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== Organization ==

The NITRD Program is managed by the NITRD Subcommittee of the [[National Science and Technology Council]]’s (NSTC) Committee on Technology and supported by the NITRD National Coordination Office (NCO).

===Working Groups===

NITRD Program’s member agencies coordinate their NITRD research activities and plans by Interagency Working Groups (IWGs). For each IWG, agency representatives meet to exchange information and collaborate on research plans and activities such as testbeds, workshops, and cooperative proposal solicitations.

===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 ({{Inflation|index=US-GDP|value=489000000|start_year=1991|r=-5|fmt=eq}}), 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 ({{Inflation|index=US-GDP|value=5002000000|start_year=2019|r=-6|fmt=eq}}) across 2425 Federal agencies and 1112 R&D focus areas.

=== Participating agencies ===

The following federal agencies report their IT research budgets in the NITRD "crosscut" and provide proportional funding to support NITRD's operations:

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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)

Representatives of other agencies also participate.

=== Coordination ===

NITRD's National Coordination Office (NCO) supports NITRD's planning, budget, and assessment activities. The NCO also supports the NITRD Subcommittee, which coordinates the NITRD Program, and the organizations that report to the Subcommittee.<ref name="auto"/> The NCO's director is appointed by the Director of the White House [[Office of Science and Technology Policy]].

The NCO works with the NITRD agencies, IWGs, CGs and the White House [[Office of Management and Budget]] to prepare, publish, and disseminate the Program's annual supplement to the President's Budget, Federal networking and IT R&D plans, and networking and IT research needs reports.

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 (1991–1992): 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. 105–173 – 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 (2007–2008): 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 (2015–2016): 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).

==Directors==

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! Name ! ! Dates ! ! Notes

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

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| Bryan Biegel || August 2016 – July 2018 ||

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| Kamie Roberts || August 2018 – presentOctober 2023 ||

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| Craig Schlenoff || October 2023 – October 2024 ||

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| A. Kirk Dohne || October 2024 – June 2025 ||

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==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)