PBGC embarks on IT modernization initiatives to improve meeting our PBGC Strategic Goals of:
- Preserve plans and protect pensions of covered workers and retirees
- Pay pension benefits on time and accurately
- Maintain high standards of stewardship and accountability
The outcomes of these initiatives stabilize and advance underlying technology, strengthen cybersecurity and privacy, streamline processes, enhance user experience, and provide high-quality service to plan sponsors, workers and retirees. Below are highlights of top-priority IT initiatives deemed significant enough to warrant public awareness by the CIO as part of the Executive Management Committee, that are post budget decisional, not procurement-sensitive, and do not include classified or personally identifiable related information.
Transition to IPv6:
| Planned Cost and Completion | Actual Cost and Completion | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| $450,000.00 | FY2022 | On Budget | On Hold |
What are we doing and why?In order to establish a modern and scalable network infrastructure and to ensure compliance with OMB memo M-21-07, "Completing the Transition to Internet Protocol Version 6 (1Pv6)", PBGC will update its infrastructure hardware and configuration to transition from IPv4 to IPv6. No later than FY2023, all new networked Federal information systems at PBGC will be IPv6-enabled at the time of deployment, and PBGC’s intent is to phase out the use of IPv4 for all systems by FY2025 to the extent possible and practical. CIO CommentsThis project is on-hold until Microsoft Azure for Government, one of PBGC’s primary IaaS/PaaS cloud providers, supports a single-stack IPv6 implementation for its major infrastructure components. PBGC is monitoring Microsoft’s roadmap and progress on this front closely and will pick up the IPv6 effort again once there is sufficient vendor support. |
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