 The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), a Cabinet-level Council that coordinates science and technology policies across the Federal Government, today released the Federal Plan for Cyber Security and Information Assurance Research and Development. This report sets out a framework for multi-agency coordination of Federal R&D investments in technologies that can better secure the interconnected computing systems, networks, and information that together make up the U.S. information technology (IT) infrastructure.
“This country’s IT infrastructure – which includes not only the public Internet but also the networking and IT systems that control critical infrastructures ranging from power grids to emergency communications systems – is vital not only to our national and homeland security but to our economic security,” said John H. Marburger III, Science Adviser to the President and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. “This report provides a blueprint for coordination of Federal R&D across agencies that will maximize the impact of investments in this key area of the national interest.”
The Federal Plan for Cyber Security and Information Assurance outlines strategic objectives for coordinated Federal R&D in cyber security and information assurance (CSIA). The Plan presents a broad range of CSIA R&D technical topics and identifies those topics that are multi-agency technical and funding priorities. The Plan’s findings and recommendations address R&D priority-setting, coordination, fundamental R&D, emerging technologies, roadmapping, and metrics. Together with commentaries about the CSIA R&D technical topics that describe their significance, the current state of the art, and gaps in current capabilities, these elements provide a baseline for implementing the Plan’s recommendations. |
