On Sep 27, 2010, at 7:31 PM, Noel Chiappa wrote:
> So, I came across a interesting recent (June 24, 2010) article on the US
> DoD's news site (http://www.defense.gov/news/), which quote Kris Strance,
> "the chief of internet protocol for the [Dod]", as saying:
>
> "{the DoD} philosophy is one that when a component has a mission need or a
> business case to move to IPv6, then they can do that ... It's driven by
> their need rather than an overall [Department of Defense] mandate."
>
> (The complete article is at:
> http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=59780
>
> This seems a significant change in course from that given in the "Internet
> Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Interim Transition Guidance" of September 29, 2003,
> which said that:
>
> "the DoD has established the goal of transitioning all DoD networking to
> the next generation of the Internet Protocol, IPv6, by fiscal year (FY)
> 2008."
>
> The date slippage is not a big deal, I'm ignoring that. What is of more
> interest is that it appears (from the news story) that there has been a
> further* change of course on IPv6 adoption, from 'we _are_ going to
> transition' to 'in cases where there is a monetary or operational case to
> convert, it will happen, but otherwise not'.
Does this surprise anyone with experience with the DOD ? It doesn't me.
Regards
Marshall
> Can anyone shed any light on this apparent change in policy?
>
> Noel
>
> -----
>
> * The only other policy course change I am aware of is the one from August
> 16, 2005 ("Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Policy Update"), which said
> that:
>
> "... waiver submissions for programs not transitioning to IPv6 by FY2008.
> Henceforth, IPv6 waivers are not required by DoD CIO policy."
>
> (The original September 29, 2003 policy had said "If the IPv6 capable
> criteria {for any DoD acquistion} cannot be met, a waiver will be required.")
>
> I suppose that technically the seeming current course fits within that updated
> policy, but it still seems to be a change in emphasis and direction.
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