IPv6
Group tackles IP routing protocols for embedded networks
New IETF working group formed to create IP routing standards for low-powered networks.
NSA seeks feedback on IPv6 security recommendations
White papers call for firewall vendors and other security experts to comment on what is practical to implement in security products.
A key to IPv6 transition
Federal agencies may ease their transition to IPv6 through IP address management tools.
Product spotlight: Fose 2008
Slim-line removable Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks gives new meaning to the phrase “handheld RAID.”
Cisco, PacStar team up with Web 2.0
Cisco and PacStar announce the availability of the PacStar 6000 series of unified communications enterprise and deployable solutions for the military.
NIST unveils tool to foil attacks via DNS
Federal systems administrators can use new method to defend against complex attacks launched via the Domain Name System of the Internet and private IP networks.
NTP soon to feature extra timeliness
IETF engineers sharpen the Network Time Protocol's granularity of time measurements, and make the time-synchronization standard compatible with IPv6.
Guidance for demonstrating IPv6 capability
The Federal CIO Council has published guidelines for demonstrating IPv6 capability across agency backbones.
VeriSign moves closer to IPv6
VeriSign Inc., which operates two of the Internet’s 13 Domain Name System root servers, has upgraded the servers to enable them to handle native IPv6 traffic.
Three perspectives on IPv6
As the June deadline for having a backbone for the next-generation Internet protocol approaches, Government Computer News and its affiliate publications, Federal Computer Week and Washington Technology assess where agencies are in meeting the goal.
Taking control of IPv6
Agencies must learn to leverage — and manage — the wealth of IP addresses that come with the new set of Internet protocols.
Wyatt Kash | Expand support for IPv6
Editor's Desk—commentary: Much work and training is required if IT staffs are to deal with an IPv6 future that has all but arrived.
IPv6 profile takes the long view
NIST says neither agencies nor the IT industry are expected to be using its proposed standards for IPv6 networking and security products when IPv6 is enabled on government backbones this year.
Latest draft of federal IPv6 profile released for comment
Project intended to support the adoption of the next generation of Internet Protocols in government networks.
Karen Evans | The straight story on OMB’s Internet connection policy
GCN Interview: The Office of Management and Budget’s administrator for e-government and information technology clarifies the goals of the Trusted Internet Connections initiative.
25 and counting
A quarter-century of innovation that changed the way government works and how people live.
25 years: A technology timeline
Even in a time of accelerated technology advancements, innovations take time to gestate.
Peter Tseronis | And the Web is hardly old enough to drive
Commentary: Think back to the first time you used the Internet. Spend a moment reflecting on what it was in particular that aroused your imagination. Now, fast-forward to the present and consider how the Internet has influenced your life.
Shawn McCarthy | The myths and realities of standard configuration
Internaut—Commentary: There is still considerable confusion about what compliance with the Federal Desktop Core Configuration means.
Treasury takes first swing at Networx
Security goals for TNet help drive agency’s decision.
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GCN InSight eSeminar
IPv6 — The catalyst for agency IT enhancements
Government Computer News presents Peter Tseronis, chairman of the CIO Council’s IPv6 Working Group, in this recent eSeminar discussing how agencies can expect to benefit the most by moving to the next generation Internet address protocol. GCN Editor in Chief Wyatt Kash moderates.
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