A Verizon business unit has partnered with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to install the former’s 5G network into the Department of Energy lab to assess potential 5G applications in analytics and public safety operations.

Verizon determined in its third mobile security index that many organizations pursue approaches that do not consider the need for mobile security.

Microsoft, Verizon and Medivis have formed a partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs in support of the agency’s 5G-equipped medical facility in Palo Alto, Calif.

Verizon provides a set of public safety-tailored services to national security and military customers under a $993.5M contract with the U.S. Navy.

Verizon has established a wireless small-cell installation that will work to augment network connectivity and enable potential 5G operations at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego.

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.

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding business will test Verizon’s 5G ultra wideband service in a move to achieve network connectivity requirements and evaluate potential virtual and augmented reality applications.

Verizon has deployed 5G ultra-wideband services to the cities of Atlanta, Detroit, Indianapolis and Washington, D.C.

Verizon plans to provide its veteran customers with limitless access to the Department of Veterans Affairs’ telehealth app, which allows veterans to interact with VA healthcare providers via live video streaming.

Verizon and Naval Base Coronado have installed wireless small cell networks at Naval Air Station North Island, Small Clemente Island and Naval Amphibious Base. The company said Thursday its partnership with the naval base aims to reinforce public safety and tactical operations and improve wireless connectivity for tenant commands and residents.

A new Verizon report says cyber espionage, error by insiders and privilege misuse accounted for 72 percent of data breaches in the public sector. Verizon analyzed over 41K security incidents and more than 2K data breaches from 86 countries for the 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report and found that 16 percent of breaches occurred in the public sector.

Verizon and AT&T have secured an authority to operate on the General Services Administration’s potential 15-year, $50B Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract for telecommunications and information technology services. GSA said Monday the companies each received the three-year ATO on Friday, March 22, after they completed the business support system security testing phase, which evaluated their capacity to process task orders and deliver services under the EIS vehicle.