The Department of Veterans Affairs has teamed up with Verizon‘s public sector business to develop and test 5G Mobile Edge Compute technologies and drones in an effort to boost safety, security and physical infrastructure monitoring across the VA Palo Alto Health Care System. The Veterans Health Administration and Verizon are evaluating the ability of 5G-enabled […] More

The Department of State has awarded Verizon a 10-year, $1.58 billion contract to furnish various internationally stationed U.S. embassy locations with information technology services. Under the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions task order, Verizon’s team is expected to enhance and maintain network architectures of all DOS embassies, consulars and other politically consequential locations, the New York City-headquartered company said […] More

Verizon has expanded the next generation public safety communications offerings of its frontline business with the launch of a nearly 30-foot trailer designed to provide first responders with networking capabilities. Tactical Humanitarian Operations Response’s Hammer, or THOR’s Hammer, is equipped with Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband and other network and technology of Verizon Frontline to enable […] More

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 1, 2022 — Verizon‘s public sector business will provide the FBI with ethernet access capabilities, virtual private network services and other data and connectivity services under a more than $400 million task order awarded under the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract vehicle, ExecutiveGov reported. Maggie Hallbach, senior vice president of Verizon Public […] More

Maggie Hallbach, senior vice president of Verizon Public Sector, spoke with ExecutiveBiz about her recent appointment to her new role after more than 25 years of service to the organization. In addition, Hallbach also discussed the importance of 5G for the public sector as well as Verizon Frontline, recent EIS task orders and how Verizon Public Sector is […] More

Verizon’s government arm has secured three task orders totaling $966.5 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to reshape and evolve various network architectures. The GSA Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions task order awards call for Verizon Public Sector to assist the Pentagon, the DOD National Capital Region and Fort Belvoir with technical needs primarily involving voice […] More

Maggie Hallbach, a 25-year veteran with Verizon, has been elevated from her current position as vice president of business development and strategic sales to senior vice president of its public sector arm. In her new role, Hallbach will be in charge of overseeing the public sector business in support of the company’s government and education clientele, […] More

Verizon provided 5G support services for a three-day exercise that sought to train and prepare first responders in handling natural disaster scenarios, GCN reported Thursday.

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Over the years, women leaders have risen to executive positions in prominent companies. According to a U.S. data, the proportion of women executives in senior roles have consistently increased in recent years. In 2021, women-owned 31.7% of top executive positions throughout all industries, a rise of over five percentage points from 2015, when it was […] More

Verizon’s enterprise solutions business has won a spot on a potential 10-year, $150 million contract to provide network and communication platforms and related services to Virginia. The multiple-award contract awarded by the Virginia Information Technologies Agency has a five-year base period and five option years, Verizon said Wednesday. Maggie Hallbach, vice president of government and education […] More