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Direct linkLuker, Mark A. – EDUCAUSE Review, 2004
The Homepage column in the March/April 2003 issue of "EDUCAUSE Review" explained the national implication of security vulnerabilities in higher education and the role of the EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Computer and Network Security Task Force in representing the higher education sector in the development of the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace. Among…
Descriptors: Law Enforcement, Higher Education, National Security, Computer Security
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. – 1991
The purpose of the bill (S. 343), as reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, is to establish a federal commitment to the advancement of high-performance computing, improve interagency planning and coordination of federal high-performance computing and networking activities, authorize a national high-speed computer…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Databases, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Office of Science and Technology Policy, Washington, DC. – 1987
This report is the result of a systematic review of the status and directions of high performance computing and its relationship to federal research and development. Conducted by the Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology (FCCSET), the review involved a series of workshops attended by numerous computer scientists and…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Science, Computer Software Development, Federal Programs
Peer reviewedGegner, Karen E.; Veeder, Stacy B. – Government Information Quarterly, 1994
Examines the standards process used for developing the Escrowed Encryption Standard (EES) and its possible impact on national communication and information policies. Discusses the balance between national security and law enforcement concerns versus privacy rights and economic competitiveness in the area of foreign trade and export controls. (67…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Federal Government, Government Role
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Information Management and Technology Div. – 1990
As required by the Computer Security Act of 1987, federal agencies have to identify systems that contain sensitive information and develop plans to safeguard them. The planning process was assessed in 10 civilian agencies as well as the extent to which they had implemented planning controls described in 22 selected plans. The National Institute of…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Agency Cooperation, Computer Networks, Federal Legislation
Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering and Technology, Washington, DC. – 1991
This report presents a review of the High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC) Program, which has as its goal the acceleration of the commercial availability and utilization of the next generation of high performance computers and networks in order to: (1) extend U.S. technological leadership in high performance computing and computer…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Economic Opportunities, Elementary Secondary Education
Henry, Charles; And Others – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 1993
Includes three articles that address the influence of networks on information transfer. Highlights include networks and scholarly communication; reports from a meeting of the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), including a list of CNI resources; and needs of the intelligence community for receiving and disseminating unclassified…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Networks, Government Role, Higher Education
