IP: More on GOVNET

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 15:16:48 -0700
> To: farber () cis upenn edu
> From: Ari Ollikainen <Ari () olteco com>
> Subject: More on GOVNET
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> GOVNET Aims to Protect Critical IT Functions From Attacks
> By Roy Mark
> http://dc.internet.com/news/article/0,1934,2101_900961,00.html
>
> At the request of the President George W. Bush's Cyberspace
> Security Advisor, the U.S. General Services Administration
> has released a Request for Information (RFI) to the U.S.
> telecommunications industry seeking information and suggestions
> for the development of a special telecommunications network.
>
> A key feature of this network, called GOVNET, is that it must
> be able to perform its functions with no risk of penetration or
> disruption from users on other networks, such as the Internet.
> GOVNET is planned to be a private voice and data network
> based on the Internet Protocol (IP), but with no connectivity
> with commercial or public networks.
>
> "Planning for this network has been going on for several months,"
> said Richard Clarke, Special Advisor to the President for Cyberspace
> Security. "Since there is a very significant body of telecommunications 
> engineering and acquisition expertise at the GSA Federal Technology
> Service, I have asked GSA Administrator Steve Perry, for his support.
> We need the combination of skills GSA has to establish this network
> quickly."
>
> Clarke said that next steps for this effort would be based on the
> results of the input from industry.
>
> "We are pleased to offer our support for this important endeavor, the 
> safeguarding of critical government functions," said Perry. "We
> look forward to working with industry to develop services for our
> customers that affords them the assurance of protection for their
> critical assets."
>
> A copy of the RFI can be found at 
> http://www.fts.gsa.gov/govnet/govnet.doc. Responses to the RFI are due Nov. 21.
>
> October 10, 2001
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