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New FTS 2001 services tempt agencies
GSA incorporated such things as managed network services into the FTS 2001 contract
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No holdup for these programs
Several agencies have moved forward with procurements despite the holdup over fiscal 2003 funding
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Charting new territory
Social Security Administration indulges on FTS 2001's new service offerings
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NASA adds telecom support
NASA has awarded Lockheed Martin Space Operations an additional $25 million for telecom support services
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Sprint makes local link
Sprint is the latest company to try to extend its federal expertise to the state and local government markets
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Army awards secure phones BPA
DOD officials will be able to exchange top-secret information securely over a commercial network
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Project eyes global early warning system for the Internet
Infrastructure simulation models make use of proprietary data from industry to identify single points of failure in telecom infrastructures
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DISA upgrading presidential comms
DISA is helping to upgrade the communications systems and tools that are available to the president
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NCS working on pair of pilots
The National Communications System projects are aimed at improving the systems for first responders
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OMB reins in wireless
OMB intends to reduce the federal government's $1.5 billion investment in wireless telecommunications by forcing agencies to consolidate redundant projects
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Forman: Avoid wireless overlap
E-gov chief says some wireless telecommunications projects should be consolidated to avoid redundancy
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EADS Telecom forms fed division
Telecom network provider's new division is focused on serving the government and military markets
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Telecom troubles
As telecom providers struggle financially, nervous feds seek alternatives, backups
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GSA stands by WorldCom
The federal government intends to stand by its business deals with bankrupt WorldCom, but it is carefully monitoring its performance
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Lessons learned after Sept. 11
Public safety agencies in the Washington, D.C., area did not have many of the interoperability problems reported in New York
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