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  • Sprint to Offer Converged Wireless Comms Portfolio to Federal & Public Sector - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sprint to Offer Converged Wireless Comms Portfolio to Federal & Public Sector

    Sprint will provide the federal and public sector with a portfolio of converged wireless, internet of things, security and wireline platforms through its communications network. Chris Felix, a 27-year telecommunications industry veteran, has been appointed vice president of government solutions at Sprint, to oversee the delivery of converged wireless platforms to federal government clients, the […] More

  • Bechtel Opens Cyber Lab to Help Secure Critical Infrastructure Software and Equipment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bechtel Opens Cyber Lab to Help Secure Critical Infrastructure Software and Equipment

    Bechtel has established a cybersecurity laboratory in a move to help secure equipment and software at critical facilities such as chemical plants, government buildings and power stations. The new lab seeks to adopt Bechtel’s strategies in helping government clients develop and implement platforms designed to comply with the National Institute of Standards and Technology‘s Risk Management Framework, the company said Thursday. Chad Hartman, a program director at […] More

  • Executive Spotlight: Interview with Steve Halligan, CEO & Co-Founder of n2Grate Government Technology Solutions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Spotlight: Interview with Steve Halligan, CEO & Co-Founder of n2Grate Government Technology Solutions

    With a number of new companies on the up and up, a promising one to watch is certainly leading network solutions provider n2Grate, a company dedicated to helping customers achieve their business/mission objectives by maximizing technology investment. With a focus on infrastructure, software, professional and managed services, n2grate works to support a diverse set of […] More

  • Hughes Earns ISO Quality Mgmt Recertification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hughes Earns ISO Quality Mgmt Recertification

    Hughes Network Systems has received new ISO certification after an independent auditor completed an assessment of the broadband satellite company’s quality management practices. Hughes said Wednesday the ISO 9001:2015 standard recertification validates the firm’s commitment to implement continuous improvement efforts, quality management principles and customer focus strategies in efforts to design, deliver, manufacture and support telecommunication products and […] More

  • CompTIA Study: Nearly 75% of Gov't Officials Support Smart City Tech Dev't - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CompTIA Study: Nearly 75% of Gov’t Officials Support Smart City Tech Dev’t

    A new survey from nonprofit technology association CompTIA says almost 75 percent of government officials are optimistic about the development of smart city technologies. The “Building Smarter Cities and Communities” report includes responses from 350 government personnel about their views regarding smart cities, CompTIA said Thursday. Respondents indicated expected benefits from smart city platforms such as operational efficiencies, […] More

  • VA Posts Sources Sought Notice for Software Mgmt Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    VA Posts Sources Sought Notice for Software Mgmt Platform

    The Department of Veterans Affairs wants information on potential industry sources of a software management platform that can aid VA’s use of the General Services Administration‘s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions procurement vehicle. VA said Wednesday in a FedBizOpps notice that proposed software management tools system should be able to provide telecommunications asset management such as ordering, billing, […] More

  • Harris to Offer Federal Agencies Network Services Under $50B GSA Contract Vehicle - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harris to Offer Federal Agencies Network Services Under $50B GSA Contract Vehicle

    Harris has won a position under the General Services Administration‘s potential 15-year, $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract vehicle to offer network services to federal agencies. GSA selected Harris and nine other companies to compete for task orders to deliver information technology, telecommunications and infrastructure services through the EIS contract. Harris said Tuesday it plans to offer network […] More

  • Lockheed Completes Arabsat Comms Satellite Integration; Rick Ambrose Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Completes Arabsat Comms Satellite Integration; Rick Ambrose Comments

    A group of Lockheed Martin engineers and technicians has integrated a modernized A2100 communications satellite built for Arabsat and the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia ahead of a scheduled launch in the second quarter of 2018. Lockheed said Thursday Hellas-Sat/SaudiGeosat-1 is designed to provide telecommunications services for Arabsat customers across the Middle East, Africa […] More

  • CenturyLink Secures Spot on GSA's Potential $50B EIS Vehicle; Erich Sanchack Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CenturyLink Secures Spot on GSA’s Potential $50B EIS Vehicle; Erich Sanchack Comments

    CenturyLink will be able to offer information technology and telecommunications infrastructure services to government customers through its position on the General Services Administration‘s potential 15-year, $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multi-award vehicle serves to facilitate the delivery of CenturyLink services that include cybersecurity, cloud and managed hosting, the company said Wednesday. Erich Sanchack, senior […] More

  • AT&T Eyes Telecom Support Task Orders Under GSA’s $50B EIS Contract; Kay Kapoor Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AT&T Eyes Telecom Support Task Orders Under GSA’s $50B EIS Contract; Kay Kapoor Comments

    AT&T will compete for task orders to provide telecommunications services and technologies for federal agencies under the potential 15-year, $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract the General Services Administration awarded Tuesday. The EIS contract aims to meet the technology requirements of approximately 53 federal agency clients and replace GSA’s Washington Interagency Telecommunications System 3, Networx and […] More

  • CSRA's Yogesh Khanna to Lead Conference Call on Federal Cloud Adoption - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CSRA’s Yogesh Khanna to Lead Conference Call on Federal Cloud Adoption

    CSRA will hold a conference call on July 17 with the investment community and government information technology professionals to discuss cloud adoption within the U.S. federal government. Yogesh Khanna, CSRA chief technology officer, will facilitate the conference call alongside federal practice leaders from Microsoft and ServiceNow, CSRA said Monday. The call will be publicly accessible through […] More