Boeing chases growing UAS market with Insitu buy

Boeing has purchased Insitu Inc. to boost its capabilities in the area of unmanned aerial systems used for intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance.

MacAulay Brown closes pair of acquisitions

MacAulay Brown acquires two companies to boost work with Army, Defense Department, Missile Defense Agency and NASA.

SI International snaps up Arrowpoint

SI International Inc. will acquire Arrowpoint Corp., an IT and professional services provider, for $16 million cash.

Stanley closes Oberon buy

Stanley Inc. closed its $170 million acquisition of Oberon Associates Inc. on July 15.

SBA, Navy sign Seaport-e memorandum

The agreement will give more contract opportunities to the small and disadvantaged firms participating in SBA's 8(a) Business Development program.

Aster to manage NOAA help desk

Aster Engineering will provide IT help-desk support to a major service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Partners profile: Sun Microsystems

Find information on Sun Microsystems' small-business partners.

NIH wants support for bioinformatics program

The National Institutes of Health wants information from contractors on their ability to provide portal and data center services essential to its Bionformatics Resource Centers program.

Follow the hot spots

Open source, virtualization and other emerging tech needs fuel opportunities for Sun's partners.

M&A roundup

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Globalization arrives at a crossroads

A number of recent significant cross-border transactions, regulatory actions, and domestic and international political developments have put globalization of government and defense into the cross hairs of the 2008 presidential election.

SRA acquires software developer ICS

In a move to boost its position in the market segment of autonomous command and control, SRA International has purchased software developer Interface & Control Systems Inc.

Bart & Associates acquires Digital Solutions

Bart & Associates Inc., a provider of enterprise software solutions, has acquired Digital Solutions Inc.

Recertification: One year later

SBA implemented a rule that became effective June 30, 2007, and requires companies that have been acquired to recertify their small-company status within 30 days of the deal closing. This rule has significantly altered transaction structures and valuations in the government services mergers and acquisitions market.

GD to help Navy boost network interface system

General Dynamics will provide engineering and design agent services and integrated logistic services to the Navy.

Foreign offer for Digimarc stirs controversy

The pending sale of government ID card maker Digimarc is becoming controversial after the chairman of prospective buyer L-1 Identity Solutions, suggested that a competing offer by a French bidder raises national security concerns.

DGP joint venture to support NOAA programs

Diversified Global Partners Joint Venture LLC will provide program management and operations and maintenance support to NOAA under a contract worth a maximum of $200 million.

Command Info buys a bright Idealogica

Command Information has acquired privately held Idealogica, a provider of information security services.

D.C. Capital launches training platform

D.C. Capital Partners has acquired Kaseman LLC, a government training firm, to start a new platform company to focus on training, security and logistics.

Imagine One tapped for software integration

Imagine One Technology and Management will provide software integration services to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command's center in Charleston, S.C.