Small business contract goal yo-yos in House

The percent of federal contracts that should go to small businesses has changed as different House committees considered a contracting-related bill. Each change has caused concern among officials.

ManTech closes SRS Technologies deal

ManTech International Corp. has closed its $170 million cash and credit acquisition of SRS Technologies Inc.

L-3 finishes Global Communications Solutions purchase

L-3 Communications has completed its purchase of Global Communications Solutions, a provider of portable satellite communications products and equipment.

CapRock closes Arrowhead acquisition

CapRock Communications has completed its purchase of Arrowhead Global Solutions, a supplier of integrated communications solutions.

CDW-G scouts for small business partners

CDW Government Inc. has issued a request for proposals soliciting small businesses to partner with on federal business opportunities.

Air Force gives eight a PASS

The Air Force has picked eight small businesses for contracts worth a total of $800 million to provide services for its Electronic Systems Center.

RetrievalWare customers search for transition advice

Convera Corp. is selling its RetrievalWare search business to a Norwegian company, and Convera's federal government customers are bracing for the change.

X-Feds gets Seaport-e task order

X-Feds Inc. will support the Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command's capability evolution process under a new task order.

L-1 snaps up Advanced Concepts

L-1 Identity Solutions will acquire ACI, a provider of IT services to the U.S. intelligence and military communities, for $71.5 million cash.

AT&T touts small business opportunities

As AT&T Government Solutions begins to develop business based on its March win of the GSA's Networx Universal contract, it is recruiting small business partners.

Twenty-four companies get GSA Satcom II awards

GSA awarded Satcom II contracts today to 24 communications companies, including nine small business contractors, to provide next-generation, worldwide satellite services to federal civilian and defense agencies.

ACS snaps up Albion

Affiliated Computer Services acquired some assets of Albion Inc., a company specializing in integrated eligibility software solutions.

CSC to buy Covansys

Computer Sciences Corp. will acquire Covansys Corp. for about $1.3 billion in cash, the two companies said in a joint announcement.

BAE Systems jettisons products group

BAE Systems plans to sell its inertial products business to J.F. Lehman and Co. for $140 million cash.

Don't hit panic button on small-business contracts

Companies with small-business contracts have always faced challenges in selling their company to a large company or private-equity group.

M & A Roundup

ManTech International Corp. will acquire privately held SRS Technologies Inc. for $195 million in cash.

Oracle to beef up its CM products

At the AIIM 2007 Conference & Expo, Oracle announced that it is going to release major new versions of all of its content-management products over the next year.

Top DOD official encourages use of veterans GWAC

Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Kenneth Krieg has issued a memo to the military branches and other DOD officials encouraging them to use the Veterans Technology Services contract.

SBA wants new mainframe to meet its needs

SBA wants to put its 50-year-old mainframe systems to rest.

Proposal means small businesses learn the rules or suffer the cost

Small businesses may not be ready for the level of scrutiny headed their way under proposed reporting rules and the contracting accountability Web site.