Business/Financial

SAIC [SAI] yesterday said it has agreed to acquire Vitalize Consulting Solutions, Inc. (VCS) to boost its position in the healthcare space, particularly by providing its federal customers with commercial […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has not had the same “significant” budget increases as other national security agencies have in the post-9/11 era, which means it has less “cushion” […]

The private equity firm Providence Equity Partners has completed its nearly $2 billion purchase of SRA International, taking the publicly traded company private. SRA was founded in 1978 and went […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] President and CEO Wes Bush yesterday was named the company’s chairman effective immediately. Bush succeeds Lew Coleman, who has served as non-executive chairman since January 2010. Coleman, […]

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) chairman blasted yesterday a bipartisan Senate plan for cutting the deficit that he said calls for $866 billion in security cuts over 10 years. […]

Similar to a move it made a year ago, Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday announced a voluntary layoff program for its corporate headquarters and related enterprise business support staff in an […]

L-1 Identity Solutions [ID] yesterday that a United States oversight group has approved its acquisition by France’s Safran Group with the deal expected to close within five business days. L-1 […]

The nominee to serve in a top global-strategy post at the Pentagon said yesterday she views some malicious infiltrations of computer networks as acts of war that could potentially warrant […]

General Dynamics [GD] yesterday said it has acquired Network Connectivity Solutions, Corp. (NETCONN), a small information technology firm that specializes in enterprise and cloud computing services. GD said that NETCONN […]

Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell (R) yesterday said ITT Corp.’s [ITT] Defense & Information Solution business segment will invest as much as $5 million to create a new corporate headquarters in […]