IPv6: no looking back
17 Sep 2009
Think IPv6 is so 2008? Think again. All agencies met the Office of Management and Budget’s June 2008 deadline to demonstrate their ability to carry IPv6 traffic across their backbone networks, but that doesn’t mean the federal government is ready for the next-generation Internet.
For the past year, agencies have been worrying about other network-centric issues, such as securing their Internet connections and domain name services against hackers, selecting new carriers through the Networx program, and doling out smart cards to employees and contractors. But thanks to new guidance from the federal Chief Information Officers Council, IPv6 is back in the spotlight.
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