USDA Forest Service Selects AT&T Government Solutions for Network Solutions

AT&T Government Solutions has been awarded a two-year contract to install and maintain a new high-speed backbone network for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service.

"We were up against some very tough competition but we have again demonstrated our ability to deliver a low cost, efficient and cutting edge infrastructure for our customers," said Lou Addeo, president of AT&T Government Solutions. "We're delighted to have been chosen."

The nationwide private line network will link 20 sites in the continental U.S., Alaska and Puerto Rico and will help the Forest Service tie together its regional offices and data centers, allowing employees to share data quickly and efficiently.

AT&T Government Solutions, headquartered in Vienna, Va., is a long-standing, trusted source of information technology solutions for the federal government, integrating unmatched network resources and professional service expertise with innovative technologies from AT&T Labs and industry-leading partners.

Best known for network leadership in voice, data, video and managed services, AT&T Government Solutions is a solutions integrator, with service in areas such as enterprise architecture, business transformation, knowledge management, training, program management, systems engineering and security.