11/8/06

Qwest Awarded Multimillion Dollar Contract To Provide Bandwidth Transmission Services To Defense Information Systems Agency
Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q) today announced it was awarded a contract by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) in support of the Global Information Grid (GIG). The DISN (Defense Information Systems Network) Access Transport Services (DATS) contract awarded to Qwest is expected to be worth at least $100 million during the 10-year period of the contract.

7/24/06

Qwest Uses 'Horsepower' To Complete High-Tech Connections For USDA Forest Service
Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q) announced today it helped the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service prepare for the fire season. Qwest technicians used horses to install the network connections and develop facilities for enhanced customer service and resource management in the Coconino National Forest in Arizona.

2/7/06

NASA Signs New Agreement With Qwest for Next-Generation Optical Data Networking
Qwest Communications (NYSE: Q) today announced that it has signed a new agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for a new nationwide networking service.

2/1/06

Robert D. Tregemba Speaking at the 2006 AFCEA Homeland Security Conference
Robert D. Tregemba, Vice President of Network Operations and Engineering in the Network Services organization of Qwest Communications, will speak at the 2006 AFCEA Homeland Security Conference in the 'MOVE 2: Readiness' Panel at 1:45pm EST Feb. 22, 2006. Qwest is also a conference sponsor and industry member of the conference planning committee.

10/4/05

Qwest Communications to Bid on GSA Networx Contract with Team of Experienced Industry Leaders
Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q) today announced that it has full corporate support technologically and operationally to bid positions on the U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) Networx Universal and Enterprise contracts, worth more than $40 billion in total. Qwest has assembled a team of industry leading technology and service partners to support the vast requirements associated with the Networx awards.

8/1/05

"Qwest's Gowen Aims At Networx"
Read the 8/1/05 Washington Technology article by Roseanne Gerin

Diana Gowen has several targets in her sights as the new head of Qwest Communications International Inc.'s government business. The first is winning the General Services Administration's $20 billion Federal Technology Services Networx contract. Also in her crosshairs is the $500 million Defense Information Systems Network Access Transport Services contract.

5/23/05

"Qwest Communications Appoints Diana L. Gowen Senior Vice President of Government Services Sales"
Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q) today announced that Diana L. Gowen will become the new senior vice president, government services sales for Qwest. Gowen will report to Thomas Richards, executive vice president, business markets group for Qwest.

5/09/05

"Qwest Communications Wins Contract to Provide Web Hosting to Department of Defense Agency"
Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q) today announced a new contract to provide hosting services for the Defense Logistics Agency's (DLA) Enterprise Data Center program, which will give the agency the redundancy and security it requires for its sensitive data storage needs.

3/10/05

"Qwest Communications Signs Contract to Connect Facilities for Department of Energy"
Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q) today announced a new contract to significantly expand network connectivity for several U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) sites in support of the Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) run by the DOE’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The five-year, multimillion-dollar contract continues Qwest’s relationship with ESnet, which began in 1999.

2/22/05

"Qwest Communications Announces Completion of GSA Review"
Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q) announced today that the General Services Administration (GSA) has completed its review of Qwest and has determined that Qwest remains a "responsible" contractor fully eligible to compete for federal government business.

During the GSA’s review period, Qwest continued to win new contracts from federal entities including the U.S. Mint and U.S. Air Force bases. In fact, Qwest provides communications services for many federal agencies including the Department of the Treasury, the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Labor, the Department of Energy, the Internal Revenue Service, the General Services Administration and many more.

1/18/05

"Mint Awards $87 million e-biz contract" Excerpts from 1/18/05 Washington Technology article by Roseanne Gerin
Accenture LLP won a five-year, $87 million contract to help the U.S. Mint operate and improve the business systems and processes that support its retail sales and marketing activities, the company said today. Accenture’s team includes Qwest Communications International Inc., PFSweb Inc., CommercialWare Inc., Evantes Inc., Sapient Corp., Acxiom Corp., Akamai Technologies Inc. and Optimal Solutions Inc.

