Networking and Information Technology R&D (NITRD) Program Overview Bryan Biegel Director, National Coordination Office (NCO) for the Networking and Information Technology R&D (NITRD) Program Ontology Summit 2018, April 30, 2018

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From the Top Created by HPC Act in 1991, amended by AICA, Jan. 2017 Includes: Agency IT R&D and associated infrastructure programs, plus coordination activities supported by NITRD Subcommittee/groups Purpose: Assure U.S. leadership and accelerate federal deployment of advanced IT Approach: Enhance strategy and collaboration in federal IT R&D ~60 federal agencies participate ~$5B federal IT R&D planned across NITRD portfolio in FY18 Summarized in annual NITRD Supplement to President’s Budget

Organization NITRD activities managed by NITRD Subcommittee, under CoT, under NSTC, within OSTP NCO: National Coordination Office for NITRD Supports NITRD Program with technical expertise, planning, coordination; serves as central point of contact for NITRD, and interface with OSTP, OMB, GAO, Congress, etc. NITRD periodically reviewed by President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST, non-government S&T luminaries) White House Executive Office of the President Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Provides POC for OSTP Hosted by OSTP Committee on Technology (CoT) NCO for NITRD NITRD Subcommittee Supports Reviews PCAST Interagency Working Groups (IWGs), Task Forces, Communities of Practice

NITRD-Supported IT R&D Areas Artificial Intelligence (under MLAI Subcommittee) Privacy Social Computing Big Data Software Productivity, Sustainability, and Quality Cyber Physical Systems Smart Cities & Communities Video and Image Analytics Cyber Security and Information Assurance Wireless Spectrum High Confidence Systems and Software High End Computing Health IT Intelligent Robotics and Autonomous Systems Large Scale Networking Broadband

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Past Federal IT R&D: Tech We Use Today

The Near Future Enabled by Today’s IT R&D

Our Children’s Future From IT R&D

Why Shaping a Bright Future Is Hard Artificial Intelligence Communications Cybersecurity Why Shaping a Bright Future Is Hard Data Analysis Software Sensors Robotics

Historical Federal Roles: Lead IT R&D; IT for Social Good

NITRD Program for a Brighter Future

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Goals Broadly advance IT more rapidly, strategically, safely, ethically, to: Enable new capabilities for Federal agencies and the Nation Accelerate progress of scientific discovery and innovation Open new fields of research and new areas of inquiry Educate next generation of 21st century scientists and engineers Advance societal benefits Leverage broad expertise; coordinate to minimize duplication, gaps How? By influencing IT R&D funded by federal agencies Vector independent agency IT R&D toward joint, coordinated, strategic Federal strategic plans in IT R&D Broaden awareness of activities Image Credit: Fuqing Zhang and Yonghui Weng, Pennsylvania State University; Frank Marks, NOAA; Gregory P. Johnson, Romy Schneider, John Cazes, Karl Schulz, Bill Barth, The University of Texas at Austin

Engaging Convergence Most IT R&D challenges not isolated, simple, fix-and-forget NITRD engages dimensions of convergence to advance IT Agencies: Engage broad viewpoints, priorities, missions Sectors: Federal, other government, industry, academia Disciplines: Engage broad expertise, methods, tools Maturity: R&D driven by operational challenges; operations enhanced by R&D innovations Workforce: Enhance and draw from talents and energies of all segments: STEM to sages

NITRD Member Agencies Department of Commerce (DOC) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Department of Defense (DoD) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Security Agency (NSA) Science and Technology Directorate (DHS/S&T) Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Service Research Organizations (Air Force, Army, Navy) Department of Justice (DOJ) National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Department of Energy (DOE) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (DOE/OE) National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Office of Science (DOE/SC) National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) National Science Foundation (NSF)

NITRD Participating Agencies Department of Commerce (DOC) Department of Justice (DOJ) National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Department of Defense (DoD) Department of Labor (DOL) Defense Health Agency (DHA) Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Department of Defense Intelligence Information Systems (DoDIIS) Department of State (State) Department of Transportation (DOT) Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) National Computer Security Center (NCSC) Department of the Treasury (Treasury) National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Office of Financial Research (OFR) Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Department of Education (ED) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Department of Energy (DOE) General Services Administration (GSA) Office of Environmental Management (DOE/EM) Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Federal Protective Service (FPS) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Transportation Security Administration (TSA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Department of Interior (Interior) National Park Service (NPS) U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) NITRD coordinates IT R&D across many Federal Departments and Agencies who share a common interest in advancing IT in support of mission success