Application Technologies Inc., an information technology consulting firm in Bethesda, Md., announced May 30 it would acquire Apprio Inc., an Oracle-based application service provider and systems integrator in Vienna, Va.
Lockheed Martin Corp. and Microsoft Corp. announced May 24 they have formed a strategic alliance to pursue new business opportunities in the federal information technology market.
In a bid to lure computer whiz kids away from the private sector and into government jobs, the National Science Foundation kicked off its "cybercorps" program May 23, allocating more than $8.6 million to six universities participating in the project.
The Environmental Research Institute of Michigan has acquired Vector Research Inc. Both companies call Ann Arbor, Mich., home. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Motorola Inc. of Schaumberg, Ill., announced May 15 it is "exploring strategic alternatives, including a potential divestiture," of its government communication and information technology unit, the Integrated Information Systems Group, based in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Wall Street finally begins to love federal information technology just when the market is expected to slow. In a recent report, Federal Sources Inc. projected federal IT spending of just 0.9 percent in fiscal 2002, below 7.7 percent growth for fiscal 2001.
L-3 Communications Corp. of New York announced May 16 that it will acquire EER Systems Inc. of Chantilly, Va., for about $105 million, plus up to an additional $10 million, based on EER's financial performance for 2001 and 2002. The acquisition is expected to close within 30 days, L-3 reported.
Titan Corp. of San Diego May 14 launched e-tenna Corp., a subsidiary developing and licensing radio frequency technologies that are expected to reshape broadband wireless connectivity worldwide.
Nearly 70 percent of the subcontracts awarded thus far under the $6.9 billion Navy-Marine Corps Intranet contract have been given to small businesses, prime contractor Electronic Data Systems Corp. reported.
DynCorp came away the winner of the first portion of the FBI Trilogy project, which the agency will use to modernize its IT infrastructure and applications. The Reston, Va., company outbid teams lead by Computer Sciences Corp., Lockheed Martin Corp. and Raytheon Co. to land the $132 million, three-year task order, a spokesman for the General Services Administration said.
Gores Technology Group, a private investment firm in Los Angeles, has announced a purchase agreement for the PC manufacturing and government systems units of Micron Electronics Inc. of Nampa, Idaho. GTG chief executive officer Vance Diggins said Micron's strength in the government market was one of the qualities of that made it an attractive acquisition.
NCS Pearson Inc. of Minneapolis has acquired Kajax Engineering Inc. of Arlington, Va., as part of a strategy to expand its e-government and systems integration work in the federal and state government markets. KEI will be renamed KEI Pearson and become part of the NCS Pearson Government Solutions business unit based in Arlington, said NCS Pearson May 2.
TekInsight.com Inc. and DynCorp have signed a formal agreement to merge their state and local operations, creating a combined company of 400 employees and annual revenue approaching $100 million. The companies announced the agreement April 26.
