QinetiQ North America has named Scott Goldstein senior vice president and general manager of the National Systems Business Unit within the company's Mission Solutions Group. He will manage technology development and service delivery for contracts supporting the Defense Department and intelligence community.
Spacenet Inc., a subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., has acquired Cicat Networks Inc., a nationwide provider of broadband network solutions based in Chantilly, Va. Financial terms were not reported.
ManTech International Corp. will provide network security and other IT services to U.S. attorneys under a five-and-a-half-year contract with the Justice Department valued at as much as $10 million.
A quartet of contractors is combining their IT know-how to work on an initiative designed to protect the nation's infrastructure and further secure digital identification credentials.
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.
Science Applications International Corp. will devise a lifecycle research program for the Defense Department under a five-year Navy task order under the SeaPort e-contract valued at more than $41 million.
General Dynamics Corp. will produce the latest version of its advanced onboard computers for installation in select Navy aircraft under a $17.9 million contract.
After a delayed start due to a contractor protest almost three years ago, Lockheed Martin Corp.'s Next Generation Identification team is beginning to fully develop and deploy its enhancement of the FBI's latent fingerprint matching accuracy and introduce palm print matching to the system.
Citizant Inc. will continue to provide cloud technology services to the General Services Administration under a recently awarded three-year contract worth $3.9 million.
Science Applications International Corp. will help the Federal Aviation Administration and other federal agencies operate their business services more smoothly thanks to a five-year FAA contract that could be worth more than $156 million if all options are exercised.
Level 3 Communications Inc. is acquiring Global Crossing Ltd. in a tax-free, stock-for-stock transaction for approximately $3 billion, including the assumption of approximately $1.1 billion of debt.
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.
After first announcing the planned acquisition in November 2010, Harris Corp. has wrapped up its purchase of Global Connectivity Services from Schlumberger Information Solutions for $397.5 million in cash.
ICF International Inc. will continue to support the global energy program of the U.S. Agency for International Development under a five-year grant contract that has a maximum value of $10 million.
Lee Technologies Inc. has been acquired by Schneider Electric, a French energy management company. The financial terms of the acquisition were not reported.
Alion Science and Technology Corp. has hired retired Army Maj. Gen. Charles Fletcher Jr. as group senior vice president and manager of the Strategic Operations Group.
