EDS to keep Californians moving with DMV work

EDS Corp. will work with California to provide better services to the state's 23 million licensed drivers through a new $76 million contract.

L-1 to buy Bioscrypt

L-1 Identity Solutions Inc. plans to acquire Bioscrypt Inc., a company specializing in access control technologies, for $43.7 million.

Merger of PSC, CSA now official

The announced merger of the Professional Services Council and the Contract Services Association of America took effect Tuesday.

Legislators want new SBA rule thrown out

The Small Business Administration's attempt to give women who own small businesses better odds of getting a government contract may not help after all, lawmakers say.

Accenture completes DOD consultancy buy

Accenture LLP has completed its acquisition of Gestalt LLC, a private consulting company that provides mission-support services to the Defense Department.

Analysts: Cogent stock overvaluation charges premature

The stock price of federal biometrics supplier Cogent Inc. is recovering after taking a dip Monday on media speculation that it may have been overvalued.

WidePoint buys iSYS

WidePoint Corp. will acquire iSYS LLC, an advanced IT solutions provider to the federal government.

CSC wins DISA networks contract

Computer Sciences Corp. will continue to provide telecom services to the Defense Information Systems Agency under a deal that could be worth as much as $613 million.

WV firm gets Patent Office contract

HMS Technologies Inc. will provide business and financial management support to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office under a new contract.

EMC to acquire Document Sciences

EMC Corp. will acquire Document Sciences Corp. for $85 million in an all-cash deal.

Liquidity Services to buy GovDeals

Liquidity Services Inc. plans to purchase Information Management Specialists Inc. and its GovDeals Inc. unit for about $10 million cash.

BAE acquires MTC Technologies

BAE to pay about $450 million to acquire MTC Technologies Inc., a provider of technical and professional services to the military and intelligence agencies.

Lockheed grabs up PercepTek

Lockheed Martin Corp. will acquire PercepTek Inc., a provider of autonomous decision-making software technologies.

DHS orders sensors with lemon butter

DHS is sponsoring the development of new Lobster Eye sensors that mimic the unique capabilities of their namesake crustaceans in detecting images through wood, concrete and steel.

SGIS gains Navy C4ISR contract

SGIS, a small contractor, will provide technology support services to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Charleston under a new contract worth as much as $157.8 million.

ManTech closes McDonald Bradley buy

ManTech International Inc. completed its $76.5 million acquisition of McDonald Bradley Inc..

Booz Allen explores sale of government unit

Officials at Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. are considering selling off the company's lucrative government contracting business to concentrate on commercial consulting.

Alliant goes to 62 small businesses

Sixty-two vendors have been selected for the $15 billion Alliant Small Business governmentwide acquisition contract.

USAspending.gov gets lukewarm reception

The Office of Management and Budget's publicly accessible database of government contracts, grants, loans and other transactions is receiving mixed reviews.

USAID to issue tech support RFP

The U.S. Agency for International Development plans to solicit information technology support for its humanitarian and foreign disaster assistance programs.