The State of U. S. Census Bureau IPv6 Deployment - A Presentation at DGI 2014 Government IPv6 Conference at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC on August 20, 2014.

1. The State of U. S. Census Bureau IPv6 Deployment
Charles Sun
U. S. Census Bureau IPv6 Transition Manager
August 20, 2014

2. The State of U. S. Census Bureau IPv6 Deployment
Agenda
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Overview
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Challenges
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Solutions
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Current Status
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Summary
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Q & A

3. The State of U. S. Census Bureau IPv6 Deployment
Agenda
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Overview
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Challenges
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Solutions
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Current Status
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Summary
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Q & A

4. The State of U. S. Census Bureau IPv6 Deployment
Overview
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Participated in World IPv6 Day, June 8, 2011 among 4 other OUs (OS, Census, NTIS, NTIA, NIST) in DOC.
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The first OU within DOC to participate in World IPv6 Launch, June 6, 2012.
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The first OU within DOC to be in Compliance with Phase I of OMB IPv6 Mandate on September 28, 2012.
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Hosted 2013 Federal IPv6 Working Group Meeting and Workshop
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On Track to Be In Compliance With Phase II of OMB IPv6 Mandate by September 30, 2014.

5. The State of U. S. Census Bureau IPv6 Deployment
Census IPv6 Transition Activities & Achievements:
1.Participated in World IPv6 Day on June 8, 2011 among 4 other Operating Units (OUs) – Office of the Secretary, Census, NTIS, NTIA, and NIST in the U. S. Department of Commerce.

6. The State of U. S. Census Bureau IPv6 Deployment
World IPv6 Day Participants List: http://internetsociety.org/ipv6/list-of-participants?page=1 :

7. The State of U. S. Census Bureau IPv6 Deployment
Census IPv6 Transition Activities & Achievements:
2. The First Operating Unit within DOC to
Participate in the June 6, 2012 World IPv6
Launch on May 22, 2012.

8. The State of U. S. Census Bureau IPv6 Deployment
World IPv6 Launch Participants List: http://internetsociety.org/ipv6/list-of-participants?page=1 :

9. The State of U. S. Census Bureau IPv6 Deployment
Census IPv6 Transition Activities & Achievements:
3.The First Operating Unit within DOC to be in Compliance with Phase I of OMB IPv6 Mandate on September 28, 2012.

10. The State of U. S. Census Bureau IPv6 Deployment Current Status
Current Statistics: Estimating IPv6 & DNSSEC External Service Deployment Status
https://web.archive.org/web/20121003032125/http://usgv6-deploymon.antd.nist.gov/cgi-bin/generate-gov: - Detailed IPv6 & DNSSEC Service Interface Statistics for 2012.10.02 - Domain Organization DNS Mail Web DNSSEC gov.2010census. Department of Commerce [2] 2/0/2 [O] [2] 2/0/2 [O] [1] 1/0/1 [I] S/V/C gov.census. Department of Commerce [2] 2/0/2 [I] [2] 2/0/2 [I] [1] 2/2/2 [O] S/V/C gov.commerce. Department of Commerce [6] 4/4/3 [O] [2] 0/0/0 [O] [1] 0/0/0 [O] S/V/C gov.fcsm. Department of Commerce [2] 2/0/2 [O] [2] 2/0/2 [O] [1] 1/0/1 [I] S/V/C gov.mapstats. Department of Commerce [2] 2/0/2 [O] [2] 2/0/2 [O] [1] 1/0/1 [I] S/V/C gov.nist. Department of Commerce [2] 1/1/1 [I] [3] 0/0/0 [I] [1] 1/1/1 [I] S/V/C gov.noaa. Department of Commerce [3] 0/0/0 [I] [4] 0/0/0 [O] [10] 0/0/0 [I] S/V/C gov.noaawatch. Department of Commerce [3] 0/0/0 [O] [0] 0/0/0 [-] [10] 0/0/0 [O] S/V/C gov.nws. Department of Commerce [3] 0/0/0 [O] [1] 0/0/0 [I] [2] 0/0/0 [O] S/V/C

11. The State of U. S. Census Bureau IPv6 Deployment
Agenda
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Overview
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Challenges
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Solutions
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Current Status
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Summary
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Q & A

12. The State of U. S. Census Bureau IPv6 Deployment
Challenges:
•Limited Resources
•Competing Priorities
•Complicated Perception
•Project Scoping

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OMB Mandate (09-28-2010 OMB Memo):
IPv6 Transition Schedules:
•Upgrade public external facing servers and services (e.g., Web, e-mail, DNS, ISP services, etc.) to operationally use native IPv6 by the end of FY 2012.
•Upgrade internal client applications that communicate with public Internet servers and support enterprise networks to operationally use native IPv6 by the end of FY 2014.

