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By Light Acquires Federal IT Services Provider Phacil

By Brian Garrett-Glaser

Monday, March 25th, 2019

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By Light Acquires Federal IT Services Provider Phacil

By Light Professional IT Services last week acquired Phacil Inc. in a deal that expands its offerings to the federal government. Terms of the deal, which was completed March 15, were not disclosed. Both companies have about 600 employees. By Light, which is based in Northern Virginia, provides program management, systems design and engineering, satellite communications, information assurance, rapid prototyping, federal healthcare and other services for classified and unclassified government networks. Some of the company’s customers include the Navy, Departments…

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