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Executive Order 13035

Advisory Committee on High-Performance Computing and Communications, Information Technology, and the Next Generation Internet

This executive order establishes a 25-member advisory committee to counsel the National Science and Technology Council on high-performance computing, communications, information technology, and the Next Generation Internet. The committee is tasked with independently assessing progress on the HPCC Program and related initiatives, with Department of Defense administrative support, and will automatically terminate after two years unless extended.

Federal Register Open PDF 62 FR 7131

Impact dates

  1. Committee automatic termination unless extended by President

Key directives

  • Establish advisory committee with not more than 25 nonfederal members
  • Provide independent assessment of HPCC Program implementation progress
  • Assess Next Generation Internet initiative design and implementation
  • Evaluate whether R&D maintains U.S. leadership in advanced computing
  • DOD shall provide financial and administrative support to the Committee
  • Director of NCO shall provide coordination and technical assistance
  • Executive agency heads shall provide requested information to Committee
  • Committee co-chairs may form subcommittees and invite expert input

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Committee establishment
  • DOD administrative support obligation begins
  • OSTP Director receives advisory channel

Near term (90d)

  • President to appoint up to 25 nonfederal members
  • Designation of co-chairs
  • Initial committee organization

Long term

  • Ongoing independent assessments of HPCC Program and Next Generation Internet
  • Potential committee termination or extension decision

Risks & tensions

  • No explicit reporting deadlines or frequency specified for committee assessments—timing of advice left to committee discretion
  • DOD support contingent on 'availability of appropriations,' creating potential funding uncertainty
  • Committee composition requires diverse stakeholder representation; achieving balanced expertise across research, industry, and network providers may be challenging
  • Two-year sunset may limit long-term strategic continuity of advisory input
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