14. The State of U. S. Census Bureau IPv6 Deployment
OMB Mandate (09-28-2010 OMB Memo):
New FAR Requirement:
•Ensure agency procurements of networked IT comply with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requirements for use of the USGv6 Profile and Test Program to control the completeness and quality of IPv6 capabilities during acquisition.

15. The State of U. S. Census Bureau IPv6 Deployment
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Overview
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Challenges
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Current Status
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Summary
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Q & A

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Solutions:
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Make It Simple, Manageable, and Achievable
2.Clearly and Precisely Define the Project Scope
3.Communicate the Same Story Consistently and Precisely:
Transparency, Dual-Stack, and Configuration Change

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Solutions:
Guiding Principle is to Make:
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The Concept Simple,
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The Scope Achievable, and
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The Project Manageable

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Solutions:
A Simple Concept:
A Configuration Change to Enable IPv4 and IPv6 Dual-Stack for the Current IT Infrastructure

19. The State of U. S. Census Bureau IPv6 Deployment
Solutions:
Clearly Defined Project Scopes:
To Comply With the Intent of OMB September 28, 2010 Memo for the FY2012 and FY2014 Requirements by Ensuring That:
1.All Public-facing Internet Servers Are SeamlesslyAccessible Via Both IPv6 and IPv4;
2.Agency Internal Users Having the Capability to Access the IPv6-enabled Public Web Servers via IPv6.

20. The State of U. S. Census Bureau IPv6 Deployment
Solutions:
Communicate Clearly and Precisely:
•Transparency
•Dual-Stack
•A Configuration Change

21. The State of U. S. Census Bureau IPv6 Deployment
Agenda
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Overview
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Challenges
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Solutions
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Current Status
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Summary
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Q & A

22. The State of U. S. Census Bureau IPv6 Deployment
Census IPv6 Transition Project Status:
1.Workstations Migration to Windows 7 via VDI Completed in June, 2014.
2.In the Process of Enabling IPv6 in the Internal Production Network.
3.On Track to Be In Compliance With Phase II of OMB IPv6 Mandate by September 30, 2014.

23. The State of U. S. Census Bureau IPv6 Deployment
Current Statistics: Estimating IPv6 & DNSSEC External Service Deployment Status
http://usgv6-deploymon.antd.nist.gov/cgi-bin/cfo?agency=commerce

24. The State of U. S. Census Bureau IPv6 Deployment
Current Statistics: Census.Gov Domain IPv4 and IPv6 Traffic as of June 4, 2014
http://usgv6-deploymon.antd.nist.gov/domains/gov.census.html

25. The State of U. S. Census Bureau IPv6 Deployment
Current Statistics: Census.Gov Domain IPv4 and IPv6 Traffic as of June 4, 2014
http://usgv6-deploymon.antd.nist.gov/domains/gov.census.html

26. The State of U. S. Census Bureau IPv6 Deployment
Current Statistics: Census.Gov Domain IPv4 and IPv6 Traffic as of June 4, 2014
http://usgv6-deploymon.antd.nist.gov/domains/gov.census.html

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Overview
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Challenges
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Solutions
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Current Status
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Summary
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Q & A

28. The State of U. S. Census Bureau IPv6 Deployment
Summary
Census Has Been Actively Participating in IPv6 Initiatives Since 2011:
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Participated in the World IPv6 Day and World IPv6 Launch
2.In Compliance with the OMB FY2012 Mandate
Challenges:
1.Limited Resources and Competing Priorities
2.Clearly Defined Project Scopes
Solutions:
1.Make the Concept Simple and the Goals Achievable
2.Tell the Same Story Consistently: Transparency, Dual-Stack, and Configuration Change
Current Status:
1.On Track to Be In Compliance With OMB FY2014 Mandate by September 30, 2014

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Overview
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Current Status
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Summary
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Thank You!