Raytheon buys Houston Associates

Raytheon Co. has acquired Houston Associates Inc., a company that develops mission-critical networks and network-centric command and control infrastructure applications, and provides enterprise management services.

LANDesk buys NewRoad Software

LANDesk Software, a provider of integrated systems and security management solutions, acquired NewRoad Software Inc., a company that delivers business process management and workflow automation solutions.

General Dynamics finishes FC Business Systems acquisition

General Dynamics Corp. has completed the acquisition of local IT firm FC Business Systems Inc., which was announced December 13.

Nortel PEC Solutions unveils new name

Nortel PEC Solutions has changed its name to Nortel Government Solutions Inc.

ACS declines offer from private-equity investors

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. said today that recent unsolicited discussions with a group of private-equity investors regarding the possible sale of the company have ended.

ITS buys tech management and consulting firm

ITS Corp. acquired The Leads Corp., a company that specializes in acquisition management and consulting, technology management and enterprise modernization services for the federal government.

Viisage to buy Identix

Viisage Technology Inc. will purchase Identix Inc. for $770 million in an all-stock transaction.

Outsourcing draws buyers' interest in CSC, ACS

Rumors are swirling through the government market that CSC and ACS might be purchased because of the allure of their outsourcing operations.

Symantec buys instant-message software firm

Symantec Corp. will acquire IMlogic Inc., an instant-message software maker, the company said yesterday.

MSGI Security Solutions Inc. to complete purchase of AONet

New York company tries to grab more of the data recovery and secure storage market.

CACI to buy Information Systems Support

In a move calculated to boost its core IT capabilities, CACI International Inc. will purchase Information Systems Support Inc. of Gaithersburg, Md. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

IBM to buy Micromuse

IBM will acquire Micromuse Inc., a network management software maker, in an all-cash transaction for $865 million.

Lockheed Martin buys Aspen Systems

Lockheed Martin Corp. has acquired information management company Aspen Systems Corp.

Deals consolidate IT clout

If General Dynamics Corp.'s proposed acquisition of Anteon International Corp. closes, five companies will control about $21 billion in annual IT contract revenue?nearly one-third of the government's IT budget.

General Dynamics to buy Anteon

In a blockbuster deal involving two of the largest IT players in the government market, General Dynamics Corp. today announced it was acquiring Anteon International Corp. for $2.2 billion.

General Dynamics to pick up FC Business Systems

General Dynamics Corp. is planning to buy FC Business Systems Inc., a fellow Washington Technology Top 100 company, which provides IT services.

Video surveillance firms make a deal

MDI Inc., a security software and hardware provider, plans to buy Advanced Security Link Inc., a maker of video communication technology.

New breed of M&A players heat up

Private equity groups and companies looking to make deals in the homeland security and government contracting market are about to face a new competitor.

Mergers & acquisitions

New York-based L-3 Communications Inc. in the past month has closed its all-cash, $49 million purchase of EOTech Inc. of Ann Arbor, Mich., and acquired Applied Signal and Image Technology Inc. of Linthicum, Md.

L-3 buys Applied Signal and Image Technology

L-3 Communications Inc. acquired Applied Signal and Image Technology Inc., a provider of research, engineering and production of signal processing systems.