IT Infrastructure - Telecom

Networx transition deemed nearly complete

Almost 99 percent of services have moved to the Networx program, according to a GSA official.

  • By Camille Tuutti

Networx: A look at its origins

The government has undertaken three major telecom transitions, columnist Bob Woods writes, and there are important lessons to be learned from each of them.

  • By Bob Woods

DOD balances security, cost and ease in mobility plan

DOD's new mobile strategy intended to 'keep DOD workforce relevant' through a comprehensive approach to the technologies.

  • By Amber Corrin

Navy releases $10B NGEN RFP

Let the competition begin as the Navy finally releases NGEN request for proposals and two teams square off to win the lucrative contract.

  • By FCW Staff

Federal 100: Stephen Rice

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  • By Camille Tuutti

Can cybersecurity profit from corporate self-interest?

The telecom industry’s insistence that all regulation is bad for security does a disservice to those who rely on critical infrastructure.

  • By William Jackson

Navy prepares to award contract for shipboard computer networks

The Navy is upgrading its shipboard networks with the first phase of a new contract expected to be awarded Feb. 1.

  • By FCW Staff

VA mulls moving telecomm to the cloud

The Veterans Affairs Department is asking for industry input on the feasibility of ditching its PBX in favor of cloud-based telephony.

  • By John Stein Monroe

Next GSA networks chief will step into new telecom world

As Karl Krumbholz retires, the government is being hit by multiple forces that are shaping the transition to the future. His successor will have new frontiers to tame.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Could this legislation kill the Internet?

A bill designed to protect children from predators online contains provisions that could cripple online commerce while not protecting children from much of anything, John Breeden argues.

  • By John Breeden II

NTIA's spectrum management approach flawed, GAO says

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is falling short on managing federal and national radio spectrum needs, the Government Accountability Office says.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Execs talk about disconnect in Networx transition

Telecom companies said they've invested a lot of money in meeting the requirements of the Networx contract, but that money can be washed away quickly when demands change.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

What Networx and Whitesnake have in common

Government and industry leaders gave a range of answers when asked to respond to the word, Networx.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

OMB sets deadline for telework IT policies

The Office of Management and Budget is giving agencies 90 days to develop or update policies on buying IT to enable and promote the federal government’s adoption of telework.

  • By Alyah Khan
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AT&T's buyout of T-Mobile: Good or bad for federal IT?

AT&T's plan to buy T-Mobile might be a boon to agencies' mobile aspirations.

  • By John Zyskowski

Federal 100: Frank H. Baitman

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  • By Alyah Khan

CTIA Service of the Day: Mobility that works with any platform

Mobility as a service is a new term, but cloud-based solutions, managed services and platform ubiquity play well in the enterprise.

  • By Dan Rowinski

NextGen air traffic control plan moves ahead despite uncertain funding forecast

Funding is a concern for the Federal Aviation Administration’s NextGen system, but the program enjoys momentum for now.

  • By Rutrell Yasin

When telework really isn't

GSA's telework centers don't provide true telework, just a different drive to the office, argues Paul Cantwell.

  • By Paul Cantwell

Agencies must determine computer security teams in face of potential federal shutdown

The number of essential IT staff members needed during a government shutdown would be much larger than in the monthlong furlough of 1995. Then, the focus was not on guarding the nation's systems against a cyberattack.

  • By Alysha Sideman

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Advice for embracing change; New fuel sources for data centers; IT worker shortage: No end in sight.

  • By FCW Staff