The DoD is pushing the transistion to IPv6
DOD is developing a roadmap for getting to IPv6
http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/28090-1.html
Defense Department networks will have to demonstrate that they are capable of running securely and reliably under IP Version 6 before receiving approval to use the new protocols.
The deadline for moving to the new version of the Internet Protocol is 2008. Until then, IPv6 will be restricted to early adopter environments and will not be allowed on operational DOD networks. The DOD IPv6 Transition Office is developing guidelines to help networks get approval to operate.
Networks will receive authorizations to run at two levels before proceeding to the first level of operational capability, said James Schifalacqua, part of the Transition Office support team from SI International Inc. Information assurance will be a key element in receiving authorization to operate, Schifalacqua said Thursday at the U.S. IPv6 Summit in Reston, Va.
Developing a process for risk management will be the key element in getting authorization to operate with IPv6, he said.
“It’s not the technology, it’s the process,” he said. Not all risk on the network has to be eliminated, but administrators must be able to document how risks are analyzed and managed.
more at link above
Does anyone remember when the DoD pushed to transition to OSI?