Qwest Communications Upgrades U.S. Department of Energy's Research Communications Network
Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q) today announced an extended contract for network connectivity with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for its Energy Sciences Network (ESnet). Qwest’s continued work on ESnet is part of a seven-year contract, which began in 1999 with a contract value of $50 million and has since grown to a potential value of up to $87.5 million.

08/30/04

Networx Draws Praise; Questions
Industry Responds to Revised Strategy for Telecom Program
Washington Technology talked with government contractors—including Tony Bardo, Senior Director of Civilian Sales and Marketing of Qwest Government Services—about the $10 billion General Services Administration Federal Technology Service Networx telecommunications contract.

06/28/04

Qwest Announces Voice Over IP Services For Enterprises
Qwest Communications International Inc. announced that it would begin rolling out a voice over IP network service to a handful of cities in July, expanding it to an additional 22 cities, including Washington, by year's end. James F.X. Payne, senior vice president of the government services division, said the Denver-based company plans to offer the service to government customers through its FTS 2001 contracts.

06/7/04

Convergence Calls: 10 Telecom Trends To Impact IT Companies
Washington Technology talked with analysts and executives in the telecommunications industry-including James F.X. Payne, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Qwest Government Services—about the changing landscape and emerging trends in the government arena, such as next-generation Internet technologies, impediments to wireless adoption and new procurement policies.

04/19/04

Qwest Named First Telecommunications Provider to Cross Over into GSA's WITS2001 Contract
Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE:Q), the first government contractor to win eligibility for crossover into the Washington Interagency Telecommunications Services 2001 (WITS2001) contract, today announced Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) as the company's first available service under the contract.

03/30/04

Qwest's New Rating by the Small Business Association Opens Doors to Government Contract Awards
Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE:Q) announced today that its Small Business Program has been "Approved" by the Federal Government's Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA).

03/09/04

Qwest Wins Exclusive, Five-Year Contract Renewal To Provide Voice And Data Network Services To The White Sands Missile Range
Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE:Q) today announced a five-year contract renewal as the exclusive provider of data and voice communications to the White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), located in south central New Mexico, near Las Cruces.

02/02/04

Qwest Announces 5-Year, Multimillion-Dollar Contract To Provide High-Speed Network To Research Facilities In West Virginia
Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE:Q) today announced a multimillion-dollar, five-year contract to provide three research facilities in West Virginia with a high-speed optical network (HSON), providing greater communications network bandwidth and future growth capacity to north central West Virginia’s growing technology sector.

12/09/03

Qwest Provides Backup Web Services for U.S. Mint's E-Commerce and Information Web Site
Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE:Q) today announced it will provide an immediate backup Web hosting solution for the United States Mint's e-commerce and information Web site at www.usmint.gov. The new contract is in addition to the services Qwest currently provides to the U.S. Dept. of Treasury.

11/04/03

Qwest Communications Creates New Division to Work with System Integrators to Win Customers
Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE:Q) today announced the creation of a systems integrator alliances division, a division formed specifically to work for and with integrators and outsourcers. The new division focuses on collaborating with systems integrators to provide a full range of communications solutions to enterprise customers - local, state and federal governments, and enterprise business customers.

10/21/03

Qwest Provides High-Speed Network for Major Research Institutions In Illinois
Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE:Q) today announced that Argonne National Laboratory, one of the U.S. Department of Energy's largest research centers, has deployed Qwest's broadband fiber optic network for the Illinois Wired/Wireless Infrastructure for Research and Education (I-WIRE) project. The I-WIRE project provides ultra-high-speed interconnection to major research institutions and universities in Illinois.

05/27/03

David L. Peed Named Vice President of Qwest’s Federal Government Sales Group
Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q) today announced that David L. Peed has been promoted to vice president of Qwest’s government services division (GSD), a group that delivers broadband Internet-based data, voice and image communications to the federal government. Peed reports directly to James F.X. Payne, general manager and senior vice president of GSD.

04/24/03

Qwest Chairman and CEO Richard C. Notebaert Named to Presidential Advisory Committee
Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE:Q) today announced that Richard C. Notebaert, Qwest chairman and CEO, has been appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as a member of the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC). The committee appointment will not affect Notebaert’s leadership role at Qwest.

