OAKTON, Va., June 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --
What's the news? AT&T* was selected by
the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to deliver a
modernized data communications platform that will serve as a
foundation for innovative VA technology capabilities to drive
mission outcomes. AT&T was awarded the $725 million-over-12 years Task Order by VA under
the General Services Administration's Enterprise Infrastructure
Solutions contract for federal agencies.
Why is this important? The VA requires a high
speed, high capacity and resilient urban and rural data network to
support its missions. Those include offering health care and
benefits to approximately 18 million veterans and their families;
responsibility for 142 national cemeteries and shrines; and
supporting national preparedness for war, terrorism, national
emergencies and natural disasters. VA manages America's
largest integrated health care system, providing care at 1,255
health care facilities including 170 medical centers and 1,074
outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient
clinics) and serving 9 million enrolled Veterans each year.
What is the scope of the network modernization? We will
work with the VA to continuously transform its IP-based data
network to exceed its goals of a highly secure, scalable, highly
available, and resilient technology infrastructure that can enable
rapid cloud adoption. Some of the advanced capabilities we are
providing include Wide Area Networking, Virtual Private Networking
and Managed Network services.
How will AT&T's capabilities support VA's mission?
Our advanced technologies will help VA transform a broad array of
data-based and data intensive processes. As just one example, our
Wide Area Network capabilities can allow VA care providers to
access a Veteran's health care records in near-real time on their
connected device: replacing paper and fax-based health record
sharing and helping to ensure timely delivery of care to improve
health outcomes.
When does the work begin? We are already working with VA
on planning.
Daniel Mesimer, Director,
WAN/LAN Infrastructure Engineering & Provisioning
Solution Delivery, Office of Information and Technology, IT
Operations and Services, U.S. Department of Veterans
Affairs
"VA is continuing to explore and innovate with
advancing technologies to help us provide exceptional customer
service to our nations Veterans."
Chris Smith, Vice
President-Civilian and Shared Services, AT&T Public Sector and
FirstNet
"It is a special honor to win the opportunity to
help VA modernize its mission in the service of our many heroes.
We're thrilled to complement our broad array of AT&T programs
that benefit veterans with an advanced data communications platform
and capabilities that will power VA's mission for years to
come."
Where can I find more information? Go here for more
information about AT&T's work in the public sector or visit VA
here.
*About AT&T Communications
We help family,
friends and neighbors connect in meaningful ways every day. From
the first phone call 140+ years ago to mobile video streaming, we
@ATT innovate to improve lives.
AT&T Communications is part of AT&T Inc.
(NYSE:T). For more information, please visit us at
att.com.
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