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AT&T Wins $182M EIS Task Order for USAID Connectivity Support; Chris Smith Quoted

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

by Summer Myatt November 2, 2021, 11:31 am
in Contract Awards, News

AT&T Receives $231M Task Order to Update, Secure Treasury Networks; Chris Smith Quoted

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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by Mary-Louise Hoffman March 23, 2021, 9:53 am
in News, Press Releases

AT&T Secures $311M NOAA Task Order to Modernize Network; Chris Smith Quoted

AT&T has been awarded a ten-year, $311 million task order from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to deliver modern networking capabilities and advanced technologies. "This task order award is testimony to our capability to deliver robust and reliable services at scale and manage them end-to-end to help government agencies like NOAA improve mission fulfillment," said Chris Smith, vice president of civilian and shared services at AT&T Public Sector and FirstNet.

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by Sarah Sybert November 17, 2020, 10:27 am
in Contract Awards, Government Technology, News

AT&T Becomes First to Deliver Managed Internet Connectivity Service to NLRB Under GSA EIS Task Order; Chris Smith Quoted

AT&T has completed a Managed Trusted Internet Protocol Services task order with the National Labor Relations Board under the General Services Administration's Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions procurement vehicle, the company announced Tuesday.

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by Sarah Sybert June 23, 2020, 10:25 am
in Government Technology, News

Agencies Slow to Transition to EIS Telecom Contract; Chris Smith, Tony Wellen Quoted

The General Services Administration expected nine out of 17 major agencies to award task orders by March 31 through the $50B Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions telecommunications contract but only one of those agencies used EIS to issue a task order, Federal News Network reported Monday.

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by Jane Edwards April 7, 2020, 4:27 am
in C4ISR News, News

AT&T's Chris Smith: 5G Can Help Build Up Citizen Engagement, National Defense

Chris Smith, vice president of shared services at AT&T's global public sector and wholesale solutions business, has said 5G technology can support government agencies across five areas and one of those is the platform's capability to build up citizen engagement. Smith wrote in a GCN piece published Monday that connectivity through 5G can help facilitate […] More

by Jane Edwards December 6, 2018, 5:00 am
in Industry News, News

GSA Certifies AT&T's Business Support Systems for EIS Tech Purchasing Program; Chris Smith Comments

The General Services Administration has verified the compliance of AT&T's billing and ordering tools with agency requirements for the potential 15-year, $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract vehicle. Chris Smith, vice president of shared services at AT&T Global Public Sector and Wholesale Solutions, said in a statement published Tuesday that securing support systems compliance is a “significant milestone.” […] More

by Jane Edwards July 11, 2018, 11:30 am
in Cybersecurity News, Industry News, News

AT&T’s Chris Smith: Managed Services From Industry Can Help Agencies Handle Cyber Issues

Chris Smith, global public sector solutions vice president of technology for AT&T‘s global public sector business, has said federal agencies with limited information technology budgets should team up with industry partners to address cybersecurity issues, Channelnomics reported Wednesday. Scharon Harding writes the government allocated $80.4 billion on IT spending last year with cybersecurity concerns as a prime focus for many agencies. Smith […] More

by Scott Nicholas June 10, 2016, 9:48 am
in Cybersecurity News, Featured, General, News

Chris Smith: DHS Taps AT&T for ‘Einstein 3’ Federal Network Security Program Support

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded AT&T a contract to help defend federal civilian networks against cyber attacks through the DHS-run Einstein 3 Accelerated intrusion prevention system. Chris Smith , vice president of technology at AT&T’s government solutions business, wrote in a blog entry posted Wednesday the company will help implement intrusion countermeasures for the protection […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman November 12, 2015, 8:22 am
in Cybersecurity News, Featured, General, News

AT&T’s Chris Smith: Cyber Info Sharing, IT Reform Bills See Progress

Chris Smith, vice president of technology at AT&T‘s government solutions unit and a former chief information officer from the Agriculture Department, has described his outlook on current developments in cyber-related legislation in a Federal News Radio interview. In that conversation posted Monday on Federal News Radio that he sees progress in movement toward legislation of cyber information sharing and the overhaul of […] More

by Anna Forrester May 5, 2015, 8:53 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

AT&T’s Chris Smith: New Cyber Laws Could Pave Way for Unified Threat Defense

Chris Smith, vice president of technology for AT&T‘s government solutions business, has told Federal News Radio that five recently passed cybersecurity bills could help U.S. government agencies develop a unified approach to infrastructure security. Smith told Francis Rose in an interview aired Tuesday that the Federal Information Security Modernization Act brings clarity about what roles […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman December 31, 2014, 2:02 am
in Executive Spotlight

Executive Profile: Chris Smith, AT&T Government Solutions Technology VP

Chris Smith serves as vice president of technology for the government solutions business at AT&T, a role the company announced him for in late 2013. In this position, Smith leads 175 technologists that develop products and services for the telecommunications provider’s federal agency customers. The 25-year federal market veteran previously served as U.S. federal chief technology and innovation […] More

by Ross Wilkers December 1, 2014, 12:00 am

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