04/01/03

Qwest Communications Awarded Transport and Security Services Contract from GSA
Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE:Q) today announced a new contract vehicle to sell multi-tiered security profile (MTSP) services, including high-speed data with integrated security services, to the federal government through a modification to its Seattle Metropolitan Area Acquisition (MAA) contract. This contract modification is part of the General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Technology Service (FTS) Long-Distance Crossover program.

Qwest Communications Awarded New Network Services Contract from GSA
Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE:Q) today announced a new contract modification to sell high-speed data services to federal agencies through its Seattle Metropolitan Area Acquisition (MAA) contract. This contract modification is part of the General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Technology Service (FTS) Long-Distance Crossover program.

02/28/03

Qwest Invites You To Network In Orlando
Join Qwest Government Services Division (GSD) at the 2003 GSA/FTS Network Services Conference from March 31-April 3 at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Florida...

01/21/03

QWEST AWARDED UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE CONTRACT FOR GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
Qwest Communications announced today that it was awarded a 10-year contract from the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Telecommunications Service Program Office (DTSPO). Under the SPECTRUM contract, Qwest will have the opportunity to earn up to $36 million per year – or $360 Million over the life of the contract - by delivering a variety of network services to U.S. government agencies around the world.

12/11/02

Qwest Communications And TKC Communications Awarded High-Speed Network Contract From NASA
Qwest Communications International Inc. and TKC Communications, LLC, an Alaska Native Corporation, today announced that the two companies were jointly awarded a multi-year contract to build a high-speed network for secure communications among the NASA facilities throughout the United States. NASA will use the network to support the "One NASA" effort, which is designed to better unify the organization’s facilities.

11/14/02

QWEST PROVIDES CIRCUIT FOR SNIPER CASE
Several East Coast employees were involved in a very
important assignment last month - one that aided the investigation of
the Washington D.C.-area sniper. In less than 12 hours, a team of Qwest employees delivered a critical circuit to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) in support of the investigation.

10/10/02

Qwest Communications Redesigns U.S. Department Of Treasury Web Site
Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q) today announced that it has completed a major professional services contract to redesign the U.S. Treasury's public Web site, www.treas.gov. The site, which Qwest also hosts in one of its CyberCenters, receives more than 800,000 visitors per month and is a key public communication vehicle for the Treasury Department. The site contains a wealth of timely information for visitors ranging from the daily Treasury yield curve to the most up-to-the-minute list of the financial supporters of global terrorism.

10/21/02

Qwest at SC2002
Come visit Qwest Government Services at this year's SC2002 Conference from November 19-21, 2002 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland. The15th Annual SC conference brings together a worldwide community to celebrate its achievements and envision the future of high performance computing, networking, and data technologies.

05/17/02

Nacchio Speaks At Cyber Security Meeting
Qwest Chairman and CEO Joe Nacchio spoke as a panelist on May 16, 2001 at the first of four national town hall meetings initiated by the White House to address the issue of cyber security. Joe spoke as chairman of the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee, as Chairman of the FCC's National Interoperability and Reliability Committee, and as Chairman and CEO of Qwest.

05/15/02

Qwest Communications Delivers Backbone Services To Defense Department Research Network
Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q) and the Mid-Atlantic Crossroads (MAX), a part of the University of Maryland at College Park, today announced that Qwest has won the role of primary provider of network services for the Advanced Technology Demonstration Network (ATDnet), an unclassified Department of Defense (DoD) research network used for development of next-generation communications technologies designed to help transform the way the DoD performs its mission.

01/17/02

Qwest Communications Becomes First Company To Offer Communications Services Under The Federal Government Crossover Program
Qwest Communications International Inc., (NYSE:Q), the broadband communications company, announced today that its Metropolitan Area Acquisition (MAA) contract modification was approved, permitting Qwest to become the first communications company to offer Web hosting services to all branches of the federal government.

08/9/01

Qwest Communications Partners With Elite Research Centers To Launch The World's Most Powerful Network
Qwest Communications International Inc., (NYSE:Q) the broadband communications company, today announced that it will partner with four U.S. research institutions to build the world's most powerful network to support the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Distributed Terascale Facility (DTF) program.

