Verizon Business has captured one of the largest federal network deals of 2008: a 10-year contract to provide managed network and
security services to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that is valued at $678.5 million. AT&T Government Solutions is the secondary provider for the project, dubbed OneNet, winning a 10-year contract worth an estimated
$292 million.
Verizon Business will create a consolidated backbone network for the 5-year-old DHS to replace separate wide-area networks
used by its 22 agencies, including Customs Service, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Coast Guard, Secret Service and
the Federal Emergency Management Agency.