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TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 12, 2018 — CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) has received a two-year contract to provide commercial internet services to members of a nonprofit coalition of U.S. research and education networks, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday it participated in a competitive solicitation process for internet protocol transit …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 1, 2018 — David Young, senior vice president of strategic government at CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL), believes a programmatic approach will help federal information technology leaders in their agencies’ transition from the General Services Administration‘s Networx contract vehicle to the potential $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. Young, …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 16, 2018 — CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) has received approval from the Justice Department to sell Level 3 Communications assets in the Tucson, Ariz., area to Utah-based FirstDigital Telecom, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The telecommunications company said Monday it will divest fiber network platforms as part of an …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 11, 2018 — CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) has named David Young, formerly regional vice president for strategic government, to take the role of senior vice president of the company’s strategic government group, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said the appointment is part of its integration efforts and …

Bill O’Neill, former head of Defense Department sales at Forcepoint, has joined ORock Technologies as chief revenue officer. The three-decade public sector technology market veteran will oversee sales, business and channel development functions, growth strategies, channel partnerships and collaborative account management efforts in his new role, ORock said Wednesday. At Forcepoint, O’Neill helped drive adoption …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 16, 2018 — CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) has secured initial clearance to sell certain Albuquerque, New Mexico-based fiber network assets of recently acquired Level 3 Communications to Unite Private Networks following a review by the Justice Department, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The Federal Communications Commission and other government …

Wray Varley, former vice president of the government segment at telecommunications equipment maker Infinera, has joined BT Federal as president and CEO, FierceTelecom reported Thursday. The report said Varley succeeds Tony Wellen, who has served as BT Federal’s interim CEO over the past six months and returned to his full-time post …

Glen Post, CEO of CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) over the past 26 years, will retire from his position in May and be succeeded by Chief Operating Officer and President Jeff Storey. Post originally planned to retire on Jan. 1, 2019 but he decided to move his retirement earlier and make it effective on …

David Young, regional vice president of strategic government at CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL), has said he believes the company’s purchase of Level 3 Communications provides CenturyLink an opportunity to provide integrated technology offerings for federal clients and manage current and new government contracts, FierceTelecom reported Tuesday. CenturyLink closed its $34 billion acquisition of Level 3 in …

Weekly Roundup February 19 – February 23, 2018 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes Significant Contract Activity This Month and The Wash100 Vote Continues Jim Garrettson, Executive Mosaic CEO The Wash100 popular vote continues this week, if you have yet to place a vote, you can visit theWash100 voting page and …