OMB: No new money for IPv6
David Perera writes in FCW.com:
Federal agencies have all the money they need to make a mandatory transition to the next generation of IP, a top Office of Management and Budget official said today.
“The good news, you have all the money you need. [IP Version 6] is a technology refresh,” said Glenn Schlarman, information policy branch chief in OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. Schlarman spoke at a Potomac Forum event on IPv6. "You have to adapt, reallocate," he added.
Under the requirements of an Aug. 2 OMB memo, agencies have until the middle of 2008 to become IPv6 compatible.
“We’re talking about the foundational elements, the foundational backbone,” Schlarman said. Agencies have the option of operating networks that simultaneously support the current protocol, IPv4, and IPv6.
But agencies that don’t have a plan to routinely update technology will encounter some problems, Schlarman said. Agencies that do will find that they are much closer than they perhaps realize to IPv6 compatibility, he added.
posted by Fergie @ 9/13/2005 04:36:00 PM
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