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Record ZTE fine spotlights weak links in supply chain
The record $1.19 billion fine imposed on a Chinese telecommunications firm in March for violating U.S. sanctions against Iran and North Korea is worth keeping in mind as dangers to supply chain security mount, said top U.S. counterintelligence official.
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FirstNet award on tap
There isn't much suspense as the Commerce Department prepares to announce the winner of a $6.5 billion national wireless broadband emergency network contract.
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CIOs: Telecom transition can spur IT modernization
The move to a new $50 billion federal telecommunications contract should support transition to new IT services, official say.
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DOJ seeks help with telecom transition
The Justice Department is the latest agency to seek help from industry in navigating the coming transition to a new $50 billion telecommunications contract.
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Interior making plans in case EIS falls short
The Department of the Interior is prepping to backfill its telecommunications needs in case GSA's planned Enterprise Infrastructure Services contract can't serve the agency's far-flung operations.
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Telecom transition is looming
It's close to award time for GSA's huge next-generation telecom contract, and the agency has been working hard to set the stage for its implementation.
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EIS: The other transition
With a planned spring award of its multibillion-dollar, next-generation telecom contract, GSA wants to focus attention on another transition going on in government.
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Is our IT infrastructure crumbling, too?
Moving to IP-based networks is the answer -- if the right tools are deployed to ensure security.
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ISPs can help thwart DDoS attacks, but authorities may be lacking
As the recent attack on a key internet support company shut down other major online companies, telecom providers were ready to help but faced a legal obstacle.
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GSA works to speed telecom transition
The General Services Administration is looking to ease the pain of agencies' mandated shift from Networx contracts to the next-generation EIS vehicle.
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GSA confident that EIS is on track
Despite a recently announced delay in feedback for bidders, GSA's next-generation telecommunications contract already has transition plans bubbling.
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Afghan IT sector growing, with federal investment
The information and communications technology sector in warn-torn Afghanistan is growing with U.S. help, but tracing agencies' exact investments is not easy.
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White House backs $400M push for 5G research
The Advanced Wireless Research Initiative, led by NSF, will sow the seeds for next-generation wireless services in the U.S. by setting up research networks to experiment with applications.
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GSA warns agencies that telecom transition is coming fast
The director of the $50 billion EIS contract reminded agencies that they have only four months to complete plans to transition their telecom services.
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Watchdog questions 'aggressive' FirstNet timeline
Officials for the planned nationwide broadband public safety system FirstNet say it is running on schedule, but its IG said awarding a contract by November might prove difficult.
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GSA sets summer expectations for EIS, Alliant 2
GSA has given vendors a heads-up on the next steps for its $50 billion EIS telecom contract and the Alliant RFPs.
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FirstNet contract on track for November award
The planned nationwide, wireless broadband public safety network still has November as a contract award date target.
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We can’t afford another 6-year telecom transition
Great work has been done on the General Services Administration's Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract, but the hard work has barely begun.
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FirstNet pushes bid deadline two weeks
FirstNet extended the deadline for RFP submissions, as it makes room for bidders to make their capabilities cases.
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