Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) FRTIB IPv6 Policy 

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FRTIB IPv6 Policy 

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board 

Effective Date: March 31, 2021 
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) FRTIB IPv6 Policy 

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FRTIB IPv6 Policy 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

1.0 Overview ...................................................................................................................................................... 3

2.0 References and Authorities .......................................................................................................................... 4

3.0 Policy ........................................................................................................................................................... 4

4.0 Applicable Procedures ................................................................................................................................. 5

5.0 Revision History .......................................................................................................................................... 6

6.0 Approval ...................................................................................................................................................... 6

 
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1.0 OVERVIEW 

The Federal Employees’ Retirement System Act of 1986 (FERSA) authorized the Federal 

Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB), an independent agency of the U.S. Executive Branch, 

to administer the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), one of the three components of the Federal Employees’ 

Retirement System (FERS). The TSP is a defined contribution plan for U.S. Federal civilian 

employees (including those covered by the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) as well as 

members of the uniformed services). FRTIB and TSP are collectively referred to as the Agency. The 

mission of FRTIB is to administer the TSP solely in the interest of its participants and beneficiaries. 

This document, which applies to Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6), sets forth FRTIB’s policy 

related to the Agency’s IPv6 deployment and implementation. This policy governs the requirements 

for completing the operational deployment of IPv6 as well as capturing considerations for 

transitioning from the current IPv4 environment in accordance with the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-21-07 requirements. It defines the governance and support for the 

ongoing use and future development of IPv6. The FRTIB Office responsible for this policy is the 

Office of Technology Services (OTS). 

The main advantages of IPv6 are: 

 Expanded addressing capability, 

 Security extensions for authentication and privacy, 

 Flow labeling capability, 

 Improved efficiency in routing and packet handling, 

 Support for auto-configuration and plug-and-play capabilities, 

 Support for embedded IP security, 

 Elimination of the need for Network Address Translation (NAT), 

 Support for widely deployed routing protocols, 

 Network efficiency and bandwidth conservation, and 

 Transition and interoperability mechanisms that allow users to deploy IPv6 incrementally. 
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2.0 REFERENCES AND AUTHORITIES 

In accordance with Completing the Transition to Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6), M-21-07, signed 

November 19, 2020, FRTIB has established an IPv6 working group. 

3.0 POLICY 

IPv6 Working Group 

The Agency has one primary IPv6 governance working group that assesses, prioritizes, and approves 

requirements that will meet the IPv6 standards. The working group, designated as an Agency-wide 

integrated project team, consists of policy, legal, acquisition, technical, security and other subject 

matter stakeholders. The group facilitates the IPv6 pilot system and all related activities. Continuous 

monitoring will be leveraged to support the IPv6 pilot deployment and to identify requirements 

needed to develop an implementation plan. All transition activities from IPv4 to IPv6 must meet 

OMB-defined timelines and established Agency IT governance, including enterprise risk 

management. The group determines further recommendations on IPv6 hardware and software 

requirements as appropriate. 

IPv6 Infrastructure Implementation 

The integrated project team must develop an IPv6 implementation plan. This plan includes the update of 

the Agency’s information resource management (IRM) strategic plan with transition details that provide 

direction regarding processes for new procurements. 

Ensuring Adequate Security 

The Agency shall establish plans to fully support IPv6 services in IT security plans, enterprise 

architecture, and acquisitions. All systems that support network operations and/or enterprise security 

services shall be IPv6-capable and operate in IPv6-only environments. The Agency shall monitor and 

manage compliance with all applicable Federal guidance and leverage industry best practices, as 

appropriate, to secure the deployment and operation of IPv6 networks. All security and privacy policy 
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assessments, authorizations and monitoring processes shall address the production use of IPv6 in Federal 

information systems. 

4.0 APPLICABLE PROCEDURES 

 FRTIB IPv6 Management Procedure 

 OTS.200 IT Service Management Policy

 OTS.201 IT Services Availability Management Procedures

 OTS.220 IT Service Continuity and Disaster Recovery Policy

 OTS.401 IT Governance Procedures

 OTS.500 IT Asset and Software License Management Policy

 OTS.501 IT Asset Management Procedures

 OTS.503 IT Capital Asset Procedures

 
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5.0 REVISION HISTORY 

 

Date Version FRTIB Author Comments 

(briefly summarize change) 

03/10/2021 0 Tony Sanchious, OTS, and 

James Busby, OTS

Initial Version 

07/07/2021 1 Saundra Durant, OTS Removed CUI Marking 

6.0 APPROVAL 

Name: __________________________________ 

 Vijay Desai 

Title: Chief Technology Officer, OTS 

Name: __________________________________ 

 

 Ravindra Deo 

Title: Executive Director, FRTIB