ASGN (NYSE: ASGN) has acquired Skyris for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to expand its expertise and offerings in geospatial and open source intelligence and data analytics to federal government customers.

ASGN (NYSE: ASGN) has closed its acquisition of Blackstone Technology Group’s federal division for $85M in cash. ASGN said Monday it will integrate Arlington, Va.-based Blackstone Federal into ECS’ enterprise solutions group focused on providing digital platforms to federal civilian clients.

ASGN (NYSE: ASGN) has completed its purchase of information technology services contractor DHA Group for approximately $46M in cash in a move to build up its ECS business segment’s IT platforms portfolio. ECS said Monday parent company ASGN used internal cash flows to fund the acquisition of DHA, which will operate as …

On Assignment concurrently wrapped up its $775 million purchase of Fairfax, Virginia-based information technology services provider ECS Federal and adopted the name ASGN Inc. (NYSE: ASGN) to reflect the combined entity’s business. The companies first announced the transaction in January and ASGN said Monday ECS will continue its operations under the same brand …

ECS has partnered with Elastic NV to provide the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency with an integrated dashboard platform for continuous monitoring and mitigation of cyber threats and vulnerabilities within the CISA ecosystem.

David West, a federal strategy and merger and acquisition practitioner, joined information technology and engineering services contractor ECS on April 2 to serve as vice president of corporate development. West oversees the development and implementation of the firm’s growth strategies in his new role, ECS said Tuesday. “Dave brings a …

ECS will compete for task orders to provide information technology platforms and services for the Defense Department, service branches and other federal agencies under the potential 10-year, $17.5 billion Encore III contract the Defense Information Systems Agency awarded in November 2017. The Encore III indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers 19 performance areas that include …

KippsDeSanto & Co. said it believes General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) acquisition of CSRA shows the continued focus of government technology sector buyers on efforts to build up scale and expand next-generation information technology capabilities through mergers and acquisitions. General Dynamics’ IT business will realize approximately $10 billion in annual revenue following …

On Assignment (NYSE: ASGN) has agreed to purchase Fairfax, Virginia-based technology and engineering firm ECS Federal for $775 million from majority owner Roy Kapani and investment company Lindsay Goldberg. ECS and its current leadership team will continue to operate under its brand name as a division of On Assignment, the …