Telecommunications
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The Social Security Administration awarded CenturyLink a follow-on deal under the Networx telecommunications contract.
June 15, 2012 -
Sharon Gillett, chief of the FCC\'s Wireline Competition Bureau, examines what change to Universal Service Fund means for Internet expansion.
November 03, 2011 -
The IDIQ contract will let agencies order a variety of telecommunications support services.
October 26, 2011 -
The agency is extending the FTS2001 bridge contract with four vendors for at least another six months. Most of the largest agencies have not fully transitioned to the telecommunications. GSA is readying several other contracts including for HSPD-12 services and strategic sourcing for wireless services.
May 20, 2011 -
Congressmen introduce legislation requiring agencies to transition to the new telecommunications contract from FTS2001 by May 2010. Towns said the government could lose $500 million because of the delays.
October 12, 2010 -
Agencies now have another 12 months to submit their transition plans and have GSA pay for the costs to move to the new telecommunications contract. GSA does an about-face after saying for the past year it would hold agencies to that Aug. 31 deadline. Congressman Towns to introduce legislation to require agencies to transition to Networx by June 2011.
September 10, 2010 -
Most mid- and small agencies missed the June 1 deadline to choose the Networx carrier to implement Managed Trusted IP Services. Some say part of the reason for the missed mandate is because GSA and DHS have approved only one MTIPS provider so far. OMB still wants agencies to have all traffic going through a TIC access point by Jan. 31.
July 02, 2010 -
AT&T receives an authority to operate its cybersecurity services under the Networx telecommunications contract. Agencies now can purchase these services to meet the Trusted Internet Connections requirements.
June 02, 2010 -
Vendors pessimistic that agencies can transition all services to Networx by June 2011. GSA says it will decide a few months before the contract ends whether to extend the current telecommunications contract.
May 20, 2010 -
Commission seeks comments from industry on how the program should work. FCC wants it to be a voluntary program based on market incentives.
May 11, 2010 -
Agencies now have until Aug. 30 to hire a telecommunications provider. GSA and the carriers still are concerned that they will not have enough time to complete the transition by mid-2011. Interagency Management Council trying to increase the urgency of the need for agencies to move to Networx.
November 19, 2009 -
By Jason Miller Executive Editor FederalNewsRadio With the Networx and Alliant contracts in place, the General Services Administration is turning its attention its next big procurement. GSA on April 15 issued a request for information…
April 20, 2009 -
Contracts, architecture helped support almost three times as many people as expected
April 15, 2009 -
Evans still pushing for more results in final 6 weeks
December 05, 2008 -
Evans still pushing for more results in final 6 weeks
December 05, 2008