1. 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

2. Agenda
NITRD Overview
NITRD Advocacy
Ontologies

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. Agenda
NITRD Overview
NITRD Advocacy
Ontologies

8. Past Federal IT R&D: Tech We Use Today

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

10. Our Children’s Future From IT R&D

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

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

13. NITRD Program for a Brighter Future

14. Agenda
NITRD Overview
NITRD Advocacy
Ontologies

15. Thanks!
Questions?

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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)

19. 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