Verizon wins $495M defense research network contract -- Washington Technology
By Ross Wilkers May 07, 2021 Verizon has won a potential 10-year, $495 million contract to help the Defense Department run a high-speed computing network used by the agency’s scientific and research specialists to share their work. The Defense Information Systems Agency awarded the new Defense Engineering Network contract on Wednesday for a term of four base years and three two-year option periods, according to a Beta.Sam.gov notice. DREN is a high-speed, fiber optic network to connect the military’s supercomputers and researchers so they can work together on scientific research, engineer...
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