Opinion

Is there a power shift in public sector IT sales?

The acquisition of immixGroup by Arrow Electronics has huge implications on the future of public sector IT sales. Market guru Mark Amtower explains.

  • By Mark Amtower

Why Acentia's time had come, and why others are to follow

The $300 million sale of Acentia to Maximus was years in the making, and that's both a critical indicator about current market conditions and also an important lesson for anyone thinking of selling their company.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Maximus makes $300M federal play

Maximus is acquiring Acentia in a $300 million deal that significantly adds to its federal business by bringing on new customers and new contract vehicles.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Novetta puts up 'for sale' sign. What does it mean?

With Novetta Solutions hiring investment bankers to sell the company, we look at what the sale says about conditions in today's market.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Leidos makes cyber divestiture

Leidoes has sold its Cloudshield Technologies business as part of its ongoing efforts to sharpen its portfolio.

  • By Nick Wakeman

OG Systems acquires ISR solutions firm

OG Systems has acquired Urban Robotics in a move that boosts OGS’ intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities.

  • By Mark Hoover

What 2014 M&A activity says about today's market

We take a deeper dive into the mergers and acquisitions of 2014 and explore what they say about the government market.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Who made 2014's biggest deals?

Our annual mergers and acquisitions special report includes a roundup of all the deals that closed in the past year along with our picks for the best deals of 2014.

  • By Nick Wakeman

SAIC makes $790M deal for Scitor

SAIC fills a void in its intelligence business with its offer to buy Scitor for $790 million.

  • By Nick Wakeman

immixGroup to be bought by Arrow Electronics

Arrow Electronics has reached an agreement to acquire immixGroup Inc. in a move that expands its presence in the federal market.

  • By Mark Hoover

HP makes $2.7B wireless play with Aruba deal

Hewlett-Packard is acquiring Aruba Networks in a $2.7 billion deal that boosts HP’s wireless networking operations.

  • By Mark Hoover

GD makes stealthy Special Operations Command play

General Dynamics has a acquired a fast growing business focused on the U.S. Special Operations Command, but they aren't saying much about it.

  • By Nick Wakeman

CSC makes cloud deal in midst of buyout talk

While buyout rumors swirled, CSC made a deal to bolster its cloud offerings in the government market.

  • By Nick Wakeman

TASC deal done, Engility embarks on transformation

Engility has closed its $1.3 billion acquisition of TASC and moves into the next phase -- making it work.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Inside the Vistronix M&A engine

Vistronix is no stranger to acquisitions with six deals in three years, so when the CEO talks M&A strategy, it's a good idea to listen.

  • By Mark Hoover

iNovex makes analytics play with Mercury acquisition

iNovex Information Systems has made a play to increase its analytics and intelligence work with the acquisition of Mercury Intelligence Systems.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Does a CSC split add up?

The rumors are flying that CSC will break apart into separate government and commercial businesses and the numbers support that the time might be right for such a dramatic move.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Deltek sells WMG, Aronson buys

Deltek has sold off the Washington Management Group, finding a home for the company at Aronson LLC in a move that expands Aronson's contract consulting and advisory services business.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Abt Associates acquires environmental, natural resources firm

Abt Associates has acquired Stratus Consulting, expanding Abt’s environmental expertise and diversifying its client base.

  • By Mark Hoover

Accenture leans forward with Agilex deal

Acquisition of Agilex accelerates Accenture's move into more digital services for government agencies looking to use the cloud and other leading technologies to be more efficient in meeting mission.

  • By Nick Wakeman
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