From Nextgov.com: DHS awards networking contract, worth up to $1 billion
Verizon and AT&T beat out Qwest for OneNet initiative .
The Homeland Security Department awarded the OneNet telecommunication contract, worth up to $1 billion, to Verizon and AT&T this week, DHS confirmed. The contract, which was awarded under the General Services Administration's Networx program, will consolidate seven legacy networks to establish an intranet for sensitive, but unclassified information.
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