AT&Tインク$ 1BのDoJテレコムサポート契約

15年間の契約は、General Services AdministrationのEnterprise Infrastructure Solutions技術調達プログラムに関連しています。AT&T scored a near-$1 billion contract with the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) as part of the government agency’s push to modernize its operational infrastructure. The 15-year contract is tied to the General Services Administration’s (GSA’s) Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) technology procurement program. This program will transition the DoJ to a “next-generation” communications platform supporting more than 120,000 employees and across more than 2,100 locations. AT&T will provide fully managed networking services including IP voice, data, security, cloud access, and professional services. It also includes access to AT&T’s mobile network and FirstNet service public safety network. The contract is valued at up to $984 million should all of the options be triggered. The carrier noted that it will “help simplify cloud adoption across 43 component organizations and support the Department’s Joint Cloud Optimized Trusted Internet Connection Service (JCOTS), which will accelerate the path for DoJ to access multiple cloud environments with improved security, reliability, and speed.” AT&T recently signed a pair of public cloud deals with Microsoft and IBM that bolsters its focus on using those outsourced assets to support non-network functions. The contract is part of a broader $50 billion plan by the GSA initially announced in 2017. That included plans to award government contracts to a handful of domestic telecom operators. AT&T, along with rivals Verizon and CenturyLink, earlier this year passed GSA security testing for their respective business support systems (BSS). This allows them to be able to process government orders for services. The GSA contract is separate from the long-stewing Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud contract that the Department of Defense (DoD) has out for bid. That 10-year, $10 billion contract is scheduled to be announced next month baring any last-minute issues. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is viewed as the most likely winner of that deal though Microsoft is viewed as an outside contender. Oracle has been fighting the winner-take-all decision-making process, claiming that it unfairly favors larger public cloud providers like AWS and Microsoft.