The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) yesterday issued a draft profile that will assist federal agencies in developing plans to acquire and deploy products that implement Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6). The profile recommends IPv6 capabilities for common network devices, including hosts, routers, intrusion detection systems and firewalls, and includes a selection of IPv6 standards and specifications needed to meet the minimum operational requirements of most federal agencies.

AT&T Government Solutions, a business unit of AT&T Inc., has announced a three-year $17.2 million order to assist with the development of a single backbone Multiprotocol Label Switching network for the Department of Veterans Affairs