Northrop Grumman's $11 billion bid for TRW shakes government market

Northrop Grumman Corp., which just two months ago finished absorbing Litton Industries Inc., now wants to acquire TRW Inc.

Joint venture lands alliance contract

Rosettex Technology and Ventures Group has won a five-year deal to provide services to the National Technology Alliance.

AT&T names new federal leader

Christopher Rooney will lead communications and professional services business in the federal market.

GTSI shuffles sales units

GTSI Corp. has realigned its sales and marketing divisions into 13 technology teams. John Spotila, GTSI's president and COO, said the move is the latest of strategic changes the company has been implementing since 2001 to enhance its capability.

Soza acquires Catnaz

Information technology consultant and financial services provider Soza & Company Ltd., Fairfax Va., is acquiring technology provider Catnaz Corp., Columbus, Ohio, the companies announced Jan. 31. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

ManTech stock ascends on first day of trading

ManTech International Corp.'s stock rose nearly 14 percent on its first day of trading Feb. 7, closing at $18.21. The stock of the Fairfax, Va., company opened at $16, and at one point during trading it hit a high of $18.50.

DynCorp scores big with two contract wins

In less than a week, DynCorp netted a pair of federal contracts worth a combined $424 million.

Adobe stretches government arm with Accelio buy

Adobe Systems is acquiring Accelio Corp. in a $72 million deal.

Market Watch

The emergence of the government technology sector, or GTS, as a hot investment opportunity presents important questions for owners and executives running privately held companies.

PwC touts management strategy

PwC Consulting unveiled its business strategy to help government agencies meet the goals outlined in the administration's President's Management Agenda.

Sytex buys Defense contractor

The Sytex Group Inc., Doylestown, Pa., acquired MacAulay-Brown Inc., a Dayton, Ohio, defense contractor. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

TruSecure buys Three Pillars

TruSecure Corp. of Herndon, Va., a provider of information security services to government and commercial customers, has acquired Three Pillars Inc., a Norcross, Ga., provider of security outsourcing, monitoring and intelligence services.

TruSecure builds upon Three Pillars

TruSecure Corp. has acquired Three Pillars Inc., a provider of security outsourcing, monitoring and intelligence services.

A Divine purchase: Northern Light Tech

Privately held Northern Light Technology LLC has been acquired by Chicago integrated solutions provider Divine Inc., the companies announced Jan. 22. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Industry teams to compete for Army's unmanned tanks

General Dynamics Corp. and the Boeing Co. have announced their teams to compete for the $4 billion Army contract.

CSC wins Ballistic Missile Defense contract extension

Computer Sciences Corp. won a $59 million, 14-month extension with the Missile Defense Agency to continue providing scientific, engineering and technical assistance to the agency's headquarters in Arlington, Va.

Federal sector is an IPO hot spot

One sure sign the government market is gaining respectability is the attention coming from Wall Street, as two government technology companies prepare to go public amid talk that other private firms soon will follow.

Zylab gets sold

Authentication services provider AuthentiDate Holding Corp., Schenectady, N.Y., plans to acquire search engine software provider Zylab International Inc., Germantown, Md., for an undisclosed number of restricted shares of AuthentiDate common stock.

SAIC to acquire software firm Infodata

Science Applications International Corp. has signed an agreement to acquire Infodata Systems Inc.

AuthentiDate to buy Zylab

AuthentiDate Holding Corp. plans to acquire Zylab International Inc. for a number of restricted shares of AuthentiDate common stock.