AT&T joins in on Kuwait network operations work

AT&T Government Solutions Inc. won a $22.7 million subcontract from ITT Industries Inc. to support and manage a network operations center in Kuwait that will serve military commanders in Asia and Africa.

Under the subcontract, AT&T Government Solutions of Vienna, Va., will manage the Theater Network Operations and Security Center. The center is a hub to ensure reliable, secure command and control communications for military commanders in the region. It also links the Army to the Global Information Grid, the U.S. military's global information network.

AT&T Government Solutions is a unit of AT&T Inc. of Houston. The parent company
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