December 14, 2001

U.S. House Members Seek More Spending for Information-Technology Research

By ANDREA L. FOSTER

The House of Representatives Science Committee last week approved two bills that would authorize about $7.88-billion over five years for information-technology research and for guarding the nation's computer infrastructure from terrorist attacks.

Rep. Sherwood L. Boehlert, a New York Republican who is chairman of the Science Committee, said the terrorist attacks of September 11 have given new urgency to investing in research that could prevent cyberterrorism. He introduced one of the

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