“Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program is the Nation’s primary source of Federally funded revolutionary breakthroughs in advanced information technologies such as computing, networking, and software…The NITRD Program provides a framework in which many Federal agencies come together to coordinate their networking and information technology (IT) research and development (R&D) efforts. The Program operates under the aegis of the NITRD Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council’s (NSTC) Committee on Technology. The Subcommittee, made up of representatives from each of NITRD’s member agencies, provides overall coordination for NITRD activities.”