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Network Modernization Begins with an Infrastructure Assessment

FedTech Magazine

Most agencies need to conduct a network assessment as they look for ways to improve their technology to better meet their missions. For these reasons, the Army alone awarded a $526 million network modernization contract in January, seeking higher speeds to support coming upgrades to its storage, classified remote access, virtual desktop…

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Palo Alto Networks’ David Kubicki on Future-Proofing Cloud Security

GovCon Wire

David Kubicki, senior manager of solution architects for the public sector at Palo Alto Networks (Nasdaq: PANW), said an ideal cloud security platform enables government agencies to address security requirements “while enabling them to expand for additional use cases as their cloud maturity increases.”

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How to Prepare Your Network for IPv6

FedTech Magazine

Domains that have not yet started an update must design new network architectures to support IPv6, as well as update devices and endpoints to handle the new standard. That positions them to take advantage of the more stable, more secure protocol, which also offers vastly more addresses than IPv4.

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DOD Drives New Interest in 5G Networks Across Government

FedTech Magazine

Upgrading to a 5G network is a simple matter for citizens; our carriers and phones do it for us. The NDAA requires the Defense Department to develop private 5G networks at military bases and other DOD facilities. The NDAA requires the Defense Department to develop private 5G networks at military bases and other DOD facilities.

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EchoStar Finalizes Dish Network Acquisition; Hamid Akhavan Quoted

GovCon Wire

EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS), the parent company of broadband satellite services provider Hughes Network Systems, has closed its purchase of Dish Network in a transaction that strengthens its position as a global terrestrial and non-terrestrial connectivity provider to government and business customers.

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5G: The Transformation of Defense Networks

FedInsider

Friday, October 13, 2023 | 2:00PM EDT | 1 Hour | 1 CPE In 2022, the Department of Defense created a cross-functional team to accelerate the adoption of 5G and future-generation wireless networking technologies, laying the foundation for new opportunities to implement innovative solutions to military needs. and its allies and partners.

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Northrop Grumman to Support DARPA’s Moon-Based Railroad Network Study

WashngtonExec

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected Northrop Grumman to help further develop the concept of building a moon-based railroad network as part of the broader 10-year Lunar Architecture Capability Study.