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TechNet Augusta 2024: The Army’s Network Is ‘Becoming a Weapon System’

FedTech Magazine

The layered, unified network is secured, allowing for a forward observer to receive intelligence and call for fire — where warfighters radio in for artillery support — with a shot occurring in under three minutes.

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Jill Singer, National Security and Defense VP at AT&T Public Sector, Inducted Into 2024 Wash100 for Advancing 5G Technology, Network Modernization

ExecutiveBiz

Executive Mosaic is honored to present Jill Singer , vice president of defense and national security for AT&T ’s public sector business, as a 2024 Wash100 Award winner for advancing the adoption of 5G capabilities and promoting network modernization efforts in support of government missions. com to cast your ten votes today.

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DOD Drives New Interest in 5G Networks Across Government

FedTech Magazine

Upgrading to a 5G network is a simple matter for citizens; our carriers and phones do it for us. The federal government’s move to 5G accelerated when the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 became law at the end of December 2023.

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With UNO, Army intends to stop battling its own network

Federal News Network

The Army has a plan to no longer “fight the network.” Through the Unified Network Operations (UNO), initiative, the Army wants to create an agile, software-defined network that is easy to set up and use. The Army is laying the groundwork for this new network set up under UNO in a new draft request for proposals that Lt.

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Top Cyber Execs to Watch in 2024: Palo Alto Networks’ Eric Trexler

WashngtonExec

Eric Trexler Senior Vice President of US Public Sector, Palo Alto Networks Eric Trexler’s biggest recent achievement is pulling together a stellar, highly-effective U.S. public sector team at Palo Alto Networks. “There are no silver bullets in cybersecurity,” he said.

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Lumen, Zscaler to Support Agencies With Zero Trust Network Access Offering; Jason Schulman Quoted

ExecutiveBiz

Lumen Technologies and Zscaler have teamed up to offer a managed zero trust network access service designed to help government agencies and affiliates mitigate cybersecurity risks by safeguarding access to their critical data and infrastructure.

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Top Public Sector Leaders to Watch in 2024: Palo Alto Networks’ Eric Trexler

WashngtonExec

Eric Trexler Senior Vice President of US Public Sector, Palo Alto Networks In 2024, Eric Trexler predicts one of the public sector’s top challenges will be recognizing that cybersecurity is national security. The cybersecurity battle is actively playing out in schools, towns, cities, states and at the national level every day.