Verizon (NYSE: VZ) has secured a $176 million contract to provide the Department of Homeland Security with government emergency telecommunications service and wireless priority service.
Verizon Business will perform communications support work over the 10-year period of the contract from the Emergency Communications Division of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the company said Tuesday.
The contractor will continue helping DHS enhance communication systems that it employs for national security and emergency preparedness missions.
“Verizon’s reputation as a go-to digital transformation partner to the federal government has long standing roots with DHS,” said Michael Adams, associate vice president for federal civilian services at Verizon. “We are dedicated to supporting mission critical communications for the ECD, as well as a number of other federal agencies with locations across the country.”
Verizon Frontline will be used to provide wireless priority service to first responders from federal, state and local public safety agencies.
The contract, first awarded in 1993, extends Verizon’s history of partnering with public safety agencies and delivering mission-critical communications on the front lines.
