Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAI) has won a position on a potential $140 million contract to provide information technology support services to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. SAIC won the first task order under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, worth up to $74 million over one base year and four option years,... 

Brad Antle Salient Federal Solutions has acquired application software developer LIST Innovative Solutions Inc. and now covers 90 percent of its contract base with prime federal software or application development contracts. The Fairfax, Va.-based federal information technology and engineering contractor said itInformation Technology also added positions... 

Salient Federal Solutions agreed to acquire McLean, Va.-based information technology firm ATS Corp. for nearly $73 million cash, or $3.20 per share. Salient said itInformation Technology will start the tender offer no later than Feb. 28 and expects the tender to close either late in the first quarter or early in the second quarter of fiscal year 2012. Salient... 

Salient Federal Solutions has appointed Tim May to be the company’s first-ever chief marketing officer. May, who will also hold the title of senior vice president, will lead capture and proposal, business development and marketing activities, Salient said in a release. He will report to Bill Parker, Salient’s chief operating officer. Prior... 

Salient Federal Solutions has become the prime holder of the Integrated Electronic Security Systems contracts following its acquisition this week of the Electronic Security Systems division of Dataline, a Washington D.C.-based technology provider to the U.S. Department of Defense. Salient adds access control, alarm monitoring, intrusion detection, video... 

While no clear sector focus dominated the merger and acquisition landscape in September, government contractors remained busy, closing on several interesting healthcare and cybersecurity deals and divesting some operations. The eight acquisitions GovCon Wire recorded were down from the 11 reported in August, but executive moves ramped up to seasonal heights. GovCon... 

  Brad Antle, Salient Federal Solutions Salient Federal Solutions has bought Dataline, LLC‘s electronic security systems division for an undisclosed amount. Salient said the addition of the Washington, D.C.-based technology division will increase its expertise in the design, engineering and installation of consolidated emergency response... 

Salient Federal Solutions has won a multi-year prime contract with the U.S. Air Force to help secure ITInformation Technology systems byBudget Year implementing its Assure6 product suite. The DISA ENCORE II contract award is part of the warfighter rapid acquisition program. The company said the suite is the only cybersecurity manager that can detect... 

Brad Antle, Salient Salient Federal Solutions, Inc. yesterday announced the opening of the Salient Federal Solutions Education and Training Center supporting the Space and Missile Systems Center University at Los Angeles Air Force base. The 5,000-square-foot onsite and distance-based training facility will serve the U.S. Air Force Space and... 

Booz Allen Hamilton, SAIC and The MITRE Corporation are among the firms teaming with Northern Virginia Technology Council to assess the processes and technology at Arlington National Cemetery. The work will be done over the next two months on a pro-bono basis. According to ExecutiveBiz, “the assessment aims to find and create solutions to restore...