L-3 Communications acquires defense contractor TMA

L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. acquired Technology, Management and Analysis Corp. of McLean, Va., for approximately $50 million in cash, plus consideration of up to $7 million.

Stanley buys CCI

Stanley Associates Inc. strengthened its position in the federal market with its acquisition of CCI Inc., a technical and management services company whose customers include the Naval Air Systems Command, NASA and the Coast Guard. The company also won a five-year contract to provide a information technology services to the State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs. The value of the award was not disclosed. Stanley and CCI, both privately held companies, did not disclose terms of the acquisition. CCI has become a wholly owned subsidiary of Stanley Associates, Alexandria, Va. Stanley Associates has approximately 1,000 employees and had revenue of $109 million in fiscal 2002, according to Bernie Tylor, spokesman for Stanley.

L-3 Communications acquires Wescam Inc.

L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. will buy Wescam Inc., a Canadian provider of wireless visual information systems for the military, for about $118 million. The deal should close by the end of 2002.

En Pointe Technologies to buy Tabin

En Pointe Technologies signed a nonbinding letter of intent to acquire Tabin Corp., a reseller of technology products and services.

IDT to acquire division of BAE Systems

Integrated Defense Technologies Inc. of Huntsville, Ala., announced Sept. 13 that it will buy BAE Systems Advanced Systems operation in Gaithersburg, Md. IDT will pay the Farnborough, U.K., company $146 million in cash.

Stanley Associates bolsters federal presence with CCI purchase

Stanley Associates Inc. strengthened its position in the federal market with its acquisition of CCC Inc., a technical and management services company whose customers include the Naval Air Systems Command, the U.S. Agency for International Development, NASA and the Coast Guard.

Veridian Corp. latest member of billion-dollar club

By purchasing Signal Corp., Veridian Corp. will expand its presence in the defense and command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance community. It also will give itself "access to new markets in key civilian agencies, which we believe will become increasingly important as homeland security unfolds," said David Langstaff, president and CEO of Veridian.

General Dynamics' buys Command System

General Dynamics Corp. has acquired Command System Inc., a provider of command and control hardware and software to the U.S. and international military markets.

Webversa purchases Semio Corp.

Webversa Inc. has purchased indexing software provider Semio Corp. The transaction closed last week and terms were not disclosed.

SAIC acquires key assets from Fusive.com

Science Applications International Corp.'s Global Telecommunications Group has acquired selected assets of Fusive.com Corp., SAIC announced Aug. 19. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. "The acquisition of these assets from Fusive complements our current contact center and customer relationship management expertise and enhances our customer care practice," said Bob Young, SAIC senior vice president and manager of the Global Telecommunications Group.

EDS finishes Loudcloud buy

Electronic Data Systems Corp. has completed the acquisition of the Web-hosting business from Loudcloud Inc., the company announced Aug. 16.

Veridian to buy Signal for $227 million

Veridian Corp. announced Aug. 13 it has signed an agreement to acquire Signal Corp., a privately owned systems integrator, for $227 million in a combination of cash and notes. Signal expands the company's presence in the defense and command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance community, and "gives Veridian access to new markets in key civilian agencies, which we believe will become increasingly important as homeland security unfolds," said David Langstaff, Veridian president and CEO.

iXP finishes acquisition of Schema Systems

iXP Corp. has completed the acquisition of Schema Systems Inc., the company announced. The exact terms of the cash and stock deal were not disclosed.

Employees take over Scitor

<FONT SIZE=2>&#009;Employees of Scitor Corp., a provider of high-technology services to the U.S. intelligence community and the Department of Defense, have acquired all of the company's common stock. </FONT>

IBM acquiring PwC unit

<FONT SIZE=2>&#009;PwC Consulting won't be going public after all. </FONT>

SAIC, OnStream Media pair up

<FONT SIZE=2>&#009;Science Applications International Corp. has entered into a strategic relationship with OnStream Media of Boca Raton, Fla., to offer customers Web-based audio and video management services. </FONT>

ManTech Closes Purchase of Aegis Research

ManTech International Corp. has completed the acquisition of enterprise protection and technical services firm Aegis Research Corp., the company announced Aug. 6.

Acquisition of PwC Consulting would bolster IBM's federal presence

PwC Consulting won't be going public after all. The company announced July 30 that instead of spinning off from its parent company, New York accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, PwC Consulting would instead be bought by information technology giant IBM Corp. of Armonk, N.Y., for $3.5 billion in cash and stock.

Employees buy high-tech firm Scitor

Employees of Scitor Corp., a provider of high technology services to the U.S. intelligence community and the Department of Defense, have acquired all of the company's common stock.

CACI buys Condor unit

CACI International Inc. of Arlington, Va., will acquire the government solutions division of Condor Technology Solutions Inc.