The fiscal 2010 information technology budget request and the 60-day cybersecurity review reveal how the Obama administration regards information technology as a key factor in moving its agenda forward.
Harris will acquire the Air Traffic Control unit of SolaCom Technologies to strengthen its work on the FAA Next Generation Air Transportation System contract.
Telecom and technology companies, such as Deloitte, Verizon Wireless, AT&T and Bivio Networks, are tackling strategic acquisitions despite an economy that makes such deals challenging.
Gradual improvements in the nation's economy will produce an increasingly favorable environment in the coming months for mergers and acquisitions in the defense and government services markets.
A General Dynamics unit will acquire Axsys Technologies Inc., a developer of electro-optical and infrared sensors and systems and surveillance and reconnaissance cameras, for $643 million.
Veritas Capital buys a unit of Kroll Inc. to build a company focused on security-clearance investigations and employment screening services.
By Nick Wakeman
US Investigations Services has acquired Labat-Anderson, a professional services firm that provides litigation support and information systems to government agencies.
