Advisory Committee on High-Performance Computing and Communications, Information Technology, and the Next Generation Internet
Headline: Creates Advisory Committee for High-Performance Computing and Internet
What it does: Executive agencies must provide information to the new advisory committee, and the Department of Defense must provide financial and administrative support.
- Creates a new advisory group of up to 25 nonfederal experts.
- Requires federal agencies to share information with the committee as allowed by law.
- Makes the Department of Defense responsible for administrative and financial support subject to appropriations.
Summary
This order creates an advisory committee on high-performance computing, information technology, and the Next Generation Internet to give independent advice to federal leaders. The President will appoint up to 25 nonfederal members from research, education, libraries, network providers, and key industries, and will name co-chairs. The committee will assess progress on the HPCC Program and the Next Generation Internet initiative and report through the Office of Science and Technology Policy. The Department of Defense will provide administrative and financial support, and agencies must supply requested information as allowed by law.
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