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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20502
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS:
I am pleased to forward with this letter the
annual report on the multiagency Networking and Information Technology
Research and Development (NITRD) Program. Advanced networking and
information technologies developed through Federal NITRD investments
are providing an essential infrastructure for economic strength
and national security. As outlined in the attached report, these
investments have enabled extraordinary advances in biomedical research,
the sciences, and engineering. The Federal government is deploying
new technologies developed through NITRD to increase the security
of our borders, our transportation systems, and our critical national
infrastructures.
Investments in fundamental R&D are essential
to our global leadership in science and engineering. Programs such
as NITRD will help assure that the United States continues to lead
the global science and engineering community by supporting fundamental
research, education, and the development of advanced networking
and information technologies.
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