GovPay Deal Closes

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Onvia.com Acquires DemandStar.Com

Onvia.com Inc. of Seattle has completed its acquisition of DemandStar.com, a provider of business-to-government electronic commerce solutions.

Atvantec Acquires TechLaw Automation Partners

Atvantec, a provider of network and systems integration solutions headquartered in Philadelphia, has acquired TechLaw Automation Partners Inc., the commercial IT subsidiary of TechLaw Inc. of Chantilly, Va. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Northrop Gives Regulators More Time to Review Litton Deal

Northrop Grumman Corp. has refiled the paperwork for its $5.1 billion acquisition of Litton Industries Inc. to give U.S. and European regulators more time to review the deal.

L-3 Strengthens Gov't Offerings

L-3 Communications Inc., New York, has made its recent acquisition, Coleman Research Corp., a part of its MPRI division.

JetForm Deal Aids the Blind

JetForm Corp. of Ottawa has acquired Verbal-eyes technology from FutureForms, a division of Pummill Business Forms Inc. of Grand Rapids, Mich.

Northrop Grumman, Litton Merger Modified

The boards of directors of Northrop Grumman Corp. and Litton Industries Inc. approved an amendment Jan. 24 to the terms of their merger agreement that provides capital gains tax protection for Litton shareholders.

GovWorks Files Bankruptcy, Will Sell Payment Business

GovWorks Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, calling itself a victim of the "growth-at-any-cost craze" that has killed a slew of Internet companies.

VSE Buys Tech Business From Group Decision Support Systems

VSE Corp. has acquired the collaborative technologies and environments business of Group Decision Support Systems Inc., VSE announced.

Ezenia to Buy General Dynamics Unit for $21 Million

Ezenia Inc. has signed an agreement to buy InfoWorkSpace, a unit of General Dynamics Corp., for cash and common stock totaling $21 million.

ACS Buys Key Business Unit from Tyler Technologies

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. of Dallas has acquired Business Resource Corp., a subsidiary of Tyler Technologies Inc., also of Dallas, for $71 million in cash, ACS announced today.

Northrop Grumman to Buy Litton for $5.1 Billion

Northrop Grumman Corp. has vaulted into the top tier of defense and information technology companies with its planned purchase of Litton Industries Inc. in a transaction worth an estimated $5.1 billion.

Unisys May Unload Federal Business Unit

Unisys Corp. of Blue Bell, Pa., has hired an investment banking firm to explore strategic alternatives for the company's Federal Systems division, which could include the sale of the unit or the making of acquisitions, the company said Dec. 7.