AT&T has been awarded a potential ten-year, $182 million task order under the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract from the General Services Administration to provide the U.S. Agency for International Development with domestic and international wireless and wireline connectivity support. Under the award, AT&T will consolidate disparate USAID networks onto the company’s global IP voice network and […] More

AT&T has partnered with Northern Virginia Community College to establish an information technology apprenticeship program intended to provide on-the-job IT training for NOVA students and set up a pool of talent for the company. Students who complete the program are expected to be equipped with technical and soft skills, lab work and other related skills […] More

ExecutiveBiz recently had a chance to sit down with Jason Porter, president of AT&T’s public sector and FirstNet, for its latest Executive Spotlight interview discussing his recent transition into the role as well as the impact of a VA modernization task order win, the company’s momentum moving from network services to EIS, improving federal agency […] More

AT&T announced on Wednesday the launch of its Threat Detection and Response for Government designed to meet the security needs of federal, state and local government agencies. The new cybersecurity offering is built on the AT&T Unified Security Management (USM) platform, which combines threat detection, incident response and compliance management. “The need for effective threat […] More

Jill Singer, vice president of Defense and National Security for AT&T’s public sector business and First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) program, has received a 2021 Wash100 Award for driving the advancement of 5G capabilities in the federal and commercial sectors as well as leading FirstNet’s expansion across the U.S. military services. 

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AT&T has received a $49.1 million task order with an 18-month base performance period to help NASA personnel transmit voice, data and video content using the company's telecommunication services. The company will provide carrier-managed services to NASA-operated centers and facilities under the firm-fixed-price Communications Mission Network Services task order, the space agency said Friday.

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AT&T has received a potential 12-year, $231 million task order to update data and voice communications networks that will support 100,000 Treasury Department personnel. The company said Tuesday it will provide the department networking and cybersecurity services as part of the new award under the General Services Administration-managed Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract.

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AT&T has partnered with Fortinet to create Secure Access Service Edge, the first global managed SASE offering meant to unify software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN) with 24x7 management and vital network security functions. AT&T SASE with Fortinet will be immediately available, with system updates expected throughout 2021.

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Tyto Athene has entered into an agreement to acquire AT&T Government Solutions, Inc. (GSI). The GSI acquisition will include AT&T“™s Department of Defense (DOD) IT professional services business, as well as select other contracts. The companies have also agreed to enter into teaming agreements for opportunities in the DOD IT professional services market. 

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AT&T has introduced four communications technology offerings that are built to work with the national FirstNet broadband system and help increase first responders' situational awareness. “First responders are the heart of FirstNet, and it is their input that is shaping the new tools and technologies on their network, today and for decades to come," said Jason Porter, senior vice president of AT&T's FirstNet program.

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AT&T has entered into an agreement with the Department of Veterans Affairs to offer free video conferencing services to veterans to help them connect with their health care providers through smartphones, computers or tablets.

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The FBI has awarded AT&T a $92 million mobility contract to provide additional FirstNet capabilities that support the bureau's operations. “We are pleased to see the Department of Justice (DOJ) expand its use of the network platform to connect more agencies within the law enforcement community,“ said Ed Parkinson, CEO of the FirstNet Authority.

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