Honeywell acquires Dimensions International

Honeywell International will purchase Dimensions International, a defense logistics company, for $230 million.

TechTeam to buy NewVectors

TechTeam Government Solutions is trying to broaden its offerings with its planned acquisition of NewVectors.

SI International snaps up Logtec

SI International will acquire Logtec, a program management and IT services provider, for $59 million in cash.

Is SBA asleep on minority-owned business issues?

Sen. John Kerry seems to think so, saying that the agency has not updated its net worth threshold for its small-business program that assists businesses with government contracts set-asides in a decade.

Report: Small businesses succeed in A-76

Almost three-quarters of the contractors winning contracts under OMB's Circular A-76 are small firms, according to a new SBA report.

QinetiQ consolidation plan sparked Apogen CEO's resignation

Former chief executive Paul Leslie decided to move on as Apogen parent company QinetiQ North America consolidates its acquisitions.

DOD has yet to meet veteran contract rule

Sen. John Kerry, chairman of the Senate's Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, is asking for a clear statement on DOD's commitment to meeting the governmentwide goal, instituted in 1999.

Criteron becomes FAST friend

The Norwegian company that bought Convera Corp.'s RetrievalWare search technology business has formed a partnership with a U.S. firm to continue providing the products to the Defense and intelligence market.

Baker named CEO of Dataline

Roger Baker, a veteran government and industry executive, has been named president and chief executive officer of Dataline Inc.

Infor grabs Hansen

Infor Global Solutions plans to acquire Hansen Information Technologies Inc, a provider of software applications to the public sector.

CACI moves on Institute for Quality Management

CACI International plans to acquire the Institute for Quality Management, a provider of performance management consulting and operational support services.

Verizon buys Cybertrust

Verizon Business will acquire Cybertrust, adding its global information security services to Verizon's offerings for agencies and businesses.

No. 8: Fluor's ready in a pinch

Texas construction and engineering firm comes when disaster calls.

No. 7: General Dynamics in full sprint

Fueled by a steady stream of major acquisitions, GD expects to win its share of contract trophies.

Leading by example

Abbas Yazdani, founder and CEO of Artel, could delegate the hunt for alliances to other officers. But he often chooses to lead the quest himself, as he did recently at the DISA Customer Partnership Conference.

M & A roundup

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Richard Rector | Time has come to dust off those ethics programs

Not having an ethics program is no longer a wise decision for any contractor, small or otherwise.

Briefs

Despite an $893 million outlay on information-sharing networks in the past two years, the Homeland Security and Justice departments do not have effective networks in place, a GAO report states.

House restores small biz contract dollars to 30 percent

After some wrangling earlier this week, the House has decided agencies should give 30 percent of their contracting dollars to small businesses.