NITRD NEWSLETTER – OCTOBER 2018 (10/16/2018) NEWS, NEWSLETTER, PUBLICATIONS - Welcome to the October 2018 issue of the NITRD Leads IT quarterly newsletter of the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program. “I am thrilled to be the NITRD NCO Director! I have participated in NITRD for many years,… ...
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON UPDATE TO THE 2016 NATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN (9/26/2018) AI, FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE - On behalf of the National Science and Technology Council’s (NSTC) Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence (Select Committee), NITRD NCO requests input from all interested parties on the National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan. Through this Request for Information… ...
OPERATIONALIZING SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORKS: SUMMARY OF LARGE SCALE NETWORKING WORKSHOP (9/24/2018) PUBLICATIONS - In the context of advancing technology development and innovation in support of American leadership in science and technology, software defined networking (SDN) enables broad flexibility in network programming and operation. In early SDN implementations, this flexibility has proved beneficial in… ...
FY2020 PROGRAM COMPONENT AREA (PCA) DEFINITIONS (9/18/2018) NEWS, RESOURCES - The annual NITRD Supplement to the President's Budget provides a technical summary of the research activities planned and coordinated through NITRD in a given Federal budget cycle. The details are organized by Program Component Areas (PCAs), where the PCAs are major subject… ...
MIDDLEWARE AND GRID INTERAGENCY COORDINATION TEAM DEVOPS SERIES (9/7/2018) NEWS - The NITRD Middleware and Grid Interagency Coordination Team (MAGIC) is conducting an in-depth examination of the impact of and challenges related to DevOps. The effort was divided into 4 sessions: (1) Definition of DevOps; (2) the significance of DevOps in the Scientific… ...
BROADBAND RESOURCE GUIDE (9/4/2018) BROADBAND, RESOURCES - While reliable broadband connectivity has brought economic, health, and educational benefits to many, disparities in nationwide broadband access, adoption, and usage remain. Learn about federal broadband R&D resources and interagency collaboration opportunities that address these issues by visiting the NITRD Broadband… ...
FY2019 FEDERAL CYBERSECURITY R&D STRATEGIC PLAN IMPLEMENTATION ROADMAP (8/21/2018) CYBERSECURITY, PUBLICATIONS, STRATEGY DOCUMENTS - Strong cybersecurity protects American innovation, strengthens our national security, and underpins America’s technology leadership. The FY2019 Federal Cybersecurity R&D Strategic Plan Implementation Roadmap lists Federal agency programs being planned or carried out in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 to meet… ...
SUPPLEMENT TO THE PRESIDENT’S FY2019 BUDGET (8/21/2018) PUBLICATIONS, SUPPLEMENT TO THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET - Information technology (IT) is perhaps the most broadly transformative technology ever invented, with impacts on defense, security, energy, healthcare, and more. Innovation in IT continually enables pivotal new applications that advance U.S. national priorities and Federal agency missions. For 27… ...
BIG DATA: MEASURING THE IMPACT OF DIGITAL REPOSITORIES (7/20/2018) BIG DATA, PUBLICATIONS - There is a strong consensus in the scientific community that digital repositories are a critical component of the Nation's research infrastructure. This is especially true as repositories are evolving from storage spaces for basic raw data to facilities that support… ...
ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW NITRD NCO DIRECTOR – MS. KAMIE ROBERTS (7/16/2018) NEWS - The Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) National Coordination Office (NCO) is pleased to announce the appointment of Kamie Roberts as its new Director. In this role, she will also serve as the Co-chair for the NITRD Subcommittee.… ...