Despite rumors to the contrary, the General Services Administration remains unmoved by any whining about agencies needing more time to complete the transition to Networx from FTS 2001.
Jason Khan, CTO and business development director at Touchstone Consulting Group, helps federal clients tackle tough privacy and security challenges of new technologies.
The General Services Administration and the Defense Information Systems Agency today announced they will partner to offer a $5 billion, 10-year contract, offering satellite services to defense and civilian agencies as well as state, local and tribal governments.
Verizon Business continues an impressive streak of contract wins that began in March and includes numerous Networx contracts and large Defense Department projects.
QinetiQ North America’s ITS Corp. subsidiary will upgrade the State Department’s telecommunications system under a five-year contract that has a maximum value of $100 million.
Location data from 120 million Verizon cell phones, including some of those used by federal agencies, will provide information about traffic jams to Google Maps and other users of real-time traffic congestion data.
The General Services Administration has released a list of 86 federal agencies that have awarded contracts to telecom providers through the Networx contract.
SAIC, which is facing a current False Claims Act lawsuit, received no sanctions following a five-year investigation of apparently similar claims that ended in 2007, according to a watchdog group.
A busy Senate schedule, not further questions, is apparently holding up confirmation of Martha Johnson to be administrator of the General Services Administration.
Science Applications International Corp. plans to strongly defend itself against a whistle-blower lawsuit involving a General Services Administration contract to support naval facility in Mississippi.
