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CenturyLink Eyes More Network Modernization Support Opportunities on EIS Contract Vehicle; David Young Quoted
CenturyLink is on the lookout for opportunities to help more federal agencies transform network infrastructure assets through the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract vehicle. "We're still waiting for some fairly large agencies to release what they're going to do from an EIS perspective," David Young, senior vice president of CenturyLink's public sector business and two-time Wash100 awardee, told FedScoop in an interview.
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AT&T to Prep Tyndall AFB for 5G Deployment; Mike Leff Quoted
AT&T has partnered with the U.S. Air Force to update the communications infrastructure of Tyndall AF Base in Florida ahead of the planned 5G rollout, Defense Systems reported Thursday.
Industry Execs Offer Advice to Agencies in Preparation for EIS Telecom Contract Adoption
Executives from nine companies that secured spots on the General Services Administration’s potential 15-year, $50B Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract vehicle for telecommunications services called on potential agency clients to have a holistic view of their requirements and provide a space for industry innovation, FCW reported Monday.
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State Attorneys General, Voice Service Firms Sign Anti-Robocall Agreement
A group of state attorneys general and voice service providers have agreed to implement principles aimed at preventing robocalls or illegal calls associated with telemarketing and consumer fraud.
AT&T to Complete 70% of FirstNet Service by 2019
AT&T expects to reach 70 percent of the development of a U.S. wireless public safety network service, GCN reported Friday.
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CenturyLink Gets NASA Network Support Task Order Under EIS Telecom Contract; David Young Quoted
CenturyLink has secured the first task order under the General Services Administration’s potential 15-year, $50B Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract for telecommunications and information technology services.
Sen. Mark Warner Inducted into 2019 Wash100 for Focusing on National Security and Implementing Cybersecurity Measures
Executive Mosaic is honored to name Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., as an inductee into the 2019 Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of the most influential voices in the government contracting arena — for his focus on national security and implementation of cybersecurity measures.
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Verizon, AT&T Get Authority to Operate on EIS Telecom Contract; Michael Maiorana Quoted
Verizon and AT&T have secured an authority to operate on the General Services Administration’s potential 15-year, $50B Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract for telecommunications and information technology services. GSA said Monday the companies each received the three-year ATO on Friday, March 22, after they completed the business support system security testing phase, which evaluated their capacity to process task orders and deliver services under the EIS vehicle.
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Two More Vendors to Have ATOs on GSA’s EIS Telecom Contract Soon; Verizon’s Michael Maiorana Quoted
A spokesperson for the General Services Administration said two more companies are expected to secure in the next few weeks an authority to operate under GSA’s 15-year, $50B Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions vehicle for telecommunications and information technology services, Nextgov reported Friday. Michael Maiorana, senior vice president for public sector at Verizon, told Nextgov that the company is close to getting the final approval for the ATO.
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CenturyLink’s David Young: ATOs Give Agencies Opportunity to Kick Off EIS Transition
David Young, CenturyLink’s senior vice president for strategic government, told FCW in an interview published Friday that the company expects agencies to start awarding task orders soon to contractors with authority to operate under the General Services Administration’s 15-year, $50B Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions vehicle. CenturyLink has become the first vendor to secure an ATO on the EIS contract for telecommunications and information technology services.