E-Gov's Tools of the Trade: Acquisition made easy

Seventeen new tools could be the key to simplifying the cumbersome, complicated federal procurement process.

TSC makes a deal for radar firm

Engineering services company Technology Service Corp. has acquired radar solutions firm Phase IV Systems Inc. of Huntsville, Ala., for $5.8 million in cash and stock. The deal closed Sept. 30.

TSC makes a deal for radar firm

Engineering services company Technology Service Corp. has acquired radar solutions firm Phase IV Systems Inc. of Huntsville, Ala., for $5.8 million in cash and stock. The deal closed Sept. 30.

CA to buy security vendor

Computer Associates International Inc. will acquire identity management company Netegrity Inc. for about $430 million in cash. The companies expect to close the deal by the end of the year.

Online extra: Market Share -- As Bush prospects rise, so do federal IT stocks

Despite no change in strong business trends among the federal IT service companies over the past few quarters, investors have been driving stocks higher in the past couple of months.

Feds fear offshore outsourcing, while contractors fear a backlash

Government employees and contractors are worried about offshore outsourcing, but for different reasons.

Undecided on e-voting

The market potential promised in the Help America Vote Act of 2002 has yet to materialize for government systems integrators.

The Money Trail: Contractors lean to the right

Federal IT contractors are overwhelmingly supporting President Bush and other Republican candidates with their campaign contributions. That's the most obvious conclusion from our exclusive pre-election report, "The Money Trail." Analyzing data from the Center for Responsive Politics, Washington Technology tracks where the Top 100 federal IT contractors are putting their political capital.

Tech Success: GIS tech helps bring out the vote

Federal, state and local governments often have discrete GIS groups working on task-specific GIS initiatives. But as geospatial data becomes increasingly important to all types of agencies, integrators are called on to marry disparate GIS projects and build applications that take advantage of unified geospatial information.

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Capital Roundup

Congress approved an 18-month extension of the research and development tax credit as part of tax relief bill H.R. 1308.

Raytheon acquires Photon Research

Raytheon Co. acquired Photon Research Associates Inc. of San Diego, Raytheon officials announced last week.

SBA extends small biz partnership

The Defense Department will be able to award 8(a) contracts to small businesses on behalf of the Small Business Administration for an additional year.

FreeBalance makes a deal

FreeBalance Inc., a developer of enterprise software for automating the business and financial functions of government, has acquired Influatec Systems Inc. of Ottawa.

Computer Associates to buy security vendor

Computer Associates International Inc. will acquire identity management company Netegrity Inc. for about $430 million in cash.

Raytheon Acquires Photon Research Associates Inc.

Raytheon Co. acquired Photon Research Associates Inc. of San Diego in a move that strengthens the defense company's capabilities in missile defense, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and homeland security.

FreeBalance snaps up financial planning rival

FreeBalance Inc., a developer of enterprise software for automating the business and financial functions of government, has acquired Influatec Systems Inc. of Ottawa. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

BAE Systems makes another acquisition

The dealmaking continues at BAE Systems North America as it announces its second acquisition of the month. BAE Systems will buy Burlington, Mass.-based Alphatech Inc. for $88.4 million, officials BAE Systems said today.

BAE climbs IT ladder with DigitalNet purchase

The Washington Technology Top 100 list of federal prime IT contractors may have a new name in the Top 10 in 2005.

BAE climbs IT ladder with DigitalNet purchase

The Washington Technology Top 100 list of federal prime IT contractors may have a new name in the Top 10 in 2005.