Small Business: In Brief

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SRA finds way to watch small biz by the bunch

About 100 small-business subcontractors are working with SRA International Inc. on the large task order contract it holds with the National Institutes of Health called the Chief Information Officer Solutions and Partners Innovations contract (CIO-SP2i).

New dawn for GWACs

Billions of dollars are at stake as primes prepare to fight for a spot on 20 governmentwide deals

Market Share: Fewer midsize targets heat up M&A markets

The budget delay and moderating growth rates of federal IT services companies contributed to the failure of their stocks to keep pace with their earnings growth last year.

DataPath buys wireless network company

DataPath Inc. has acquired Third Rail Americas Inc., a wireless broadband network provider.

Raytheon buys Houston Associates

Raytheon Co. has acquired Houston Associates Inc., a company that develops mission-critical networks and network-centric command and control infrastructure applications, and provides enterprise management services.

Micromuse wins Navsea net-centric service management work

Micromuse Inc. won a $15 million subcontract from Eyak Technology Inc. to provide infrastructure service management and assurance for the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command transformation project

LANDesk buys NewRoad Software

LANDesk Software, a provider of integrated systems and security management solutions, acquired NewRoad Software Inc., a company that delivers business process management and workflow automation solutions.

FirstSource proposal deadline extended again

The Homeland Security Department announced this week that the date that proposals are due for FirstSource, its small-business only contracting vehicle, has been pushed back to Feb. 9.

Cambridge Communications wins Puerto Rico wideband deal

Cambridge Communications Systems Inc. won a contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency to provide transmission and telecommunications support in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

General Dynamics finishes FC Business Systems acquisition

General Dynamics Corp. has completed the acquisition of local IT firm FC Business Systems Inc., which was announced December 13.

Nortel PEC Solutions unveils new name

Nortel PEC Solutions has changed its name to Nortel Government Solutions Inc.

Line forms for FirstSource

$3B small biz vehicle should be awarded in February

ACS declines offer from private-equity investors

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. said today that recent unsolicited discussions with a group of private-equity investors regarding the possible sale of the company have ended.

GSA to issue Satcom II solicitation next month

The General Services Administration will issue the request for proposals for its Satcom II contract about Feb. 6, the agency announced Friday.

ITS buys tech management and consulting firm

ITS Corp. acquired The Leads Corp., a company that specializes in acquisition management and consulting, technology management and enterprise modernization services for the federal government.

Viisage to buy Identix

Viisage Technology Inc. will purchase Identix Inc. for $770 million in an all-stock transaction.

Outsourcing draws buyers' interest in CSC, ACS

Rumors are swirling through the government market that CSC and ACS might be purchased because of the allure of their outsourcing operations.

Symantec buys instant-message software firm

Symantec Corp. will acquire IMlogic Inc., an instant-message software maker, the company said yesterday.