Qwest closes OnFiber buy

Qwest Communications International Inc. completed its purchase of OnFiber Communications Inc., a provider of fiber-optic telecom services, for $107 million in cash.

Six firms chosen for satellite work

<font color="CC0000">(UPDATED) </font color>The Army has chosen six companies to compete for work under its five-year, $5 billion World-Wide Satellite Systems contract.

Investment group lassoes Intergraph

Intergraph Corp. of Huntsville, Ala., has agreed to be acquired for $1.3 billion by an investor group led by Hellman & Friedman LLC and the Texas Pacific Group.

Market adjustment

Procurement reform, national security and acquisitions drive 20 years of evolution.

Commentary | 8(a) grads face a daunting future

Success can lead to hard times as midsize companies face larger competitors.

Viisage, Identix morph into L-1 Identity Solutions

The shareholders and boards of directors of Viisage Technology Inc. and Identix Inc. approved their merger this week, forming the new company L-1 Identity Solutions Inc.

SAIC finishes Applied Ordnance Technology acquisition

Science Applications International Corp. completed the acquisition of a developer of technical products and services for the defense community.

Army releases RFP for ITES-Hardware contracts

The indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity ITES-2H contracts will run for five years and involve seven contractors, including two small businesses.

IBM to buy Internet Security Systems

IBM Corp. will acquire Internet Security Systems Inc., an Atlanta-based provider of security solutions that protect against Internet threats across networks, desktops and servers.

Howard Melamed | Survival Guide: Perspectives from the field

Like many small-business owners, Howard Melamed, CEO of CellAntenna Corp., wants to get on the General Services Administration schedule. The problem for the cellular antenna and repeaters developer is that being innovative means taking on the FCC and the Homeland Security Department.

Market Watch | The fine art of government-services acquisitions

Over the past 15 years, the number and variety of government-services merger and acquisition transactions have dramatically increased.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Looking to strengthen its network-centric offerings, L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. has acquired Nova Engineering Inc. for $45 million.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Looking to strengthen its network-centric offerings, L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. has acquired Nova Engineering Inc. for $45 million.

Lockheed Martin snaps up Pacific Architects and Engineers

Lockheed Martin Corp. has acquired Pacific Architects and Engineers Inc., a provider of services that support military and peacekeeping missions worldwide.

Viisage closes Iridian deal

Viisage has completed its purchase of Iridian Technologies Inc., a developer of iris recognition biometric technology.

DHS to award small-business Eagle contracts

The Homeland Security Department is in the process of announcing the winners of contracts in the small-business phase of the Eagle IT services procurement, sources inside and outside the government said.

Systems Made Simple to encrypt VA computers

Systems Made Simple Inc. of Syracuse, N.Y., has been awarded a $3.7 million contract from the Veterans Affairs Department to assist the VA in upgrading all department computers with enhanced data security encryption systems to protect sensitive data on veterans.

L-3 gets net-centric with Nova Engineering buy

Looking to strengthen its network-centric offerings, L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. has acquired Nova Engineering Inc. for $45 million in an all-cash transaction.

Value jumps for Army's logistics program

<font color="CC0000">(UPDATED) </font color> The 20-year, multiple-award Field and Installation Readiness Support Team program to supply logistics support services to the Army and other Defense Department operations around the world now carries an estimated value of $36 billion.

OPM calls on small biz for tech support

The Office of Personnel Management is gauging the market for small businesses interested in providing computer center support for its Federal Investigative Services Division.