Titan Corp. shareholders will vote April 12 on whether to accept Lockheed Martin Corp.'s offer to buy the company, but allegations that Titan made illegal payments to foreign officials could still scuttle the deal.
Hewlett-Packard Co. has won a $784 million, 10-year contract from Veterans Affairs to provide engineering support services and maintenance for the VistaA Health Information System.
General Dynamics Corp. won a subcontract to provide information assurance, systems engineering, payload and ground element support and logistics to an Air Force space communications program.
CACI International Inc.'s proposed acquisition of American Management Systems Inc.'s defense unit will position CACI for work helping the Defense Department manage its outsourcing and transformation projects, the company's top executive said.<br>
When Michael Jalbert came to E.F. Johnson Inc. in early 1999, the company was losing money, had been delisted from Nasdaq and was facing class action lawsuits from shareholders.
Herb Anderson, head of Northrop Grumman Corp.'s information technology sector, is stepping down May 1 in keeping with the company's retirement policies.
More details on the second version of the Homeland Security Department's enterprise architecture should become known over the next three months, a DHS official said today.
Calibre Inc. of Alexandria, Va., today acquired Strategic Management Initiatives Inc., a management consulting firm that provides strategic management and engineering analysis services to the government in areas such as environmental services and nuclear engineering and licensing.
	The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating allegations that Titan Corp. made illegal payments to consultants in foreign countries, but the investigation is not expected to derail Titan's acquisition by Lockheed Martin Corp., company officials said.
Lockheed Martin Corp. today asked a federal court to block the Housing and Urban Development Department from transitioning a disputed contract to EDS Corp.
DigitalNet Inc. is planning to acquire User Technology Associates Inc. in a $50 million deal that expands DigitalNet's presence in homeland security and law enforcement agencies.
Verity Inc. is buying Cardiff Software Inc. in a $50 million deal that brings Verity added capabilities in software for document capture, electronic forms and workflow-driven business processes.
It's no secret that mergers and acquisitions are on the rise. In the government IT market, the number of M&As rose from 47 in 2001 to 64 in 2002 to 73 in 2003. And the aggregate value of those deals jumped from $3.8 billion in 2002 to $5.9 billion last year. Along with the rise in the number of deals, a new generation of M&A players has emerged, such as <b>Todd Stottlemyer</b> of ITS Services, left, <b>Michael Solley</b> of NCI Information Systems and <b>Greg Bedner</b> of Perot Systems. Washington Technology looks at some of these new players and the strategies that are driving their deals.
