MetTel and Raytheon have formed a partnership to offer cybersecurity platforms and services designed to help government and commercial organizations safeguard their communications networks from cyber vulnerabilities and other threats associated with the adoption of internet-connected devices. The companies will provide technology platforms, consulting and managed security services to help detect and counter potential breaches […] More

New York City-based communications services provider MetTel has received a contract extension from the U.S. General Services Administration to provide the company’s telecommunications and wireless network services to federal agencies. The company said Tuesday it will add new voice and data services, SIP trunking, telecommunications expense management software, new wireless offerings and expanded professional IT services to its work […] More

David Young, CenturyLink’s senior vice president for strategic government, told FCW in an interview published Friday that the company expects agencies to start awarding task orders soon to contractors with authority to operate under the General Services Administration’s 15-year, $50B Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions vehicle. CenturyLink has become the first vendor to secure an ATO on the EIS contract for telecommunications and information technology services.

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The American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory Council has formed a working group to help federal agencies and contractors transition to the General Services Administration‘s new governmentwide acquisition vehicle for telecommunications services. GSA awarded the potential 15-year, $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract in August of last year as a replacement to Networx and at least 80 other federal telecommunications […] More