Thirteen large contractors and 22 small businesses have been named to the Army’s $2.5 billion Operations, Planning, Training and Resource Support Services prime contract, known as OPTARSS II.
Virtual Corp., a New Jersey software and consulting company, has secured a $49 million Defense Department blanket purchase agreement for its disaster recovery software solutions.
Artech Information Systems LLC, a provider of workforce solutions to the government, has acquired Edge Professional Services LLC, a Washington, D.C., information technology services firm.
GSA Administrator Martha Johnson tells anxious contractors that a government shutdown "would be a real disrupter" but the agency has had plans in place since the last shutdown in 1995 to ease the effects of any new closure.
CA Technologies is extending its reach into the public sector with the announced purchase of Base Technologies, a private consulting firm focused on the management of government IT assets.
Lee Technologies Inc. has been acquired by Schneider Electric, a French energy management company. The financial terms of the acquisition were not reported.
A-T Solutions Inc. is strengthening its offerings in the intelligence field with the creation of an Intelligence Solutions Group that will offer professional services and customized technology products to the intelligence community.
EMC Corp. has acquired NetWitness Corp., a private provider of network security analysis solutions. The financial terms of the deal, which closed April 1, were not reported.
KEYW Corp. has made its 10th acquisition since its founding in 2008, acquiring JKA Technologies Inc., a privately held provider of cybersecurity solutions to the intelligence community.
Appian founder and CEO Matt Calkins has taken his love of strategic board games to build a winning business process management company that has been growing rapidly.
FedStore Corp. continues to revamp its executive team, hiring Jay Jabbari, a 22-year industry veteran, as senior vice president of sales. Jabbari will report directly to President Skip Trahern, who joined the IT services provider in mid-March.
Hewlett-Packard Co., in another step to expand its services beyond hardware sales, has acquired Vertica Systems Inc., a provider of real-time analytics. Financial terms were not reported.
Three D.C.-area small-business IT contractors will vie for task order work under a Defense Department contract that has a maximum value of $495 million.
Officials now must justify sole-source contracts, such as those awarded to Alaska Native Corporations, worth more than $20 million, according to a new interim rule.
