Mendler rises to become Alion COO

Stacy Mendler will take the reins as chief operating officer, overseeing day-to-day operations.

Verizon opens government network ops center

The government may be the first beneficiary of the continuing integration of MCI with Verizon Communications Inc.

CDW to buy Midwest reseller

CDW Corp. is boosting its state and local government business through the acquisition of a Midwest reseller with $390 million in annual revenue.

IBM leads international research effort

IBM Corp. is leading a consortium to carry out research on wireless and sensor technologies for the Army Research Laboratory and the United Kingdom Defense Ministry.

EDO closes intel deal

EDO Corp. has doubled its intelligence business with the acquisition of Impact Science and Technology Inc.

PC Mall Gov expands its base with GMRI deal

PC Mall Gov Inc. is moving upstream with its acquisition of Government Micro Resources Inc., allowing it to sell higher-end products and services.

Greater Washington Government Contractor of the Year finalists picked

Finalists have been named for the annual Greater Washington Government Contractor of the Year awards.

L-1 buys into U.S. intel market

The new company formed by the merger of Viisage Technology Inc. and Identix Inc. is continuing its deal-making with the acquisition of a privately held intelligence firm.

Gault joins SI as executive VP

In a move designed to help it chase larger contracts, SI International Inc. has hired Leslee Gault as its chief marketing officer.

PC Mall Gov moves upstream with GMRI deal

PC Mall Gov Inc. of Chantilly, Va., has acquired Government Micro Resources Inc. in a move that company officials said will help it move into higher end products and services.

Leslie Barry joins GTSI

Leslie Barry has become GTSI Corp.'s vice president of government affairs and business development, a new position at the Chantilly, Va., company.

Online forum | Ask the Editor

Join Washington Technology Editor Nick Wakeman for an "Ask the Editor" online forum <b>today </b> from <b>noon to 1 p.m. ET</b>, for a discussion about changes in the government market during the last two decades. <a href="http://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/forum/forums/29201-2.html"><b>Click here to go to the forum's transcript</b></a>

Investment group lassoes Intergraph

Intergraph Corp. of Huntsville, Ala., has agreed to be acquired for $1.3 billion by an investor group led by Hellman & Friedman LLC and the Texas Pacific Group.

Our Town

With this issue, we celebrate our 20th anniversary with stories, profiles and commentary that look back across two decades at the people and events that shaped today's market.

22 leaders who made a difference

It has taken scores, if not hundreds, of leaders to build today's marketplace, but these 22 burned the brightest.

The past points to our future

To mark our 20th year of publication, Washington Technology looks back at the last two decades and the companies, people and events that have shaped the government IT market. But, as William Faulkner said, "The past isn't dead; it isn't even past."

The birth of an institution

Esther Smith launched Washington Technology in 1986 with a simple concept in mind: Give a voice to a strong, vibrant business community that was woefully underserved.

Balutis joins Cisco

Alan Balutis has joined Cisco Systems Inc. as a distinguished fellow and director of its North American public sector consulting business

Business is waiting in the wings

There's a new technology that holds the promise of better and faster applications. And systems integrators are the best ones to help agencies implement the new technology. But in the case of IP Version 6, paper and reality don't quite mix.

Balutis leaves Input

Alan Balutis resigned today as president of Input Inc.'s government strategies group.