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{{Short description|NiTRD}}

{{Infobox government agency

| name = Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program

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| jurisdiction = United States

| headquarters = [[Washington, DC]], U.S.

| chief1_name = KamieKirk RobertsDohne <ref>{{cite web|title=NCO -– Directors: KamieKirk RobertsDohne|url=https://www.nitrd.gov/Aboutabout-nitrd/directors/Kirk-Dohne/Director.aspx|website=www.nitrd.gov|accessdate=120 AugustJune 20182025}}</ref>

| chief1_position = ''Director of the NITRD NCO''

| website = {{URL|https://www.nitrd.gov/}}

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===Program Component Areas===

The annual NITRD Supplement to the President’s Budget is organized by Program Component Areas (PCAs), where the PCAs are major subject areas for federal IT R&D. PCAs are intended to facilitate budgetary comparisons from year to year in each area. The PCA set evolves over time, reflecting changes in IT R&D activities at federal agencies and IT R&D priorities of the Administration.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nitrd.gov/|title=The Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program|website=The Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program}}</ref> In its first annual report to Congress, the Supplement to the President’s Fiscal Year 1992 Budget, HPCC reported a FY 1991 base budget of $489 million, with eight federal agencies participating, and four R&D components. The FY 20192024 NITRD Supplement to the President’s Budget reports to Congress an estimated budget of $510.2B9B billion across 2425 Federal agencies and 1112 R&D focus areas.

=== Participating agencies ===

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* [[National Institute of Standards and Technology]] (NIST)

* [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] (NOAA)

* [[United_States_Patent_and_Trademark_Office | The United States Patent and Trademark Office]] (USPTO)

'''Department of Defense'''

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'''Department of State'''

* [[United_States_Department_of_State | Department of State]] (DOS)

'''Department of Veteran Affairs'''

* [[United_States_Department_of_Veterans_Affairs | National Artificial Intelligence Institute]] (NAII)

'''Independent Agencies'''

* [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|Environmental Protection Agency]] (EPA)

* [[NASA|National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] (NASA)

* [[National Archives and Records Administration]] (NARA)

* [[National Reconnaissance Office]] (NRO)

* [[National Science Foundation]] (NSF)

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The NCO provides technical support for the activities of the Networking and Information Technology Subcommittee of the [[President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology]], a panel of experts from industry and academia, in assessing the NITRD Program and preparing associated reports.

The NCO maintains the NITRD Web site -– [https://www.nitrd.gov The Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program] -– which contains information about the Program and electronic versions of NITRD documents

== History and legal background ==

The Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program (formerly known as High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC) Program) was created by the [[High Performance Computing Act of 1991]], (P.L. 102-194)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/senate-bill/272/text|title=Text -– S.272 -– 102nd Congress (1991-19921991–1992): High-Performance Computing Act of 1991|first=Albert|last=Gore|date=December 9, 1991|website=www.congress.gov}}</ref> and amended by the Next Generation Internet Research Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-305),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/105th-congress/senate-report/173/1|title=S. Rept. 105-173105–173 -– NEXT GENERATION INTERNET RESEARCH ACT OF 1998|website=www.congress.gov}}</ref> and the America COMPETES (Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science) Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-69).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/2272|title=H.R.2272 -– 110th Congress (2007-20082007–2008): America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act|first=Bart|last=Gordon|date=August 9, 2007|website=www.congress.gov}}</ref> NITRD was reauthorized by Congress in the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act of 2017 (P.L. 114-329).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/3084/text|title=Text -– S.3084 -– 114th Congress (2015-20162015–2016): American Innovation and Competitiveness Act|first=Cory|last=Gardner|date=January 6, 2017|website=www.congress.gov}}</ref>

Dr. [[Donald A.B. Lindberg]] was the founding Director of the National Coordination Office (NCO) for NITRD, formerly the NCO for High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC). The High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 called for the coordination of activities in high-performance computing and the establishment of a National Research and Education Network (NREN) across Federal agencies. Dr. Lindberg led this effort from 1992 to 1995 while serving concurrently as the Director of the National Library of Medicine (NLM).

