Information Technology Frontiers for a New Millenium Abstract

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Abstract	The Federal High Performance Computing and Communication (HPCC) programs invest in long-term research and development (R&D) to advance computing, information, and communications in the United States, and to help Federal departments and agencies fulfill their evolving missions in the new millennium. This report summarizes the goals and objectives of the HPCC R&D programs by Program Component Area (PCA) and presents a condensed view of some of the programs' FY 1999 accomplishments and FY 2000 plans, including the proposed Information Technology for the Twenty-first Century (IT2) Initiative.   The PCAs are: HECC:  High End Computing and Computation LSN:  Large Scale Networking, including the Next Generation Internet Initiative HCS:  High Confidence Systems HuCS:  Human Centered Systems ETHR:  Education, Training, and Human Resources Special sections are included on the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC), the Federal Information Services Applications Council (FISAC) and DOE's Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative (ASCI). The document includes a comprehensive list of Government personnel who are involved in the HPCC programs.
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