M&A roundup

Perot Systems Corp. of Plano, Texas, has bought safety, environmental and engineering services company PrSM Corp. for $7.2 million.

M&A roundup

Perot Systems Corp. of Plano, Texas, has bought safety, environmental and engineering services company PrSM Corp. for $7.2 million.

HyperSpace acquires Top 100 PC maker

HyperSpace Communications Inc. has completed the acquisition of PC maker MPC Computers LLC in an all-stock deal.

Proposed amendment deemed harmful to small business

Industry group complains that prime contractors will be much less likely to use subs if a pricing amendment sponsored by Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) is approved as part of the Defense authorization legislation.

NOAA to seek consolidated IT support services

The Commerce Department agency will seek IT services for help desk, seat management, Web programming and development, network operations center, e-mail operations and other services supporting the IT infrastructure.

IBM to acquire PureEdge

IBM Corp. has entered into an agreement to acquire PureEdge Solutions Inc., a provider of electronic-forms-based business process management software and services.

CSSI, Evolve win Navy air traffic control deals

CSSI Inc. and Evolve Inc. will work together to develop an air traffic control simulation program to be used to train Navy and Marine Corps air traffic controllers.

Perot Systems makes deal for DOE supplier

Perot Systems Corp. has purchased safety, environmental and engineering services company PrSM Corp. for $7.2 million in cash.

VeriSign buys iDefense

VeriSign Inc. has acquired Reston, Va.-based security intelligence firm iDefense for about $40 million in cash.

Sabre Systems gets Census geographical data work

Sabre Systems Inc. won an eight-and-a-half-year, $60 million-plus task order from the Census Bureau to provide IT services to modernize and expand the agency's geographical data processing system.

Ciber closes Knowledge Systems acquisition

Ciber Inc. has completed its $2.5 million acquisition of Knowledge Systems Private Ltd.

10 to compete for $1.9 billion in Air Force work

Six large and four small businesses have won spots on a $1.9 billion defense contract to provide design, engineering and technical support services to the Air Force Materiel Command.

SRA finishes Galaxy Scientific purchase

SRA International Inc. has completed its acquisition of Galaxy Scientific Corp., the company announced.

Indus starts its M&A engine

Indus Corp. closes back-to-back deals this week to gain defense and intel customers.

Tough fight awaits FedBizOpps protestors

Two companies claiming the General Services Administration unfairly evaluated their bids for the right to upgrade FedBizOpps.gov could be facing an uphill battle, according to a procurement expert.

Nortel's launch pad for faster growth

PEC deal creates platform for more U.S. business

IRS taps ChoicePoint for public records access

ChoicePoint Government Services won a contract worth up to $20 million from the Internal Revenue Service to serve as the public records provider for batch processing projects.

Microsoft providers merge operations

IT consulting firms Planet Technologies Inc. and eQuest Technologies Inc. have merged. The executive staff of both companies will remain onboard.

DRS Technologies to acquire Walkabout Computers

DRS Technologies Inc. has acquired WalkAbout Computers Inc., the company announced this week. The value of the all-cash purchase was not disclosed.