Lack of deadline slows adoption of Trusted Internet Connections
Agencies are slow to implement Trusted Internet Connections because of a lack of deadlines and funding.
GSA blesses AT&T's trusted Internet offering
AT&T has won GSA's blessing to start delivering Managed Trusted IP Services to government agencies.
Verizon sees video as driver behind new opportunities
Verizon Inc. sees its future growth tied to the emergence of video as the dominant form of communications.
IBM to pay AT&T $1.4B for Sterling Commerce
IBM Corp. has agreed to buy business-to-business e-commerce software developer and AT&T Inc. subsidiary Sterling Commerce Inc. for $1.4 billion.
CSC makes $317M play for NOAA supercomputer
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded a contract potentially worth $317 million over nine years to build a high-performance computing system to support environmental modeling.
Networx gets nasty on Capitol Hill
What are members of Congress threatening to do to agencies that fail to meet the Networx deadlines?
House panel probes causes for lag in switching to Networx
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will hold a hearing May 20 to question agency and industry officials about why the transition to Networx has taken so long.
SatCom policies slammed by Inmarsat executive
Inmarsat Government Services President Rebecca Cowen-Hirsh voices concerns that the policies and structure of GSA and DISA's satellite communications procurement won't meet the needs of the warfighter.
A $10B contract with plenty of questions
GSA-DISA satellite contract is lucrative, but Inmarsat chief has her doubts on whether the FCSA program will deliver the best services to the warfighter.
Inside Dell's $120M DHS immigration deal
The $120 million outsourcing contract Dell Perot Systems won to process citizenship and immigration applications is both a new contract for the company and sort of a follow-on.
Potential FCSA bidders question size, scope and procurement model
GSA and DISA are moving forward with a $10 billion satellite program. But providers question its size, scope and funding model.
House postpones Networx transition hearing
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform postpones hearing with GSA and other agency officials on why the transition for Networx is going so slowly.
House panel calls hearing: Why is Networx transition late?
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to bring in GSA, agency and industry leaders to address the slow transition to Networx from the FTS 2001 telecommunications contract.
Verizon wins $187M Networx deal at HHS
Verizon captures deal that calls for managing a million customer calls a week for the next seven years.
Qwest agrees to $22.4B buyout offer
Qwest Communications Inc. agrees to merge with CenturyLink Inc. in a stock for stock transaction worth $22.4 billion, plus the assumption of debt.
GSA offers more details on huge Connections II contract
GSA offers more insights on pricing, statements of work and small-business requirements at its industry day.
Connections II lures bidders with $35B ceiling
The General Services Administration’s rationale for its new $35 billion Connections II telecommunications contract strikes some in the industry as tenuous.
DISA, GSA preview $3.5B satellite opportunity
DISA and GSA are moving forward with plans for a $3.5 billion satellite procurement that will guide how the government buys services through 2016.
14 win a piece of Virginia's new broadband initiative
Virginia awards contract to 14 companies as part of an effort to bring broadband services to the entire state.
AT&T wins EPA communications contract
AT&T wins Networx contract that will help EPA modernize its telecommunications systems and increase network security.
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