Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program

1. Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program • Summary from the FY04 Interagency Coordination Report of the $2 B NITRD program available at: www.itrd.gov • The NITRD Program stems from the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 as amended by the Next Generation Internet Act of 1998, authorizing Federal agencies to set goals and prioritize their investments in networking and information technology research and development.

2. Principal NITRD Agencies: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Defense Information Systems Agency Department of Energy Environmental Protection Agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Institute of Standards and Technology National Institutes of Health National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Science Foundation National Security Agency

3. Participation of other Federal Agencies in NITRD Program Activities Air Force Research Laboratory Department of Defense/High Performance Computing Modernization Program Office Federal Aviation Administration Food and Drug Administration General Services Administration Office of Naval Research

4. Goals of the NITRD Program • Assure continued U.S. leadership in computing, networking and information technologies to meet Federal goals and to support 21st century academic, industrial, and government interests • Accelerate deployment of advanced and experimental technologies to maintain world leadership in science, engineering, and mathematics; improve the quality of life; promote long-term economic growth; increase lifelong learning; protect the environment; harness information technology; and enhance national security. • Advance U.S. productivity and industrial competitiveness through long-term scientific and engineering research in computing, networking, and information technologies.

5. Coordination of the NITRD Program • The Interagency Working Group for ITR&D (IWG) is the organizational framework established by the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) to coordinate the NITRD program. The IWG reports to the Committee on Technology of the NSTC. The National Coordination Office support the IWG. • The IWG includes senior ITR&D managers from the participating agencies and representatives from OMB, OSTP, and the NCO.

6. NITRD Program Component Areas • High-End Computing Infrastructure & Applications • High-End Computing Research and Development • Human Computer Interaction and Information Management • Large Scale Networking • Software Design and Productivity • High Confidence Software and Systems • Social, Economic, and Workforce Implications of IT and IT Workforce Development

7. Sampling of NITRD Grand Challenges • Collaborative Intelligence: Integrating Humans with Intelligent Technologies • Generating Insights from Information at Your Fingertips • Managing Knowledge-Intensive Organizations in Dynamic Environments • Knowledge Environments for Science & Engineering • Anticipate Consequences of Universal Participation in a Digital Society • Real-Time Detection, Assessment , and Response to Natural or Man-Made Threats

8. Collaborative Expedition Workshop Series • Sponsored by GSA, NITRD’s SEW, and CIOC’s Emerging Technology SC • Monthly workshop series for Federal, state, and local government, community organizations and private sector to explore how to create a citizen-centric government infrastructure supported by new technologies

9. Expedition Workshop Objectives • Accelerate mutual understanding of the Federal Enterprise Architecture and commitments toward intergovernmental collaboration practices needed to implement the E-government Act of 2002 • Accelerate maturation of candidate technologies • Expand intergovernmental collaboration and facilitate development of Communities of Practice • Provide a forum for discussion of and experimentation with new IT capabilities and “best practices” in IT applications and deployment

10. Collaborative “Incubator” Process • Realistic citizen-service scenarios for benchmarking performance • Innovation practitioners with multilateral organizing skills • Faster maturation and transfer of validated capabilities among intergovernmental partners • Extensible e-gov components that transcend “stove-piping” through open standards technologies