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Interior awards $482M EIS task order
The Department of the Interior signed another sizeable task order this month for telephone services under the General Services Administration's $50 billion, next-generation telecommunications contract.
Modernization
HHS signs $2.5B consolidated telecom contract
The sprawling government department tapped Verizon via the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract vehicle to cover telecommunications for all its component agencies.
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SDN and the post-COVID office
In the post-pandemic environment, the software-defined network capabilities of the General Services Administration's next-generation telecom contract could be important, said an agency official.
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Understanding the DOD's ban on some China-made telecom gear
FCW spoke with Alejandro Sarria and Jason Workmaster, two attorneys specializing in federal contracting to get some clarity on the fast approaching government ban on contracting with companies that use certain telecom equipment and services.
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Pentagon issues contract guidance on China tech ban
The Defense Department outlines how it will implement the upcoming government ban on doing business with companies that use certain Chinese telecommunications equipment.
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As Huawei ban looms, waivers are an option
Waivers for a looming federal rule prohibiting agencies from signing new contracts with companies that use a list of Chinese-made communications gear are only a temporary fix, says one expert.
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FCC makes next move on widely opposed T-band auction
The Federal Communications Commission reluctantly moves ahead with plans to reallocate and auction public-safety spectrum.
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GSA taps MetTel for its own EIS contract
The General Services Administration awards data and voice task orders under its $50 billion next generation telecommunications contract.
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First end-to-end EIS upgrade completed
The National Labor Relations Board tapped AT&T for what the carrier says is the first completed task order on the federal government's next-generation telecommunications services contract.
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GSA details Networx sunset
The General Services Administration posted a plan to limit use of legacy telecommunications contracts to help agencies move to EIS.
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What agencies want from EIS
A case study shows agencies have made $7.4 billion in orders, seeking a mix of old and new technologies via the governmentwide Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions telecommunications contract.
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A new prescription for the EIS transition
The spirit of the EIS program is modernization, but it seems pressure to meet established timelines may be working counter to that goal.
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Exit Interview: Bill Zielinski
The General Services Administration can’t be shy about getting up close with its federal customers about technology, as the EIS telecom transformation and other efforts move ahead, Zielinski told FCW in an interview.
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Lawmakers want more complete phone encryption on Capitol Hill
Privacy hawk Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is leading the charge to make sure phone traffic between House and Senate offices is encrypted.
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U.S squeezes Huawei on chip design
An export rules change will limit the Chinese telecommunications company's ability to use U.S. gear and software to make semiconductors abroad.
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MetTel nabs $253M EIS task order
The Social Security Administration has awarded a telecommunications task order to one three small business vendors on the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract.
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How GSA does oversight on EIS
With a March deadline looming, GSA is checking on how agencies are moving ahead with their telecom transition plans.
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CenturyLink wins $1.6 billion telecom task order from Interior
After a protest from rival Verizon failed, CenturyLink emerged as the winner of the Interior Department's telecom modernization task order under the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract.
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Lawmakers urge Treasury, USDA to push on EIS
In a flurry of letters from Capitol Hill before Christmas, the Agriculture and Treasury Departments got advice on leveraging Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions for modernization.
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