[CWG-Stewardship] Read the "stress tests" for IANA transition and ICANN accountability obtained by The Register

[Kieren McCarthy]

Sorry - only just saw this one and request for a response from me.

Re: context. I don't know whether people are following all the action
whirling around this recently. I've been trying to write stories about each
new aspect so forgive me if I post a series of links to articles of mine.

Very broadly, several of you on this list have probably been having the
usual behind-the-scenes conversations with ICANNers about how the
transition must be done by September but also there isn't time for all the
accountability work i.e. lobbying for an IANA transition without real
accountability changes in place.

A lot of people who have been stung in the past don't like this argument.
The NTIA is one of them.

At the same time, there are more than a few people poking the fires in
Washington in the lead up to the Republican run Congress. This has resulted
in a range of things:

* Internet freedom bill (going nowhere but a usual rallying cry) -
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/11/20/legislation_icann_oversight_body/
* Media articles arguing that IANA transition is bad (
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/12/08/ted_cruz_internet_argument/)
* Congressional hearings coming in the new year -
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/11/20/gao_questions_into_iana_transition/
* A rider in the new funding bill (
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/12/10/congress_attempts_to_disrupt_iana_transition_by_withholding_money/
)

Overall, the pressure is on. And it is going increasingly partisan - which
is bad news for anyone interested in rational policymaking.

So Strickling is trying to keep everything on track but pushing back on
inaccuracies while also, I believe, trying to make it clear to us - the
internet community - to get moving on a plan.

(
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/12/09/commerce_secretary_engages_in_war_of_words_with_wsj_over_iana/
)


I should say in a quick plug that IoN magazine - which I edit - is writing
a special feature on all this for our next issue. Should be comprehensive.

It will be handed out at the NamesCon conference in Las Vegas in early
January but we are also mailing it to subscribers so if you are interested
in signing up, let me know offlist.

Hope that is helpful.



Kieren



On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 10:11 AM, Robert Guerra <rguerra at privaterra.org>
wrote:

> Just came across this article. Thought it might be of interest given our
> conversations.
>
> US govt tells ICANN: No accountability, no keys to the internet
> We publish the 12 'stress tests' DNS overlord must prove it can handle
> before it keeps IANA
> By Kieren McCarthy, 5 Dec 2014
>
> Read the "stress tests" for IANA transition and ICANN accountability
> obtained by The Register
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/12/05/us_government_tells_icann_no_accountability_no_iana/
>
>
> I know Kieren is on this list, so I’m hoping he might provide additional
> context …
>
> regards
>
> Robert
>
>
>
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