Salient Federal Solutions Opens Newest Talent Operations Center in Colorado Springs

FAIRFAX, VA — January 25, 2012 – Salient Federal Solutions, Inc. (Salient), a leading provider of information technology, engineering and intelligence analysis services, announced today the opening of its newest Talent Operations Center located in Colorado Springs, CO. The official opening of the Center will be celebrated this evening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony by company President and CEO Brad Antle along with local dignitaries from the City of Colorado Springs and U.S. Senator Michael F. Bennet’s office.

Salient Federal Solutions Deepens Training Leadership Team

FAIRFAX, VA and SAN ANTONIO, TX — January 9, 2012 - Salient Federal Solutions, Inc. (Salient), a leading provider of information technology, engineering, and intelligence analytic services to agencies in the intelligence, defense, homeland security and cyber domains, today announces that retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jim Mullin and retired U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. James Perdue have joined the company under the Responsive Mission Support Solutions (RMSS) business unit, which provides government agencies with certified instructors who are proven performers on a platform and scientifically assured to conduct in-person or distance-based learning.

Salient Federal Solutions Expands Executive Team with Tim May as Company's First Chief Marketing Officer

FAIRFAX, VA — December 6, 2011 - Salient Federal Solutions (Salient), a leading provider of information technology, engineering and intelligence analysis services, today announces Tim May has joined the company as its first CMO. As senior vice president and CMO, May will report to COO Bill Parker, and will lead the company’s centralized activities in marketing, business development, capture and proposal.

In a security breach, no amount of Chanel #5 will cover it up…

Every day there are a flurry of news articles detailing the latest cyber security breaches within corporate and government IT networks. Lots of commentary is offered by experts reprimanding these enterprises for not defending their information. But it isn't so simple. We exist in a complicated technology ecosystem. A mix of legacy and new systems contain a woven assortment of classified, personal and other information. These networks are supported by engineers of varying levels of training and certification.

To fix the fundamental issues, enterprises need a clear plan for the future to systematically address where they are headed. One area of increasing vulnerability is the transition to IPv6. Many corporate networks and all US government networks are in the midst of transitioning to the new Protocol. Today we are already seeing many different types of IPv6 attacks including router header, IPv6 tunnels, DNS queries and rogue router advertisements. These are complicated issues to address and organizations are just trying to keep their heads above water.
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