AT&T Wins DOD Contract

VIENNA, Va. -- AT&T Government Solutions, a business unit of AT&T Inc., has been awarded the Joint Hawaii Information Transfer System (JHITS) contract by the Defense Information Technology Contracting Office (DITCO) - Pacific. DITCO-Pacific is a part of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), a division of the Department of Defense (DoD), which oversees the Department of Defense's networking needs. The JHITS contract has an estimated contract value of $250 million. Under the terms of the agreement, AT&T will provide customized telecommunications and data services to the Hawaii-based military departments. The AT&T Government Solutions Hawaii team is based in Honolulu.

"At AT&T, we make it our mission to ensure that our military customers are getting the most reliable, secure and cost-effective solutions available anywhere," said Don Herring, president of AT&T Government Solutions. "This latest contract is part of AT&T's long-standing commitment to providing DISA with real-world solutions, made possible by our networking and professional services capabilities.

"The Defense Information Systems Agency is a combat support agency responsible for planning, engineering, acquiring, fielding and supporting global net-centric solutions to serve the nation's warfighters and all of those who support them in the defense of the nation. JHITS is a six-year contract with four one-year options.

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