The Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program announced Wednesday the National Science and Technology Council’s release of its Supplement to the President’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget.
What Does the Report Cover?
Prepared in compliance with the High Performance Computing Act of 1991, the Supplement describes the R&D budget requests of NITRD committees and their efforts for FY2025 concerning high performance computing, IT and networking. The Supplement also discusses how the work of NITRD agencies support the administration’s science and technology priorities.
The document was also prepared in compliance with the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020, which calls for the reporting to Congress of budget and program information concerning NAIIA. Consequently, the document includes a summary of the budget from the preceding, current and upcoming fiscal years that would support the National AI Initiative.
What Is the NITRD Program?
The NITRD Program works to coordinate efforts by various federal agencies that tackle R&D needs, including those concerning advanced information technologies in computing, networking and software. The program was established by the HPC Act of 1991 and has been reauthorized and expanded by Congress three times since then, most recently via the 2017 American Innovation and Competitiveness Act.
The program invests about $11.2 billion annually in R&D. It involves over 100 member and participating agencies.