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! Name !! Dates !! Notes

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| [[Donald A.B. Lindberg]] || September 1992 -– March 1995 ||

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| John C. Toole || March 1995 – July 1997 ||

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| ErnestSally LE. McDuffie Howe || SeptemberJuly 20091997 -– NovemberDecember 20091997 || acting director

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| John C. TooleKay Howell || MarchDecember 19951997 -– JulySeptember 19972000 ||

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| SallyCita EM. Howe Furlani || JulyOctober 19972000 -– DecemberNovember 19972002 || acting director

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| KayDavid HowellB. Nelson || December 19972002 -– SeptemberApril 20002005 ||

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| CitaSimon M. FurlaniSzykman || OctoberMay 20002005 -– NovemberJanuary 20022007 ||

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| Charles Romine || January 2007 – October 2007 || acting director

| David B. Nelson || December 2002 - April 2005 ||

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| SimonChristopher SzykmanL. Greer || MayOctober 20052007 -– JanuarySeptember 20072009 ||

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| CharlesErnest RomineL. McDuffie || JanuarySeptember 20072009 -– OctoberNovember 20072009 || acting director

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| ChristopherGeorge LO. GreerStrawn || OctoberNovember 20072009 -– SeptemberJune 20092015 ||

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| [[Keith Marzullo]] || June 2015 – July 2016 ||

| Ernest L. McDuffie || September 2009 - November 2009 || acting director

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| GeorgeBryan O. StrawnBiegel || NovemberAugust 20092016 -– JuneJuly 2018 2015 ||

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| [[Keith Marzullo]]Kamie Roberts || JuneAugust 20152018 -– JulyOctober 2023 2016 ||

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| BryanCraig BiegelSchlenoff || AugustOctober 20162023 -– JulyOctober 20182024 ||

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| KamieA. RobertsKirk Dohne || AugustOctober 2024 2018– -June present2025 ||

|}

==Publications==

* The Annual Supplement to the President's Budget, which is required by law, summarizes the program activities.<ref>[httphttps://www.nitrd.gov/pubspublications/bluebooks/index.aspx Supplements to the President's Budget] at nitrd.gov</ref>

*[https://www.nitrd.gov/pubs/national_ai_rd_strategic_plan.pdf The National Artificial Intelligence Research Andand Development Strategic Plan 2023 Update] (OctoberMay 20162023)

*[https://www.nitrd.gov/pubs/NationalPrivacyResearchStrategyNational-Strategy-to-Advance-Privacy-Preserving-Data-Sharing-and-Analytics.pdf National Strategy to Advance Privacy-Preserving ResearchData StrategySharing and Analytics] (JulyMarch 20162023)

*[https://www.nitrd.gov/pubs/National-Objectives-for-Digital-Assets-Research-and-Development.pdf National Objectives for Digital Assets Research and Development] (March 2023)

*[https://www.nitrd.gov/pubs/Federal-Cybersecurity-RD-Strategic-Plan-2019.pdf Federal Cybersecurity Research and Development Strategic Plan (2019)] (December 2019)

*[https://www.nitrd.gov/pubs/bigdatardstrategicplan.pdf The Federal Big Data Research and Development Strategic Plan] (May 2016)

*[http://www.nitrd.gov/SUBCOMMITTEE/csia/Fed_Cybersecurity_RD_Strategic_Plan_2011.pdf Trustworthy Cyberspace: Strategic Plan for the Federal Cybersecurity Research and Development Program] (December 2011)

*[http://www.nitrd.gov/pubs/CSIA_IWG_%20Cybersecurity_%20GameChange_RD_%20Recommendations_20100513.pdf CSIA IWG Cybersecurity R&D Recommendations] (May 2010)

*[http://www.nitrd.gov/About/Harnessing_Power_Web.pdf Harnessing the Power of Digital Data for Science and Society -– Report of the Interagency Working Group on Digital Data to the Committee on Science of the National Science and Technology Council] (January 2009)

*[http://www.nitrd.gov/pubs/ITFAN-FINAL.pdf Federal Plan for Advanced Networking Research and Development] (September 2008 )

*[http://www.nitrd.gov/pubs/csia/csia_federal_plan.pdf Federal Plan for Cyber Security and Information Assurance Research and Development] (April 2006)

*[http://www.nitrd.gov/pubs/2004_hecrtf/20040702_hecrtf.pdf Federal Plan for High-End Computing] (Second Printing -– July 2004)

*[http://www.nitrd.gov/pubs/strategic_plans/2002_2006_NITRD_Strategic_Plan.pdf Five-Year Strategic Plan for FY 2002-FY 2006]