AT&T to Set Up IP WAN for Veterans Affairs Department

AT&T’s Government Solutions division has won a 10-year $120m contract from the US Department of Veterans Affairs to provide an IP-based wide area network to offer a range of data services to the agency’s 240,000-plus workforce at 1,300 locations in the US.

Don Herring, senior vice president at AT&T Government Solutions, said: “AT&T is honored to support the Veterans Affairs’ noble mission of serving the medical needs of America’s veterans and their families with dignity and compassion. As VA looks to continue to provide high-quality, seamless information in a secure manner to veterans, AT&T will deliver a network-enabled solution that not only addresses their security and bandwidth requirements but also takes into account the importance of controlling costs.”