SBA administrator Barreto steps down

Embattled Small Business Administration administrator Hector Barreto resigned Tuesday following a five-year tenure that was marked by criticism from members of Congress and small business advocates.

JDA acquisition opens door to federal work

JDA Software Group Inc. will retain Manugistics Group Inc.'s clients in the federal government, aerospace and defense sectors after it completes its $211 million cash purchase of the supply-chain management company.

General Dynamics delays closing on Anteon buy

General Dynamics Corp. has extended the deadline for completing its acquisition of Anteon International Corp. by three months, pending the outcome of the Justice Department's review of the deal.

Federal Services buys Advanced Technology Systems

Federal Services Acquisition Corp. has acquired Advanced Technology Systems Inc. for up to $124 million in a cash and stock transaction.

Federal Services buys Advanced Technology Systems

Federal Services Acquisition Corp. has acquired Advanced Technology Systems Inc. for up to $124 million in a cash and stock transaction.

Hansen buys Spear Technologies

Hansen Information Technologies has acquired Spear Technologies Inc., a company that specializes in asset-management solutions for public transit and rail markets.

Insight settles small-biz suit

In what is believed to be the first-ever False Claims Act settlement between a company allegedly posed as a small business and the U.S. government, Insight Public Sector Inc. has agreed to pay $1 million for misrepresenting itself as a small business.

Contract roundup

Eleven companies won spots on the IT Enterprise Solutions-2 Services program, which includes business process engineering, information systems security, information assurance, IT services, network support ?

Contract roundup

Eleven companies won spots on the IT Enterprise Solutions-2 Services program, which includes business process engineering, information systems security, information assurance, IT services, network support ?

InfoZen wins transportation employee credentials work

InfoZen Inc. won a $148 million contract from the Transportation Security Administration to run an automated system that verifies transportation workers' identities.

Mergers & acquisitions

Red Hat Inc. will acquire JBoss Inc. of Atlanta in a $350 million cash and stock transaction, plus an additional $70 million contingent on achieving specific performance measures.

Mergers & acquisitions

Red Hat Inc. will acquire JBoss Inc. of Atlanta in a $350 million cash and stock transaction, plus an additional $70 million contingent on achieving specific performance measures.

SAIC buys Geo-Spatial Technologies

Science Applications International Corp. has completed its acquisition of Geo-Spatial Technologies Inc., a move designed to boost the company's systems development capabilties for urban warfare and homeland security.

Kenexa buys Knowledge Workers

Kenexa Corp. has acquired Knowledge Workers Inc., a Denver human resources and technology services company.

11 win Army ITES-2 contract

Eight large businesses and three small won spots on the contract and will now compete for task orders on the $20 billion IT Enterprise Solutions-2 Services program.

GAO takes issue with Alaska Native contracting advantages

Alaska Native corporations have moved aggressively to take advantage of Small Business Administration regulations that allow them to land no-bid government contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a draft report from the Government Accountability Office.

GAO: Energy trails other agencies on small biz goals

The Energy Department has fallen short of its small business prime contracting goals in four of the last five years, according to a report released by the Government Accountability Office.

Red Hat buys JBoss

Red Hat Inc. will acquire JBoss Inc. in a $350 million cash and stock transaction.

May the best team win

USFalcon Inc. is one of one of three small companies, together with four large corporations, that will compete for task orders in full and open competitions under the Army's 10-year, $19.3 billion Strategic Services Sourcing program.

SYS Technologies buys Reality Based IT Services

SYS Technologies Inc. has acquired Reality Based IT Services Ltd. in a $9.5 million cash and stock deal intended to expand its secure network solutions capabilities.