Raytheon buys Henggeler Computer Consultants, a cyber security and software engineering firm

Raytheon Company has acquired privately held Henggeler Computer Consultants, Inc., further extending Raytheon's capabilities to serve the cyber security, enterprise architecture and systems engineering needs of customers in the intelligence community, as well as in the Department of Defense.

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed in a news release Raytheon issued on Dec. 29.

Henggeler Computer Consultants expands Raytheon's comprehensive cyber security offerings with enterprise solutions delivered by a highly regarded technical team. The company is a forefront developer of enterprise architecture, analytics, software and cloud-based solutions that form the backbone of key intelligence community systems.

"The addition of Henggeler will further strengthen Raytheon's capabilities and competitiveness in cybersecurity," said Lynn Dugle, president of Raytheon's intelligence and information systems business. "Henggeler is comprised of highly specialized and proven performers with deep customer relationships, and we are excited to welcome them as members of the Raytheon team." 

Henggeler Computer Consultants is headquartered in Columbia, MD, with offices in Annapolis Junction, MD. Founder and president Dick Henggeler will remain with the company. 

The acquisition of Henggeler Computer Consultants marks Raytheon's second cyber security-related acquisition this month and the tenth since 2007, said the company’s news release. On December 5, 2011, Raytheon purchased Madison, AL-based Pikewerks Corp., which features a range of analysis and investigation capabilities, as well as software protection and forensics solutions.