NASA & Federal IPv6 Updates

An overview of the NASA IPv6 effort will be provided that includes status, accomplishments, and challenges. Additionally, an overview of the Federal IPv6 effort will be provided that includes successes, approaches, and next steps.

Kevin Jones has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley and a Masters in Systems Management from the Notre Dame De Namur University. Mr. Jones has been working for NASA for over 22 years. He has supported numerous IT projects: Getting the Internet into the classroom with the Ames K-12 Internet Initiative, upgrading the Ames LAN with ARCLAN 2000, supporting advanced networking challenges for customers with high-performance network requirements such as High End Computing with the NASA Research and Engineering Network (NREN) and serving as the Ames acting Deputy CIO during a six-month detail assignment. Kevin was named NASA’s IPv6 Transition Manager in October 2010 and has since provided pivotal leadership to both the NASA and the Federal IPv6 initiative first as the Fedv6 Outreach Co-Chair and now as the Fedv6 Vice-Chairperson. Additionally, he leads the Ames Internet Exchange and is the agency lead for the e-root server system.