ManTech buys SRS Technologies

In the largest deal of its 39-year history, ManTech International Corp. will acquire privately held SRS Technologies Inc. for $195 million in cash.

Deloitte acquires intel consulting firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP has acquired the assets of a consulting firm that specializes in enterprise resource planning solutions for the intelligence community.

Keeping an eye on returns in a sluggish market

Merger and acquisition activity in the federal IT and government services markets has been strong for five years, coinciding with federal spending increases exceeding longer-term norms.

Software AG buys WebMethods

Software AG will acquire WebMethods Inc., a provider of business integration software, in an all-cash deal of about $546 million.

ATK grabs Swales Aerospace

Alliant Techsystems Inc. will acquire Swales Aerospace Inc., a provider of satellite components and subsystems, and engineering services to the government and commercial sectors.

Settled in

Cofoni gets comfortable in new role at CACI.

NASA picks phase two tech transfer firms

NASA has chosen 18 Small Business Technology Transfer research proposals for the second phase of an ongoing innovation research program.

Young steps down from GTSI posts

Dendy Young announced that he will retire as chairman of the board of GTSI and as a company director following GTSI's next annual shareholder meeting, which should take within the next 30 days.

Stanley snaps up Techrizon

Stanley Inc. acquired Techrizon LLC in a move designed to strengthen its offerings to military customers.

Small businesses see success with SEWP

NASA awarded 45 IT governmentwide acquisition contracts yesterday to 37 vendors, half of which are small businesses.

ITAA urges Congress to enact patent reform

The ITAA warned Congress today that the U.S. patent system is broken and needs to be fixed because it is keeping America's small businesses from realizing their innovative potential.

Front & center

Long-awaited contract gives veteran-owned firms a higher profile.

M & A Roundup

Oracle to buy Hyperion for $3B.

Two named to lead contracting, intel efforts

Two appointees in congressional hot-button areas ? contracting and information sharing ? have plenty of relevant experience.

Survey: Professional services dominate federal buying

In an era of tight federal budgets, a new survey shows that procurement spending is no longer linked to budget fluctuations and that professional services and information technology dominate government buying.

Doing Business with the Bureau of Overseas Building Operations

In August 1998, terrorist attacks on the embassies in Kenya and Tanzania killed 224 people including 43 State Department employees.

GSA officials tout VETS at FOSE

GSA screened a pool of 43 prime contractors to award the Veterans Technology Services contract to, Bradley Scott, regional administrator of GSA's Heartland Region, said today at the FOSE trade show.

REDE wins $14M DOE IT award

REDE, a small 8(a) company, has been awarded a $14 million contract for information technology and telecommunications support from DOE for its Oak Ridge, Tenn., division.