Verizon Business to Manage, Secure U.S. Army Reserve Command Network
December 15 2009 - 1:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
Contract Covers End-to-End Network Management and Professional
Security Consulting ASHBURN, Va., Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon
Business will fully manage and secure all aspects of the U.S. Army
Reserve Command's Internet protocol network in the continental
U.S., under a new agreement announced Tuesday (Dec. 15). The
agreement (Contract W91LV2-09-C-0049), which covers one year and
four optional one-year extensions, deepens and expands Verizon
Business' long-standing relationship with the agency. Verizon
Business will manage and secure the agency's entire network,
including critical components such as routers, local area network
(LAN) switches, firewalls and private branch exchange (PBX)
equipment. Verizon Business will monitor and secure the network -
which links 950 sites and 55,000 users - from the company's ISO/IEC
20000 certified Government Network Operations and Security Center
(GNOSC). The GNOSC is a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to
supporting the unique security and operational requirements of
Verizon Business' federal government customers. In addition to
network management and security services, Verizon Business will
provide professional services and network monitoring to help
address the Army's information assurance security guidelines
governing the networking environment, software and hardware.
"Whether it is training soldiers or defending our nation, Verizon
Business' expertise and technology are helping the Army Reserve
Command meet its missions," said Susan Zeleniak, group president,
Verizon Federal. "With private IP services in a fully managed
network environment, Verizon Business can help the Army Reserve
Command meet its current and future operational requirements with
confidence while holding the line on operating costs." The U.S.
Army Reserve Command trains and readies Army Reserve troop units in
the continental U.S. The Reserve Command maintains a force that can
mobilize rapidly to respond to a crisis while supporting
humanitarian and relief operations after natural disasters such as
hurricanes or flooding. Since 2004, Verizon Business has provided
the Army Reserves with private IP services, transporting critical
data over the Verizon Business vBNS+ (Very High Performance
Backbone Network Service) network, which is dedicated primarily to
government and educational institutions with high-performance
network requirements. Verizon Business's GNOSC will manage the Army
Reserve Command's network operations round-the-clock, seven days a
week. By shifting day-to-day management to Verizon Business and
consolidating existing managed services contracts under one
agreement, the command will be able to control costs while
maintaining the flexibility to add new sites as operational needs
evolve. Verizon Business is the largest provider of communications
services to the U.S. federal government and one of the largest
providers of advanced communications and information technology
services globally. Verizon Business provides a set of managed
services, managing 260,000-plus security, network and hosting
devices across more than 4,200 customer networks spanning 142
countries and territories. The company's global infrastructure, one
of the most connected IP network in the world, provides a solid
foundation from which to serve multinational corporations and
government agencies. With a broad portfolio of services, Verizon
Business can provide federal agencies with one-stop shopping for
their communications or connectivity needs. The company has built
the next-generation services that are helping to transform the way
government customers -- and their constituents -- do business.
About Verizon Business Verizon Business, a unit of Verizon
Communications (NYSE:VZ), is a global leader in communications and
IT solutions. We combine professional expertise with one of the
world's most connected IP networks to deliver award-winning
communications, IT, information security and network solutions. We
securely connect today's extended enterprises of widespread and
mobile customers, partners, suppliers and employees - enabling them
to increase productivity and efficiency and help preserve the
environment. Many of the world's largest businesses and governments
- including 96 percent of the Fortune 1000 and thousands of
government agencies and educational institutions - rely on our
professional and managed services and network technologies to
accelerate their business. Find out more at
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CONTACT: Media, Stefanie Scott, Verizon, +1-512-495-6730, ; or
Contracting Officer: HQ ARMY RESERVE CONTRACTING CENTER, ATTN:
SHARON WILSON-EMMONS, +1-609-562-5004, 5418 SOUTH SCOTT PLAZA, FORT
DIX, NJ 08640-5097; or Requiring Activity, PR W47A US ARMY RESERVE
COMMAND, LTC LENELL WHITE III, 4698 N 2 ST, BLDG 210 DOCK A, FOREST
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