Agencies, industry need to define specs
The first step in the Defense Department's policy of moving its IT systems to IP Version 6 was to begin purchasing only IP v.6-capable products by October 2003.
The answer is: 'IPv.what?'
Separate studies by the Government Accountability Office and Juniper Networks Inc. of Sunnyvale, Calif., reveal little awareness in this country of the next generation of Internet protocols.
Geodata.gov to get enhanced Web site tools
Geospatial mapping tools are likely to gain broader use and visibility for government agencies and the private sector with the planned July release of Version 2 of <a href= "http://Geodata.gov">Geodata.gov,</a>.
DOJ Web site to unify sex offender data
The Justice Department plans to launch a nationwide, searchable sex offender registry by the end of this year, attorney general Alberto Gonzales said late last month.
Critics say agencies are behind the curve on IP v.6
The United States runs the risk of becoming isolated economically, politically and technologically if it falls behind the rest of the world in moving to the next generation of Internet protocols, warns Alex Lightman, chairman of the U.S. IP v.6 Summit.
EDITOR'S DESK: BRAC plans should look further East
One thing always amazes me about the periodic DOD recommendations to the Base Realignment and Closure Commission: No matter how many places the Defense Department shuttered or threatened the last time around, there are always more outdated or redundant locations.
Major programs within USPS
Implementing a new Oracle Accounts Payable System by August
Team digs in to get control of Web site content
For Pete Stark and David West, revising the Postal Service's intranet was like going on an archaeological dig.
Cyber Eye: The country needs a Y2K crisis for IPv6
The year 2000 computer crisis sparked a wonderful example of the government and private sectors working together to accomplish a huge IT task under a tight deadline.
Army plans to extend AKO's services
Army officials are planning to streamline services on the Army Knowledge Online portal and extend its reach to warfighters in the field.
Geodata.gov to release enhanced website tools
Geospatial mapping tools are likely to gain broader use and visibility for government agencies and the private sector with the planned release in July of version 2 of Geodata.gov.
HHS unit provides planning application for first responders
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has released a new Web-based application to help planners compile customized inventories of emergency resources.
IPv6-capable? That depends on your definition of 'capable'
The first step in DOD's policy of moving its IT systems to Version 6 of the Internet Protocols was to begin purchasing only IPv6-capable products. That's easier said than done.
Road to IP v.6 may be long and winding
While no one doubts that the transition to Internet Protocol Version 6 eventually will happen, the challenges in moving to the new protocols could be as great as the opportunities.
DOD IPv6 transition deadline not written in stone, CIO says
Although Defense has committed itself to move its networks to Version 6 of the Internet Protocols by 2008, Linton Wells said combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan could slow that transition.
Rep. Davis calls for a federal transition to IPv6
The chairman of the House Government Reform Committee has announced an initiative to push civilian agencies toward adoption of IP Version 6 by 2008.
OPM boards aim to put policy and IT requirements on the same page
Office of Personnel Management officials are trying to direct traffic at the intersection of policy decisions and functional requirements.
Shrinking from 170 to one
The Homeland Security Department will consolidate more than 20 existing portals and 150 Web sites into one enterprise portal serving the entire agency'just as soon as commercial software catches up with its needs.
DOD plans to boost DISN bandwidth
The Defense Department plans to release a request for proposals this month for technologies to add bandwidth to the Defense Information Systems Network.
War lessons beamed home
When a homemade bomb explodes in downtown Baghdad, its reverberations are felt as far away as Fort Polk, La., where U.S. soldiers train for duty in Iraq.
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