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With UNO, Army intends to stop battling its own network

Federal News Network

The Army has a plan to no longer “fight the network.” Through the Unified Network Operations (UNO), initiative, the Army wants to create an agile, software-defined network that is easy to set up and use. The Army is laying the groundwork for this new network set up under UNO in a new draft request for proposals that Lt.

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Palo Alto Networks’ Eric Trexler on Federal Agencies’ Zero Trust Adoption

ExecutiveBiz

public sector at Palo Alto Networks, said federal agencies have advanced zero trust modernization efforts in the last two years with an increasing focus on outcomes, Federal News Network reported Wednesday. Eric Trexler, senior vice president of U.S.

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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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CACI Books $54M SSC Contract Modification for Satellite Control Network Support

ExecutiveBiz

million contract modification from the Space Systems Command to continue supporting the Satellite Control Network for another year. The Department of Defense said Monday the extension covers for services as the follow-on contract for Satellite Control Network tracking station operations, remote site, and mission partner […]

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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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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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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.”