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This morning--

Neg for JNPR- Slow rollout of Gig-BE system on Oct 1 (next FY)

Early GIG-BE rollout sites to get Version 1 of Net-Centric Enterprise Services
By Dawn S. Onley, GCN Staff

John Stenbit, Defense Department CIO, said Version 1 of the Net-Centric Enterprise Services program would be deployed on Oct. 1 at the initial 10 sites that will begin rolling out the Global Information Grid-Bandwidth Expansion network. NCES is a DOD initiative that will integrate a common set of information services over the Global Information Grid. “They started out floundering around, trying to figure out everything,” Stenbit said of the NCES program office. “I said that’s great, but we’re going to deploy GIG-BE on the first of October so what are you going to put there? So the next step is Version 1 and they have a much more specific set of projects. Otherwise, the GIG sites would be there and not be able to do anything.” GIG-BE is a ground-based switched optical network that will create a worldwide information backbone supporting 10-Gbps and faster connections. DOD is rolling out GIG-BE worldwide at roughly 100 sites. The network initially will offer OC-192 connectivity. During a recent interview, Stenbit also talked about the confusion regarding the IT budget process and the dollar amounts allocated. He said this year, the department distinguished between tactical systems and administrative/business systems in the budget proposal.