DoD Needs to Reinitiate Migration to Internet Protocol Version 6 (REDACTED).

摘要

We determined whether DoD was effectively migrating to Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6). Although DoD satisfied the requirement to demonstrate IPv6 on the network backbone by June 2008, DoD did not complete the necessary Federal and DoD requirements and deliverables to effectively migrate the DoD enterprise network to IPv6. This occurred because: DoD Chief Information Officer (CIO) and U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) did not make IPv6 a priority; DoD CIO, USCYBERCOM, and Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) lacked an effectively coordinated effort and did not use available resources to further DoD-wide transition toward IPv6; and DoD CIO did not have a current plan of action and milestones to advance DoD IPv6 migration. As a result, DoD is not realizing the potential benefits of IPv6, including to battlefield operations. Furthermore, the delay in migration could increase DoD s costs and its vulnerabilities to adversaries.