This year's pace of mergers and acquisitions has 2006 shaping up to be a continuation of the activity witnessed by government services companies in 2005.
Logistics Applications Inc. finally won a facilities management services contract with the Energy Department, after the company's initial 2005 win of the deal was protested by the National Treasury Employees Union.
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has a well-established reputation as having a knack for growth through acquisitions. Over the years, the company has used its deal-making savvy to build a leading state and local business with annual revenue of nearly $2 billion.
With an eye on improving its modeling, simulation and engineering capabilities, Alion Science and Technology Corp. has acquired Micro Analysis and Design Inc.
CACI International Inc. stated emphatically that it has not been in talks with BAE Systems plc about a possible acquisition by the British aerospace and defense company.
The Democrats on the House Small Business Committee proposed reauthorization legislation today that would overhaul the Small Business Administration. The bill would increase the federal government's small-business prime contracting goal from 23 percent to 30 percent.
The second time around might be the charm for Logistics Applications Inc., which has had to wait more than a year to take over its largest contract win ever.
Lockheed Martin Corp. has acquired a radio-frequency identification company that sells its tracking technology to the Defense Department and other agencies.
Nearly half of the $11 billion in federal IT contract awards in the second quarter of fiscal 2006 were made for professional services or maintenance support services, according to a new report from Input Inc.
The Homeland Security Department is defending its small business subcontracting practices against fears that its mentor-protégé program actually may penalize some small businesses.
Merlin Technical Solutions Inc. won a $2.5 million contract to maintain and support the hardware and software operations for a key data collection arm of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Ten companies were awarded contracts late Friday under the Army's $4 billion Infrastructure Modernization program that will update the fiber-optic cable and wireless communications lines at major bases and installations.
IT infrastructure services company Avocent Corp. has acquired LANDesk Group Ltd. for $416 million in a cash and stock transaction. Avocent expects to complete the acquisition within 75 days.
CACI International Inc. today reported record revenue of $435.4 million for its third fiscal quarter ended March 31, an increase of $20.4 million, or 4.9 percent, over revenue for the same period in fiscal 2005.
