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Networx RFI issued

The Federal Technology Service wants comments on its proposed replacement for FTS 2001.

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Air Force studies bandwidth

The Air Force will study ways to optimize bandwidth and reduce long-haul communications circuits' costs.

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Datatrac to run FBI call centers

The bureau awarded Datatrac Information Services a $48 million contract to manage two background check call centers.

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Network still an FCS headache

The network for the Future Combat System remains the largest question mark in the Army's transformation efforts, according to an Army commander.

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MCI brings in ethics boss

Nancy Higgins came from Lockheed Martin to lead MCI's efforts to remake itself as a model corporate citizen.

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Sprint spared debarment

The General Services Administration won't propose barring the telecom firm from new federal contracts, Sprint officials said today.

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Defense CIO decries bandwidth expense

The cost of bandwidth continues to hamper the Defense Department's net-centric transformation, John Stenbit says.

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New radios face legacy, commercial hurdles

Defense planners need to see how software-driven radios fit with older communication systems and reconcile commercial and military standards.

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Army ponders bandwidth priorities

The service's CIO will brief the Army chief of staff next week on which bases should be designated bandwidth flagships.

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Generals praise, fret over bandwidth

Battlefield commanders recently returned from Iraq have conflicting opinions about the distribution of some technology used to topple the regime.

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HP starts gigabit networking series

The company's ProCurve division expects to have several new products available by year's end.

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Agencies to fill out telework survey

The Office of Personnel Management wants a better look at how the federal telework program is working and how many agencies offer telecommuting as an option.

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Army signs BPA with InterNetwork

The company will sell wireless equipment and related services under the blanket purchase agreement.

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GSA's Networx to open doors for smaller firms

Telecom pact will include local services that might be offered by small companies

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NASA will Webcast Mars talk

Scientists from NASA, U.S. universities and the Spanish Centro De Astrobiologia will take part in the Mars Analog Research and Technology Experiment.

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Itronix bought out of trouble

Golden Gate Capital will pay $40 million for the maker of rugged mobile computers.

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Isabel rocks NOAA site like a hurricane

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Web site received more than 333 million hits from Sept. 16 to Sept. 19.

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GSA considers Qwest debarment

The inspector general of the General Services Administration asked the agency to consider banning Qwest from future federal work.

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NASA awards Kennedy telecom pact

InDyne will get $190.7 million to provide communications systems for three programs at Kennedy Space Center.

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NextiraOne hired to wire Okla.City building

The government awarded a contract to NextiraOne Federal to provide telecom services for the new Oklahoma City Federal Complex in Oklahoma City, Okla.