ECS Federal to be sold for $775M

ECS Federal has agreed in a $775 million deal to be acquired by publicly-held staffing firm On Assignment, a large but new player in the federal market.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Leidos to consolidate Reston HQ

Leidos is consolidating its Reston corporate headquarters from two buildings to one as part of its larger post-Lockheed deal synergy goals.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Acquisition nixes chance at FDA contract

Synchrogenix was a small business and then it became large. That caused problems as it pursued an FDA contract.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Possible VMware-Dell deal has all the hallmarks of a rapidly changing market

Whether Dell and VMware pull off a reverse merger where VMware buys Dell, the possibility of such a bold move says a lot about the market and the need to adapt.

  • By Nick Wakeman
Opinion

M&A momentum flowing into 2018

The positive momentum driving M&A activity picked up last year and the expectations of acquisition experts Bob Kipps and Marc Marlin are that it will continue in 2018 and maybe beyond.

  • By Bob Kipps

L3 sounds ready to buy in 2018

L3 Technologies executives signal they will continue their busy acquisition activity from last year into this year. And a couple could close soon, they say.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Serco's Americas arm closes BTP Systems acquisition

Serco Group's subsidiary for the Americas region completes its acquisition of defense technology services company BTP Systems.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Should M&A be part of your 2018 growth strategy?

Companies looking to grow have two choices -- organic growth or acquisitions. Each has their pluses but there are also risks.

  • By Elizabeth Harr

Amazon Web Services bolsters security work with Sqrrl acquisition

Amazon Web Services has acquired Sqrrl, a cybersecurity firm with deep roots in the U.S. intelligence community.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Stack, Song open new government services group at Baird

Veteran government market investment bankers Jean Stack and John Song have officially joined Baird to create a new government services group.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Vectrus adds intell, civilian footprints in $36M buy of Sentel

Vectrus adds new intelligence and civilian market footprints with its $36 million deal to acquire IT and logistics services firm Sentel.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Merlin invests in analytics, network operations firm

Merlin International has made a $10 million investment in Centerity Systems to further expand in research in analytics and network management.

  • By Nick Wakeman

New secure data center player expands federal presence

Barely a year old, Cyxtera picks up Immunity in an acquisition that will add more security features and a deeper footprint into the federal market.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Soloway's Celero acquires market research firm CGR

Former PSC CEO Stan Soloway's Celero Strategies purchases market research firm CGR Associates and brings the latter's CEO into the leadership fold.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Microsoft increases hybrid cloud play with Avere deal

Microsoft has increased its hybrid cloud capabilities with the purchase of Avere Systems and its storage management technology.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Federal antitrust officials clear DXC-Vencore-Keypoint deal

Federal antitrust officials clear the complex spinoff and subsequent three-way merger of DXC's U.S. government business into Vencore and KeyPoint.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Another year of change in the cards for 2018

Approaching one full year into the Trump administration and things are still a bit bumpy. But no matter who is in the White House, the contractor community should expect more changes in the year ahead.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Mercury inks $180M deal for Themis in continued C4I push

Mercury Systems plans to acquire Themis Computer for $180 million in cash as part of continued expansion efforts in the C4I arena.

  • By Ross Wilkers

New space player's journey starts in D.C.

How Maxar Technologies plans to use its Washington, D.C. region footprint as an engine for growth into a larger global space player.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Janus Global acquired by private equity firm DC Capital

Global logistics contractor Janus Global Operations has been acquired by private equity firm DC Capital Partners as another addition to the investment group’s public sector market portfolio.

  • By Ross Wilkers
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