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Virginia community pioneers info sharing

An initiative in Virginia's northern Shenandoah Valley could become a model for interoperable communications for first responders

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Tax group opposes MCI punishment

A tax reform group is urging the government to leave the troubled telecom firm alone

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House OK's bill to ease spectrum moves

Legislation aimed at streamlining radio spectrum management, funding relocation

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GSA urged to take steps against MCI

But MCI government division says that any corporate malfeasance should not reflect on its federal operations

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Lawmaker pushes for fed leadership on 911

A congressman called for the creation of an office within the Homeland Security Department to spearhead and help fund the installation E911 systems

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Panel to resolve spectrum debate

The Bush administration announced an initiative to resolve a long-standing dispute between the public and private sectors about radio airwave availability

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Bush proposes spectrum management plan

President Bush announced an initiative to improve the management of radio frequency spectrum to keep pace with expanding technologies

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MCI defends its federal record

Beleaguered telecom strikes back at critics who are urging GSA to debar the firm

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AT&T's federal sales chief departs

Don Teague had been rumored to take over as head of AT&T Government Solutions

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Qwest names new federal head

David Peed is the telecom firm's new vice president of government services

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Telecoms try to integrate

All of the telecommunications providers will face competition from systems integrators

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Telecoms dial up changes

Agencies work to deal with a rapidly changing telecommunications market

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Sprint adds security to FTS 2001

New managed security services expand the options for agencies trying to keep data safe

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AT&T names new government head

Louis Addeo is the new president of AT&T Government Solutions

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GAO targets telecom task orders

GSA urged to develop consistent process for task orders under the Metropolitan Area Acquisition program

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DISA seeks to better video services

DISA is looking to boost its ability to use video technologies

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911 centers called upon to sign up

Campaign seeks to register all 911 call centers with the Telecommunications Service Priority program

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Qwest CEO to serve on presidential panel

Richard Notebaert appointed to National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee

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WorldCom seeks fresh beginning

Analysts say the firm's position as a federal contractor is likely to remain strong, but not unchanged

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WorldCom's federal future foggy

One key loss to company ? now known as MCI ? is its systems integration capabilities