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SSA to upgrade data network under $233M deal

The Social Security Administration awarded CenturyLink a follow-on deal under the Networx telecommunications contract.

Tags: acquisition , contracting , industry , SSA , CenturyLink , telecommunications , Keith BieryGolick

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Networx in home stretch, but another extension is possible

GSA may have to give as many as 20 agencies an extra nine months to transition to the five-year-old telecommunications contract. The agency says 96 percent of all transitions are done or in progress. GSA is developing a strategy for the next generation of telecommunications services.

Tags: technology , Frank Tiler , GSA , telecommunications , cybersecurity , Trusted Internet Connections Initiaitive , Jason Miller

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Networx contractors strengthening cybersecurity with new standards

Agencies are increasingly relying upon Networx contract providers to reduce their Internet connections and strengthen network security.

Tags: technology , cybersecurity , Jeff Mohan , Sean McCalley , GSA , AT&T

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What will your agency's communications networks look like in five years?

What will your agency's communications networks look like in five years? Now is the time to decide. In the coming months, federal agencies will be making the move from FTS2001 to the Networx Program. Will your agency transition to Networx with a like-for-like approach…or will it seize the opportunity and transform its networks to 21st century capabilities? Hughes offers agencies a cost-effective migration path to the future network today-- with resilient, path-diverse satellite solutions that are critical for emergency preparedness and COOP planning; ensuring broadband connectivity everywhere, even in remote locations; enabling secure, managed networks; and much more.

Tags: technology , Satcom Report , Hughes , communication , COOP , Connectivity , networks

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DHS to test Einstein version 3

AT&T gets the go-ahead to offer Einstein V.1 under Networx

Tags: Jeff Mohan Cybersecurity , L3 , Sprint , Qwest , Verizon , AT&T , GSA , OMB , DHS , Michael Chertoff , technology , telecommunications , JM

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GSA fast-tracks Connections 2 contract

WFED's Jason Miller reports.

Tags: contracting , GSA , Connections 2 , Jason Miller

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FTC hires AT&T to secure Internet gateway

This is the first publicly announced award under the GSA Networx program to meet the Trusted Internet Connections initiative. FTC will receive intrusion detection, intrusion prevention and other cybersecurity services under the $5 million deal. GSA and OMB pushing agencies to transition to the telecommunications contract more quickly.

Tags: technology , contracting , FTC , OMB , GSA , Energy , Transportation , Jeff Mohan , AT&T , Verizon , Sprint , Qwest , telecommunications , cybersecurity , TIC , cloud computing

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Networx delays due to inattention, mulitple awards contracts complications

Former commissioner of GSA's Federal Technology Service says problems can be fixed if focus changes.

Tags: contracting , management , GSA , Martha Johnson , Bob Woods , TopSide Consulting , Dorothy Ramienski

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Senators want answers about Networx delays

Sens. Lieberman and Collins ask for specific actions seven large agencies are taking to transition to the new telecommunications contract. This is the second letter about the GSA contract since December.

Tags: technology , contracting , Joseph Lieberman , Susan Collins , GSA , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , OMB , telecommunications

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GSA wants Networx to move into high gear

Agency offering to help others transition to new telecommunications contract in any way possible. Only 28 percent of all agency services have moved to Networx so far.

Tags: contracting , technology , Karl Krumbholz , GSA , Energy , DOT , DoL , State , USDA , SSA , Treasury , IAC , AT&T , Verizon , Qwest , Connections , telecommunications , cybersecurity , TIC

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