Brian Skoletsky, a more than 20-year federal information technology sales and business development executive, has been appointed sales director for the federal public sector at New York-based telecommunications company MetTel. Skoletsky said in a LinkedIn post that he will help the company’s federal, state and local government agency customers str...
Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) will operate and maintain dark fiber infrastructure for the Defense Department under a potential seven-year, $196.5 million contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency. An initial task order under the single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will cover the $1,000 minimum guarantee, DOD s...
Chuck Brooks, a highly esteemed leader to the cybersecurity and government contracting (GovCon) sectors as well as an influential member of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program, has released his latest article with the program. Previously, GovCon Expert Chuck Brooks assessed the growing importance of chief data officers to the federal landscap...
Quincy Allen, a 35-year technology services industry veteran and former chief marketing officer of IBM‘s (NYSE: IBM) cloud business, has been appointed to the board of directors of Lumen Technologies. Lumen said Thursday that Allen met independent director qualifications under the New York Stock Exchange listing policies and his addition bring...
Starboard Value Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: SVAC) is negotiating a $3.4 billion deal, including debt, to merge with data center company Cyxtera Technologies, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. WSJ cited sources that say the merger deal could be finalized by Monday and BC Partners and Medina Capital – private equity firms that own Cyxtera R...
The Federal Communications Commission has unveiled the list of 386 companies that are qualified to bid for up to $16B in support over a 10-year period to deliver broadband services to unserved areas as part of the Phase 1 auction for the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund....
The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a potential 15-year, $722M indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to six companies to provide wired telecommunications services to VA Medical Centers....
CenturyLink has changed its name to Lumen Technologies to reflect the company’s commitment to helping lead enterprises through the 4th Industrial Revolution and advance the use of technology to further human progress....
