies

Science Applications International Corp. has completed its acquisition of Geo-Spatial Technologies Inc., a move designed to boost the company's systems development capabilties for urban warfare and homeland security.

Kenexa buys Knowledge Workers

Kenexa Corp. has acquired Knowledge Workers Inc., a Denver human resources and technology services company.

Red Hat buys JBoss

Red Hat Inc. will acquire JBoss Inc. in a $350 million cash and stock transaction.

SYS Technologies buys Reality Based IT Services

SYS Technologies Inc. has acquired Reality Based IT Services Ltd. in a $9.5 million cash and stock deal intended to expand its secure network solutions capabilities.

CSC launches major restructuring, explores company sale

Computer Sciences Corp. expects to cut upwards of 5,000 jobs as part of a strategic plan to boost shareholder value, and may even wind up selling the global information technology and systems integration company.

Apogen buys Ocean Systems Engineering

Officials hope the combination of OSEC's custom software applications, engineering services and hardware products and Apogen's IT integration and program management services will create a company that can compete on enterprisewide projects.

Business Objects completes FirstLogic buy

Business Objects Inc. acquisition of FirstLogic Inc is part of a long-term strategy by the company to offer its customers a satisfactory data foundation for enterprise information management.

Alcatel acquires Lucent

<font color="CC0000"><b>(Updated)</b></font> Telecom equipment makers Alcatel and Lucent Technologies Inc. will create a separate subsidiary to perform sensitive R&D work for the U.S. government and handle certain federal contracts as part of a planned purchase by the French company.

Ericsson buys Marconi Communications Federal

Ericsson has acquired Marconi Communications Federal Inc., a networking and telecom firm, in a move designed to expand the company's networking and telecommunications offerings to the U.S. government.

CACI buys AlphaInsight

CACI International Corp. has acquired AlphaInsight, a company that specializes in network services and related capabilities.

Online Forum featuring Warren Suss

Staff Writer Roseanne Gerin will moderate an online editorial forum <b>March 30 from noon to 1 p.m. ET</b> featuring <b>Warren Suss</b>, who will answer questions on the effect of AT&T's proposed acquisition of BellSouth on the federal government market.

WorldCell to acquire Mobile-Mind

WorldCell Inc. acquired Mobile-Mind Inc., a developer of subscriber identity module and smart-card technologies. The purchase will enable WorldCell to provide more global managed wireless services to customers.