Tony Bardo Receives Fed100 Award April 15, 2018 Company News , Emergency Communications , HughesNet false Hughes executive recognized for leading efforts to restore critical communications in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands In March 2018, Tony Bardo, assistant vice president of Government Solutions at Hughes received a Fed100 Award for leading an extraordinary effort to re-establish critical communications in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) following the devastation of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. In its 29th year, the Annual Fed100 Awards are among the most prestigious celebrations of exceptional individuals—both from industry and government—who drive federal IT accomplishments. Bardo led the Hughes team during a chaotic and critical time of desperate need. Puerto Rico and the USVI had been completely knocked offline with no power and 2,400 miles of transmission lines destroyed. Bardo’s team showed unprecedented resolve in overcoming several logistical obstacles and challenges to deliver critical satellite communications capabilities to the government after terrestrial-based infrastructures were crippled. The massive effort was made more challenging due to major transportation hurdles. Finding reliable shipping (to and around the island), housing, storage, food, and supplies was no easy feat in the first month following the storm. Bardo’s team, including Deb Chowdury’s program management group, worked 7 days a week with numerous people, companies, agencies, and nonprofit organizations to facilitate the relief and recovery mission by establishing reliable communications capabilities. Hughes involvement in these ongoing recovery efforts will continue for the foreseeable future based on the magnitude of destruction from the storms. Bardo has over 36 years of experience supporting government telecommunications, and during his 15 years at Hughes, much of it has been related to emergency preparedness and response. He has unabashedly leveraged the company’s engineering and network operations resources to deliver much needed solutions during some of the biggest disasters on record, including Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy. Categories See All Connecting the Unconnected (34) Satellite is Essential (33) Company News (32) JUPITER System (27) HughesNet (23) HughesON Managed Networks (16) SD-WAN (15) Community Wi-Fi (13) Interoperability (10) Cellular Backhaul (10) Emergency Communications (9) Mobility (7) HughesON Digital Signage (1) Popular Blogs Adaptive Coding and Modulation Now Available for TDMA Return ChannelsOct 22, 2020 Mega-constellations, Multi-transport Networks and Managing the Hybrid, Connected FutureOct 27, 2020 Preparing the Airline Industry for What’s NextNov 20, 2020 Connecting the Most Remote Villages in IndiaNov 27, 2020 Takeaways from 2020Dec 8, 2020 Related Posts See All Connecting the Most Remote Villages in India November 27, 2020 Mega-constellations, Multi-transport Networks and Managing the Hybrid, Connected Future October 27, 2020 A Call for Spectrum Reform: An Issue We Can All Stand Behind Jennifer A. Manner, Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs October 13, 2020 Hughes Network Systems “Innovation Day” Highlights Edge Computing Possibilities August 04, 2020 Emergency Communications April 15, 2018 ENJOY THIS POST? Provide your email below to receive a monthly round-up of what’s happening in the world of connectivity! First Name Last Name Email Company Campaign ID CAPTCHA This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.