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Kay Kapoor, former president of AT&T's (NYSE: T) global public sector organization and a three-time Wash100 Award recipient, has been recommended by a committee of COMSovereign Holding's board of directors for appointment as an independent director.

AT&T’s board of directors has appointed William Kennard to serve as chairman, effective January 2021, the company announced Friday. Kennard will succeed Randall Stephenson, currently AT&T’s executive chairman of the board, who will retire at the beginning of 2021. “It’s an honor to be selected to serve as chairman of AT&T’s board of directors,” Kennard said.

Potomac Officers Club’s 5G Summit will feature notable federal and industry leaders on “The DoD Journey to 5G: Where We Are, Where Do We Need to Be, and What’s Next” Panel. The panelists will discuss emerging programs, priorities and challenges within the integration process of the new 5G framework. To Register for the 5G Summit, and view other upcoming events, visit Potomac Officers Club’s Event Page!

AT&T (NYSE: T) has received a task order to provide its FirstNet public safety broadband service to 72 U.S. Army bases nationwide and in Puerto Rico. “It’s an honor to help the U.S. Army enhance its vital communications with FirstNet capabilities," said Jill Singer, vice president of defense and national security for AT&T's public sector and FirstNet business.

The Department of Defense has made $600M in awards to support 5G testing and experimentation projects with 15 companies at five U.S. military installations. “The Department of Defense is at the forefront of cutting edge 5G testing and experimentation, which will strengthen our Nation’s warfighting capabilities as well as U.S. economic competitiveness in this critical field,” said Michael Kratsios, acting undersecretary of defense for research and engineering and U.S. chief technology officer.

Maria Demaree, vice president and general manager of mission solutions at Lockheed Martin's space business, will moderate the “5G Space: The Ultimate Connected High Ground” panel during Potomac Officers Club’s 5G Summit on October 27th. To Register for the 5G Summit, and view other upcoming events, visit Potomac Officers Club’s Event Page!

Lance Spencer, client executive vice president with AT&T Public Sector, will moderate the expert panel during Potomac Officers Club’s 5G Summit on October 27th, 2020. During Potomac Officers Club’s 5G Summit, notable federal and industry leaders will discuss emerging programs, priorities and challenges within the integration process of the new 5G framework. 

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Scott Baum, a former Department of Defense official, has joined Elbit Systems’ (Nasdaq: ESLT) U.S. subsidiary as vice president of strategy and growth, Inside Defense reported Wednesday.

Xavier Williams, a 30-year veteran of AT&T (NYSE: T) and two-time Wash100 Award recipient, will lead American Virtual Cloud Technologies (Nasdaq: AVCT) as CEO starting Oct. 1. He will succeed Darrell Mays, who has been appointed executive vice chairman of the AVCT's board of directors, and will also serve as a board member, the Atlanta-based information technology services provider said Wednesday.