House Panel Urged to Support $366-Million Computing-Research Program

Supporters of a $366-million computing-research program made their pitch last week to members of a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee, telling the lawmakers that the plan would fill a dangerous gap in basic research in technology.

The project -- known as Information Technology for the 21st Century, or "IT²" -- would involve six government agencies and would focus on long-term research, improving computing infrastructures,

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