EDS Corp.'s acquisition of Saber Corp. in November was one of the largest state and local acquisitions in recent years and is comparable to other market-changing acquisitions.
Science Applications International Corp. will purchase SM Consulting Inc., a provider of IT and linguistics services to government and commercial clients.
NCI Inc. will purchase some of MTC Technologies Inc.'s assets used to conduct MTC's business under the Program Executive Office Soldier, Project Manager Soldier Warrior and Project Manager Soldier Equipment contract.
BAE Systems will sell its Flight Systems business to Calspan Corp. for $62.5 million and additional considerations based on the next five years' revenues.
CoVant, a private equity partnership founded by former Anteon International Inc. chief executive Joseph Kampf and his partners, has acquired A-T Solutions.
National Interest Security Co. announced that it closed its acquisition of Edge Consulting Inc., the sixth acquisition it has completed since its formation in July.
A proposed Chinese investment in 3Com Corp. has been shot down, at least for now, by the interagency Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.
Affiliated Computer Services has acquired Bowers and Associates, a Wisconsin-based provider of productivity management services and health care data analytics.
A flurry of international deals involving European buyers ofU.S. defense and civilian contractors has been under waysince early 2007. Of 292 transactions by strategic buyersof U.S.-based defense companies in 2007, 50 buyerswere foreign ? 17 percent. So far in 2008, two of 17 deals involveforeign buyers.
