The deadline for the transition to the Networx Program, as mandated by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is quickly approaching.

Networx is the largest communications services contract in the world, designed to provide guidelines in the delivery of advanced networking services to all government agencies. The move from FTS2001, the previous government-wide telecommunications and networking contract, to Networx promises to be one of the biggest services transitions ever undertaken by the federal government.

Lumeta’s industry-leading network assurance technology, IPsonar®, enables agencies to support this major transition while maintaining availability, security, and compliance. The automated solution enables agencies to discover every connection to the entire network, ensuring that all devices and hosts are under management. With complete visibility into network connectivity and behavior, service providers can balance transition changes with risk management and policy imperatives.

Using Lumeta IPsonar, agencies can:

• Assess their organizations’ current infrastructures and capabilities
• Build a Networx transition plan that accurately reflects the current picture of their infrastructures, focusing on gaps between policy and defenses
• Accurately estimate needed infrastructure changes, including device upgrades
• Limit unwanted connectivity or other security risks during the changeover and after the transition