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.
Read More »VMware’s Bill Rowan on Federal Digital Transformation Amid Pandemic
Bill Rowan, vice president of federal sales at VMware and a three-time Wash100 Award recipient, said in a video interview posted Friday on FedScoop that the federal government has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in an innovative and timely fashion by embracing digital transformation to facilitate the delivery of services to citizens and accomplish the mission while keeping their employees safe amid the health crisis.
Read More »Parsons Eyes Mobility, Critical Infrastructure Markets Through Neology Partnership; Carey Smith Quoted
Parsons and San Diego-based technology company Neology have partnered to explore business opportunities across the mobility, critical infrastructure and transportation sectors. The company said Tuesday it will help government entities promote infrastructure safety and access more tolling options through the partnership.
Read More »GM Defense Seeks to Leverage Commercial Tech to Support US Military; David Albritton Quoted
General Motors’ vision for its defense segment is to “reimagine” ways of turning its commercial vehicles and other technology products into platforms that could be offered to the U.S. military and allied forces, Defense One reported Thursday.
Read More »SAE International Gets FEDLINK Approval to Offer Mobility Publications, Technical Resources
SAE International has been authorized by the Federal Library and Information Network to offer a range of mobility engineering and other technical information products to customer agencies.
Read More »Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: DoD Should Embrace Satcom as a Service, Advance ‘Commercial First’ Approach
Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch of Inmarsat Government has said the Department of Defense should make a few steps in order to emerge as a better satellite communications customer and one is eliminating the one-size-fits-all approach to satcom acquisition.
Read More »Toni Townes-Whitley: Microsoft Launches New Cloud Offerings to Support Gov’t IT Modernization
Microsoft has unveiled several cloud-based platforms designed to help federal, local and state government agencies implement their information technology modernization efforts and improve the delivery of citizen services.
Read More »Booz Allen Unveils Mobile Security Platform; Dee Dee Helfenstein Quoted
Booz Allen Hamilton has launched a technology platform designed to help organizations manage the security of mobile devices and address workplace mobility challenges. District Defend works to adjust the security settings of a mobile device to the physical location’s security requirements, the company said Thursday. The platform leverages radio frequency identification …
Read More »AT&T Wins Two Labor Dept. Mobile Services Contracts; Rob Dapkiewicz Comments
AT&T has received a five-year contract to provide mobile devices and services to the Labor Department’s Office of the Assistant Secretary for Operations and Management. The company said Tuesday the agreement covers provision of smartphones and other wireless communications technology, voice and data services via a 4G LTE network, and customer service …
Read More »Report: FCC Unveils Eligible Areas for $4.5B Rural Broadband Internet Delivery Fund
The Federal Communications Commission has released a map of areas that are eligible to become beneficiaries of a planned reverse auction, which could provide up to $4.53 billion in funds to mobile operators that can deliver internet access to rural areas, FierceWireless reported Wednesday. The Mobility Fund Phase II auction will make funds …
Read More »Deloitte to Open New Business Support Technology Center
Deloitte has announced it will launch a new center for technology, media and telecommunications to assist the company’s clients in selecting appropriate technology-based business models. The company said Monday the center will use a business impact-focused approach to help firms further understand complex business matters, as well as to identify the …
Read More »Executive Spotlight: Interview with Robin Lineberger, Deloitte’s Global and U.S. Aerospace & Defense Lead
“Mark my words: A combination of airplane and motorcar is coming. You may smile. But it will come.” –Henry Ford, 1940 The future is here, and with the advent of unmanned aerial systems, autonomous vehicles and the impossibly well-connected Internet of Things, that which was science fiction is now science …
Read More »AT&T to Provide Mobility Services to Navy, USMC Under $993M IDIQ; Mike Leff Comments
AT&T will compete to provide mobility platforms and services for the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps under a potential five-year, $993.5 million contract awarded in October. The company said Thursday it will work to support the service branches’ modernization efforts through the delivery of AT&T’s Smart Base systems …
Read More »DARPA Issues RFI on Subterranean Domain Navigation, Mapping Tech Concepts
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has issued a request for information on potential concepts for novel technology platforms designed to navigate and map urban underground infrastructure, manmade tunnels, natural cave networks and other subterranean environments. DARPA said Tuesday it is interested in platforms that can help locate trapped survivors …
Read More »Executive Spotlight: Interview with Jill Singer, VP of National Security for AT&T Public Sector
“Balancing our domestic U.S. needs with our international responsibilities as the global leader wasn’t easy in the past; it isn’t easy now, and won’t be easy tomorrow…as a nation, we never shy away from doing the hard work and we will continue to earn the world’s respect.” At the forefront …
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