National Coordination Office for 
    High Performance Computing and Communications
National Library of Medicine
8600 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD  20894

April 8, 1994

John H. Gibbons, Ph.D.
Director
Office of Science and 
    Technology Policy
Executive Office of the President
Old Executive Building
Washington, DC 20500

Dear Jack:

	I am proud to convey to you the Implementation Plan covering
FY 1995 for the High Performance Computing and Communications
initiative.

	This document covers in detail the plans the agencies have
formulated to implement the overall objectives of the initiative.
These objectives were embodied in the FY 1995 Annual Report entitled
"High Performance Computing and Communications:  Technology for the
National Information Infrastructure" (the Blue Book).  The Blue Book
accompanied the President's budget, with your endorsement and that of
the Communications and Information Council of the National Science
and Technology Committee.

	Several elements of the Implementation Plan are different
this year from its predecessors and are, to my mind, improvements.
The detail with which the budgetary commitments have been described
is substantially greater than before.  The organization of the
material is according to a format of Accomplishment and Objectives
that was worked out with considerable OMB guidance and help.  This
document covering up through FY 1995 budget will be made available to
the public.

	On behalf of all the HPCC agencies, the fine professionals
who serve in these agencies, and the many helpers and advisors from
industry, academia, and the public, please accept my thanks for your
leadership of this effort.


					Respectfully yours,



					Donald A. B. Lindberg, M.D.
					Director

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