07/10/01

Qwest's CEO Named Vice Chairman Of Presidential Advisory Committee
Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE:Q), the broadband communications company, today announced that Joseph P. Nacchio, Qwest chairman and CEO, has been nominated by President George W. Bush to serve as vice chairman of the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee...

06/28/01

Qwest Communications Adds Hosting Services to Federal Supply Schedule
Qwest Communications International Inc. today announced the addition of web hosting services to Qwest's Federal Supply Schedule, enabling federal agencies to procure Qwest's full suite of hosting services via a single contract vehicle...

06/14/01

Transition delays plague local phone contracts
Uncle Sam's new contract for local phone services may not save as much money as was projected due to repeated transition delays...

6/5/01

Qwest to upgrade NASA network
Qwest Communications International Inc. announced Monday a five-year, $25 million contract with NASA to provide broadband technology for the agency's next-generation high-performance network.

5/07/01

Pressure Builds to Open FTS2001 to More Competitors
The General Services Administration’s FTS2001 telecommunications contract is facing increasingly strong attacks from Capitol Hill and industry critics who want the contract opened up to more competition.

5/1/01

Qwest Promotes Competition As Solution To Bring Lower Prices, New Technology To Federal Telecommunications Market
Qwest Communications International Inc., the broadband Internet company, today recommended to federal lawmakers ways to lower prices and bring new technology and services to government telecommunications users.

4/30/01

Delays to FTS 2001 cost taxpayers $74M
Taxpayers are paying an extra $74 million because 27 agencies failed to meet the Dec. 6, 2000, deadline for switching to the $1.5 billion FTS 2001 telecommunications contract, according to a senior General Services Administration official.

2/1/01

Qwest Gets Note of Thanks From Energy Dept
Qwest recently was the recipient of an official government thank-you note posted on the Department of Energy's Web site. The note came after Qwest moved with lightning speed to make sure that the department stayed connected with the rest of the federal government when the department's Internet service provider dropped its connection just days before the December holidays.

9/1/00

ASPs are Built on Company Alliances
The market for application service providers has grown rapidly in the past year largely because ASPs don't require the development of new technologies, networks or hardware.
Published in Government Computer News, reprinted with permission.

8/1/00

Can You Separate Convergence Fact From Fiction?
Convergence holds great potential, but to take advantage of the opportunities that unified networks present, it's important to understand what convergence is-and what it is not.
Published in Government Computer News, reprinted with permission.

E-Business: Changing the Way the Feds do Business
Federal agencies see the value this technology plays in reducing the high economic and political costs while achieving their agency mission.
U S WEST Story

Qwest Awarded Denver Metropolitan Area Acquisition Contract by General Services Administration
Qwest Corporation to provide local telecommunications services to federal government agencies in Denver.

7/1/00

Making Electronic Apps Secure Requires That Feds Resolve Old Problems
The growth of electronic commerce has generated plenty of light, as well as heat, when it comes to securing transactional systems. Technology for secure links and strong authentication is in high demand for electronic government.
Published in Government Computer News, reprinted with permission.

Using The Internet To Develop A More User-friendly Federal Government
Consumer businesses and industries are focusing on Web-based systems in the belief that connecting with consumers directly enhances business relationships and exchange in the long run.
U S WEST Story

U S WEST Awarded Metropolitan Area Acquisition Contract by General Services Administration
U S WEST to provide local telecommunications services to federal agencies
in Minneapolis/St. Paul area
U S WEST Story

6/1/00

White House Calls for Global Virtual Private Network
To save money and streamline embassy management, the State Department is looking to the Internet to create a backbone network for the 30 federal agencies that maintain offices overseas.
Published in Government Computer News, reprinted with permission.

NEWS RELEASE:
General Services Administration Moves Into State-of-the-Art "Office of the Future"
U S WEST Story

5/1/00

International IT initiatives Hold Lessons for Feds
Sometimes you have to go far away to get a good perspective on things at home.
Published in Government Computer News, reprinted with permission.

