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The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps have downselected four startups to receive prizes worth $200K combined to pilot their 5G technologies as part of an industry competition launched through the National Security Innovation Network.

A partnership between Verizon and Avaya will help the Social Security Administration deploy unified communications systems in support of the agency's information technology modernization efforts. “Together with our partners at Avaya, Verizon will support the SSA's mission and deliver critical digital transformation and modernization solutions the SSA needs for the more than 65 million Americans who rely on its services,” said Jennifer Chronis, vice president of Verizon's federal business.

Anne Morgan, former senior federal account manager at Proofpoint, has joined data protection technology provider Code42 as director of federal sales.

Teena Lavu, formerly a senior director at NTT Data Services, has been named vice president of civilian programs at Reston, Virginia-based information technology services provider Electrosoft.

Peter Davidson, who previously served as an executive at Verizon Communications and general counsel at the Department of Commerce, has joined Intelsat as vice president of global government affairs and policy. He will be responsible for developing Intelsat's global government engagement strategy and will work from its office in McLean, Va., the communications satellite company said Monday.

Jennifer Chronis has been appointed as head of Verizon's federal business, succeeding Michael Maiorana, the company announced Tuesday. Chronis will begin her new role early next month.

Verizon and the U.S. Marine Corps have teamed up to test the company’s 5G service at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego.

A case study of the General Services Administration’s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract conducted by the American Council for Technology - Industry Advisory Council shows that federal agencies have awarded 37 task orders worth over $7.4B combined under EIS in just over a year.

Thirty-one companies have founded an organization that aims to develop policies that will accelerate the adoption of interoperable radio access network offerings.

Deere & Company has elected Tamra Erwin, Verizon executive vice president and group CEO, to the company’s board of directors to provide leadership in smart connected machines and precision technologies, the company reported on Friday. 

CenturyLink is waiving late payments for telecommunications services and suspending customer data caps in line with the Federal Communications Commission’s “Keep Americans Connected Pledge.”

The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that veterans who use TracFone Wireless phones now have free mobile data connectivity to access the VA Video Connect telehealth service.

Aerial Applications has won $6M in funds through the U.S. Air Force’s four-year Small Business Innovation Research Phase II B Strategic Fund Increase Pilot Program to develop artificial intelligence-based environmental monitoring and mapping analysis tools.

A Verizon business unit has partnered with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to install the former’s 5G network into the Department of Energy lab to assess potential 5G applications in analytics and public safety operations.

Verizon determined in its third mobile security index that many organizations pursue approaches that do not consider the need for mobile security.