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.

Treasury plans auctions for $2B services contract

Treasury Department officials are proposing that reverse auctions be used in awarding task orders under its $2 billion Total Information Processing Support Services contract.

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.

Cybersecurity buzz could be a bubble

The cybersecurity market is booming, but how long will that continue?

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.

Small-biz coalition takes up insourcing fight

A new coalition intends to give small companies a voice to respond to procurement actions that could have major consequences for their business.

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.

Small business fights insourcing...and wins

A Texas company fought back when the Air Force tried to insource its work, and the case illustrates the growing tension between industry and government over who should do what work.

Unisys wraps up $135M sale of health unit

Unisys Corp. has completed the previously announced sale of its health information management business to Molina Healthcare Inc. for $135 million in cash, subject to adjustment, the company announced today.

GAO finds $325M awarded to ineligible firms under SBA program

The Government Accountability Office found numerous cases of fraud while investigating 14 firms that falsely received federal contracts under the pretext of being small and disadvantaged businesses.

Qlarion call ushers in new federal solutions provider

CadenceQuest Inc. is spinning off its CadenceQuest Government Solutions unit into an independent company renamed Qlarion Inc. The new firm will continue to focus on providing business intelligence, data mining and data management solutions.

HUBZone stands above other small-biz programs

A federal judge has ruled that small companies in HUBZones get preference over other small businesses, and so far, efforts to change the applicable law have failed.

Cybersecurity firm scooped up for $25 million

Applied Signal Technology adds to its cybersecurity portfolio with $25 million acquisition of Seismic LLC.

Qwest agrees to $22.4B buyout offer

Qwest Communications Inc. agrees to merge with CenturyLink Inc. in a stock for stock transaction worth $22.4 billion, plus the assumption of debt.

Catapult on call to keep communication going during disasters

Catapult signes a $58.8 million contract with USAID to help the agency with its international disaster relief efforts.