The Federal Government Puts IT to the Test
To support government agencies in their efforts to increase IT product initiatives, the U S WEST Federal Services team offers a dynamic array of integrated communication solutions.
U S WEST Story

4/1/00

3/1/00

E-Business: Providing Interactive Electronic Services to the Public - Grants, Loans Could Put $300B On Federal EC Systems
If EC is going to pay big ROI, the big programs will be at the core of the Electronic Government. The distance between the continuing federal Electronic Government movement and the commercial sector "e business" trend might close to a mere gap as agencies begin to apply EC-like technologies to federal grants programs.
Published in Government Computer News, reprinted with permission.

E-Business: Changing the Way the Feds do Business
Federal agencies see the value this technology plays in reducing the high economic and political costs while achieving their agency mission.
U S WEST Story

2/1/00

E-gov Creators Learn from Trial and Error
As Government Apps Go Online, Agencies Must Maintain Control Rather than looking to capture markets and increase revenues, governments seek first to reduce costs and enhance services.
Published in Government Computer News, reprinted with permission.

Meet Our Expert: Thomas L. Childs
Vice President & General Manager U.S.WEST Federal Services
U S WEST Story

1/1/00

Outsourcing Program Improves Operations, NASA Official Says
Initiative's director says asset management and network support are better but users are still balking One year after awarding the first contracts under the Outsourcing Desktop Initiative for NASA, the agency has streamlined asset management and network support, but user buy-in has taken longer than expected, a NASA official said.
Published in Government Computer News, reprinted with permission.

Managing Networks in the New Millennium
Through Managed Data Services (MDS), U.S.WEST is providing the Federal Government with dynamic outsourcing options designed to enhance productivity and supply cost-effective methods for delivering state-of-the-art electronic government services and solutions.
U S WEST Story

12/1/99

Wyoming Makes Grade via ATM
Wyoming information technology officials face a singular challenge: They deliver government services to 460,000 citizens in a state where cows outnumber people by a 3-1 ratio. The conundrum is that Wyoming is the ninth-largest state in area, with 97,000 square miles of plateaus, sagebrush and ranches.
Published in Government Computer News, reprinted with permission.

Using The Internet To Develop A More User-friendly Federal Government
With U.S.WEST, federal government agencies have an outsourcing option that can design, support and maintain integrated communication and Internet solutions featuring voice and data transport systems.
U S WEST Story

11/1/99

Marines Pack PCs as Handheld Testing Continues
As the Marine Corps continues work on its Rugged Handheld Computer Program, the service is buying commercial products to fulfill users' mobile-computing needs on the battlefield.
Published in Government Computer News, reprinted with permission.

U S WEST Connecting Remote Native American Reservations to the Internet
U.S.WEST Strives to Improve Educational and Economic Future of American Indian Children by Providing Frame Relay Connectivity to Reservation Schools.
U S WEST Story

9/30/99

Energy Labs Hook Into Video
For 10 years, managers and researchers at the Energy DepartmentÌs Sandia National Laboratories have held regular videoconferences with peers at distant Energy labs and universities.
Published in Government Computer News, reprinted with permission.

U S WEST Readies New Mexico National Guard for High-bandwidth Communications of the New Millennium
U S WEST ATM network supports New Mexico National Guard voice, video and bandwidth traffic for high-speed communications and distance learning initiative.
U S WEST Story

8/31/99

FCC: Native American Tribes Need Wireless Services
In an age when many suburbanites can order a pizza online, many Native Americans living on tribal lands don't have a telephone in their homes and still rely on party lines for outside communications.
Published in Government Technology
magazine, reprinted with permission.

U S WEST Provides Communications Solutions for U.S. Government Reindustrialization Project
Interesting things are going on in Oak Ridge, Tenn., in a unique program that finds new uses and economic opportunity for unused U.S. government-owned facilities. U.S.WEST is a key player in this effort, which is already helping to save the American taxpayer millions of dollars.
U S WEST Story

Regional Telephone Company Expands Reach, Broadens Services
One regional Bell operating company is introducing advanced telecommunications to rural communities to help people in remote locations realize the potential benefits of technology.
Published in Signal Magazine, reprinted with permission.