On August 17th the US Government announced an extension of the IANA functions contract for another year. The move recognizes what everyone suspected, that preparations for the IANA stewardship transition and accountability reforms will require more time and will not be completed in time for the initial September 30, 2015 target date. For analysis see:http://www.internetgovernance.org/2015/08/18/whats-going-on-between-ntia-ica... Sam Lanfranco, NPOC Policy Committee Chair