The House Oversight Committee plans a hearing Thursday on the...
The House Oversight Committee plans a hearing Thursday on the transition to Networx, the General Services Administration program under which federal agencies can buy telecom, network and information services. The transition is behind schedule and only 38 percent complete, and…
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the government loses $18 million in savings every month the transition is delayed, said the committee, chaired by Rep. Ed Towns, D-N.Y. “The hearing will focus on what is causing the continued delay in transitioning to Networx, what steps the federal government has taken to assist and expedite the transition effort, and what problems private telecommunications companies are encountering with the program’s procurement process,” the committee said. Invited to testify are GSA Administrator Martha Johnson; Sanjeev Bhagowalia, the chairman of the Interagency Management Council in the Interior Department; Senior Vice President Diana Gowen of Qwest Government Services; Senior Vice President Edward Morche of Level 3; Verizon Federal Group President Susan Zeleniak; and Senior Vice President Bill White of Sprint Nextel.