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 systems. Improved services will include video surveillance, asset tracking and mobile device alerts. Salient …

Salient Federal Solutions has won a multi-year prime contract with the U.S. Air Force to help secure IT systems by 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 and …

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 …

Salient acquired Command Information and its subsidiary AnviCom, an Alexandria, Va.-based IT services and solutions firm. The move extends Salient’s software development capability and cybersecurity offerings and allows access to a prime position on the ENCORE II contract vehicle. “For nearly 20 years Command Information and its wholly-owned subsidiary, AnviCom, …

Salient Federal has been selected as one of the prime vendors for the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s largest-ever Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) for Information Technology Services contract vehicle, which carries a ceiling of approximately $30 billion over eight years. Salient joins a host of other contracting …

Salient Federal Solutions has acquired SGIS from Skillstorm. According to the firm, “this acquisition supports the company’s aggressive growth plans to build a world-class federal IT and engineering solutions company, and leverages their management and operational expertise to successfully support high-priority missions of the federal government.” Based in San Diego, …

Led by CEO Brad Antle, newly-formed Salient Solutions LLC is set to compete for acquisitions in the government services industry.  Antle previously served as the president and CEO of SI International for three years, until it was bought by Serco in 2008. He’s not the only former SI International executive …

Oceus Networks announced on Tuesday that Brad Antle, former CEO of Salient CRGT, has been appointed executive chairman effective immediately following its acquisition by Battle Investment Group. In addition, Oceus Chief Operating Officer Jeff Harman will transition to a new role as the company's president.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has unveiled a list of 24 prime contractors that are eligible to compete for a potential 10-year, $2B contract covering software development and integration support for commercial off-the-shelf products, database applications, customized software apps and other information technology platforms.

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