MetTel to modernize National Archives networks
The National Archives and Records Administration has tapped MetTel to build a new software-define wide area network for the agency under a $65 million EIS task order.
NARA sought greater network flexibility and more security with embedded encryption, the company said. The SD-WAN also adds firewall protection.
NARA operates 44 locations nationwide including federal records centers, regional archives, presidential libraries and museums and the Federal Register.
The current network infrastructure is based on a legacy hub-and-spoke architecture, which MetTel will replace with the SD-WAN infrastructure, said Robert Dapkiewicz, MetTel’s general manager and senior vice president for federal programs.