Membership on the HPCCIT Subcommittee
The National Coordination Office and the HPCCIT Subcommittee
actively encourage other Federal agencies (Departments, agencies
within Departments, or independent agencies) to consider joining
HPCCIT either as Official Members or as Observers.
Official Membership
If an agency proposes a program and the HPCCIT Subcommittee
determines that the program meets the Evaluation Criteria (see
below) and approves it, then the Subcommittee will recommend to
the Committee on Physical, Mathematical, and Engineering Sciences
(CPMES) that the agency be added to the HPCC Program and
participate in the budget crosscut.
Observer Status
Upon request from the agency and approval by the HPCCIT
Subcommittee, an agency may participate in the technical program
and attend HPCCIT Subcommittee meetings.
Requests for membership or observer status should be directed to
the National Coordination Office (listed on page 166 in the Contacts
section).
Evaluation Criteria for the HPCC Program
Relevance/Contribution.
- The research must significantly contribute
to the overall goals and strategy of the Federal High Performance
Computing and Communications (HPCC) Program, including
computing, software, networking, information infrastructure, and
basic research, to enable solution of the Grand Challenges and the
National Challenges.
Technical/Scientific Merit.
- The proposed agency program must be
technically/scientifically sound and of high quality, and must be the
product of a documented technical/scientific planning and review
process.
Readiness.
- A clear agency planning process must be evident, and the
organization must have demonstrated capability to carry out the
program.
Timeliness.
- The proposed work must be technically/scientifically
timely for one or more of the HPCC Program components.
Linkages.
- The responsible organization must have established
policies, programs, and activities promoting effective technical and
scientific connections among government, industry, and academic
sectors.
Costs.
- The identified resources must be adequate, represent an
appropriate share of the total available HPCC resources (e.g., a
balance among program components), promote prospects for joint
funding, and address long-term resource implications.
Agency Approval.
- The proposed program or activity must have
policy-level approval by the submitting agency.
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