Raytheon to build secure data-sharing network for DISA
Raytheon has won a Defense Department information assurance and network operations contract that could be worth up to $138 million.
Lockheed assembles CANES team
Lockheed Martin Corp. is partnering with four information technology companies to pursue the Navy’s Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services contracting opportunity.
Ocean Systems delivers technical support to Marines
Ocean Systems Engineering Corp. has won an $11.7 million task order to provide the Marine Corps with a range of technical support for its Marine Air Ground Task Force systems.
Herraiz to manage stimulus package funding at Motorola
Domingo Herraiz, a former Justice Department funding and policy expert, has been named to manage Motorola’s Government and Enterprise Funding Programs.
AT&T podcasts offer application upkeep tips
Networx contractor AT&T offers series of podcasts to help customers keep their applications well-tuned.
Harris will modernize Army satellite terminals
The company will provide satellite modernization services to the Army under a 10-year, $600 million contract.
Networx TIC award imminent for Verizon
Reports are that Verizon will join other Networx contract holders and be able to sell trusted internet connection services to government agencies.
Verizon hires Qwest legislative exec
Legislative and government relations specialist Shirley Bloomfield has traded her job at one Networx telecom provider for a similar position at another.
Raytheon receives AF contract extension
Raytheon Co. has received a $23.5 million contract extension to perform additional risk-reduction activities for the Air Force’s new ground control system.
Nortel reporting system helps protect endangered whale
Nortel's project with the Coast Guard is designed reduce collisions of ships with right whales by collecting and sharing information.
Verizon: Organized crime behind data breaches
The company studied 90 confirmed network breaches and found that 91 percent were linked to organized crime.
Exec pay stirs telco shareholders
Executive compensation packages get plenty of attention from Networx contractors.
Telecommunications news roundup
Sprint offers MTIPS signing bonus; Level 3 secures new $220M note; Verizon unveils security compliance tool.
Qwest asset sale rumors go up in smoke
The rumored sale by Networx contract holder Qwest Communications International of its long-haul network is, as suggested by telecom analyst Warren Suss, “mere speculation.”
Sprint, Qwest get TIC Enterprise greenlight
The Networx contract modification lets agencies order the services that help them comply with the Trusted Internet Connections initiative.
IG: NTIA should apply lessons to grants
The agency should apply lessons learned from previous grant programs to the new $4.7 billion broadband grant program, an inspector general's report says.
Networx hits 165 task orders and counting
Activity on the huge telecommunications contracts ranges from a value of a few thousand to millions of dollars.
Kratos to earthquake-proof hospital networks
California law requires hospitals to either build new facilities or retrofit existing ones to make sure they can keep operating during and after an earthquake.
Economic stimulus to generate infrastructure opportunities
Infrastructure projects will range from strengthening health care technology to extending the reach of broadband networks.
Eye on M&A
IBM Corp. might acquire Sun Microsystems to expand its data centers capabilities before an anticipated consolidation in the server market, according to market watchers.
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