CSC to sell parts of DynCorp

Computer Sciences Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to sell selected DynCorp business units for $850 million to private equity investment group Veritas Capital Management LLC, CSC said today.

Apptis buys two government IT services companies

Less than two weeks after agreeing to buy SETA Corp., Apptis Inc. finalized its purchase of KMR LLC, a provider of healthcare business services.

Eye on the States: The fine print of state health care BPO

I bet terms such as claims entry, system takeover, MMIS, fiscal agent or entitlements mean nothing to you. But multiyear contracts, recurring revenue, mega deals, ongoing operations, and guaranteed federally financed budgets ? now, there is language everyone understands.

SES Americom closes Verestar deal

Satellite services company SES Americom Inc. completed its acquisition of Verestar Inc. of Fairfax, Va., for $18.5 million in cash.

L-3 bolsters government video security business

L-3 Communications Inc. acquired the video security product lines developed by Sarnoff Corp. and marketed by its subsidiary Pyramid Vision.

Gray Hawk to acquire Symmetron

Gray Hawk Systems Inc. has acquired Symmetron Inc., a provider of modeling and simulation, visualization and sensor technologies.

SES Americom finishes purchase of Verestar

SES Americom Inc. has completed its acquisition of Verestar Inc. for $18.5 million in cash, the company said today. SES Americom announced the transaction in April.

SI International buys itself a Bridge

SI International Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Bridge Technology Corp. of Columbia, Md., for $30 million in cash, the company said today.

SAIC's purchase of ProcureNet a done deal

Science Applications International Corp. has completed the acquisition of ProcureNet Holdings Inc., the company announced this morning. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Boeing unit is latest L-3 Communications purchase

L-3 Communications Corp. has agreed to purchase the Electron Dynamic Devices Inc. unit of Boeing Co. for an undisclosed amount, the company said today.

Market Watch: Head for the border: M&As pick up overseas

The unprecedented, rapid pace of mergers and acquisitions continues in the aerospace and defense and government services sectors. While most of these transactions involve only U.S. companies, there has been a significant increase in cross-border deals.

Motorola deals for MeshNetworks

Motorola Inc. agreed to acquire MeshNetworks, Inc., a developer of mobile mesh networking technologies, in an effort to offer more broadband wireless solutions.

BB&T to acquire Windsor Group

BB&T Capital Markets of Richmond, Va., will acquire middle-market investment bank Windsor Group LLC and affiliate Windsor Advisory Services LLC, the company announced today. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

SiteScape makes a deal for collaboration developer

Web-based collaboration products and services provider SiteScape Inc. agreed to purchase Imidio Inc., an audio and Web-collaboration company. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

BAE buys Alphatech for acquisition No. 2

BAE Systems North America Inc. has made its second acquisition in less than month, buying information technology company Alphatech Inc. for $88.4 million cash.

Motorola to purchase Crisnet

Motorola will acquire Crisnet, a provider of records management and related systems, to build upon Motorola's customer and technology offerings for criminal justice and public safety software applications, the company said.

BAE Systems closes deal for DigitalNet

BAE Systems North America Inc. today completed its $693.25 million deal to acquire DigitalNet Holdings Inc. BAE picks up capabilities in network services and information assurance solutions.

SAIC to acquire Presearch

Science Applications International Corp. has bought Presearch Inc., a provider of services such as signal processing, software and hardware engineering, intelligence analysis and antisubmarine warfare and mine countermeasures.

Three small firms merge to create new company

Three affiliated companies merged today to form a new entity specializing in information technology services and solutions for the federal marketplace. Arlington, Va.-based Centurum Inc. brings together Techplan Corp., TDS Inc. and Klein & Stump Inc.

Market Watch: Pool of midsize contractors remains deep and strong

Mergers and acquisitions over the past three years in the federal market have fed the notion that mid-tier companies are being squeezed out.