Booz Allen-EverWatch Merger Pause Sought by DOJ After Loss

The Justice Department’s antitrust division asked a federal court for a two-week pause of Booz Allen Hamilton’s $440 million acquisition of defense firm EverWatch, hoping to buy more time to appeal an earlier ruling that allowed the deal to proceed.

Justice’s Friday motion to Judge Catherine C. Blake of the US District Court for the District of Maryland comes three days after she denied the government’s motion for a preliminary injunction halting the deal until a full trial.

The 14-day pause is needed for the government to contemplate an appeal of her ruling on Oct. 11, the DOJ said. If ...