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The President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC) was authorized by Congress under the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (P. L. 102-194) and the Next Generation Internet Act of 1998 (P. L. 105-305) as a Federal Advisory Committee. The Committee provides the President, Congress, and the Federal agencies involved in networking and information technology research and development with expert, independent advice on maintaining America’s preeminence in advanced information technologies, including such critical elements of the national information technology infrastructure as high performance computing, large-scale networking, cyber security, and high assurance software and systems design. As part of this assessment, the PITAC reviews the Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program. Comprising leading IT experts from industry and academia, the Committee helps guide the Administration’s efforts to accelerate the development and adoption of information technologies vital for American prosperity in the 21st century.
Executive Order 13385 assigned the role and responsibilities of PITAC to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).
Executive Orders relating to PITAC:
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- Executive Order 13385 amending Executive Order 13226 to extend the term of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) through September 30, 2007, and to assign the responsibilities of PITAC to PCAST.
- Summary of Executive Order 13035 as amended by Executive Orders 13092, 13113, 13200, 13215, and 13305 (May 28, 2003)
- Executive Order 13305 amending the initial order extending the life of PITAC (May 28, 2003)
- Executive Order 13215 amending the initial order extending the life of PITAC (May 31, 2001)
- Executive Order 13200 amending the initial order extending the life of PITAC (February 11, 2001)
- Executive Order 13113 extending the life of the PITAC (February 10, 1999)
- Executive Order 13092 amending the initial order to change the name of the Committee and increase the members from 25 to 30 (July 24, 1998)
- Executive Order 13035 establishing the Advisory Committee on High-Performance Computing and Communications, Information Technology, and the Next Generation Internet (“Committee”) (February 11, 1997)
1997 – 2002:
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- PITAC Members (1997-2001)
- Meetings (Agenda, Presentations)
- Reports:
- Report to the President on Digital Libraries: Universal Access to Human Knowledge , February 9, 2001
- Transmittal Letter to the President
- Media Advisory
- Report to the President on Transforming Health Care Through Information Technology , February 9, 2001
- Transmittal Letter to the President
- Media Advisory
- Report to the President on Using Information Technology to Transform the Way We Learn, February 9, 2001
- Transmittal Letter to the President
- Media Advisory
- Report to the President on Developing Open Source Software for High End Computing, September 11, 2000
- Report to the President on Transforming Access to Government, August 31, 2000
- Resolving the Digital Divide: Information, Access and Opportunity Conference Report, February 2000
- Talks given at the Conference, October 19,1999
- Societal Transformations Across Diverse Communities Irving Wladawsky-Berger
- National Urban League: Towards Bridging the Digital Divide: Challenges and Solutions to Access for All B. Keith Fulton
- Challenges and Solutions to Access for All Paula Y. Bagasao
- Resolving for Digital Divide for Native Communities: Defining the Approach James A. Casey
- PITAC Review of the Information Technology for the Twenty-First Century Initiative, September 8, 1999
- Information Technology Research: Investing in Our Future, on February 24, 1999, the PITAC released, “Information Technology Research: Investing in Our Future” on future directions for Federal support of research and development for information technology.
- Report to the President on Digital Libraries: Universal Access to Human Knowledge , February 9, 2001
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- Correspondence with the White House and Congress:
- Letter to the President congratulating and welcoming President George W. Bush, (January 24, 2001)
- Letter to the President detailing PITAC activities, (January 2, 2001)
- Letter to the President detailing PITAC activities, (December 30, 1999)
- Letter to The Honorable Neal Lane, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy, in support of federal funding of information technology research and development, (December 2, 1999)
- Letter to The Honorable Jacob J. Lew, Director, Office of Management and Budget, in support of federal funding of information technology research and development, (December 2, 1999)
- Letter to Congress in support of federal funding for information technology research and development, (September 1, 1999)
- Letter to The Honorable F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R-Wisconsin), Chairman, House Science Committee, in support of the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act, (June 29, 1999)
- Letter to The Honorable F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R-Wisconsin), Chairman, House Science Committee and the Honorable George E. Brown, Jr. (D-California) in support of PITAC activities, (August 17, 1998)
- President’s letter to PITAC Co-Chairs about the importance of IT R&D, (August 10, 1998)
- Letter to the President about PITAC’s upcoming interim report on a national research program in information technology, (June 3, 1998)
- Correspondence with the White House and Congress:
- News/Media Coverage:
- President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee to examine specific aspects of the current Federal Networking and IT R&D Program, to revisit the recommendations in their 1999 report entitled Information Technology Research: Investing in Our Future, and to discuss advances in IT that may have a profound impact on the nation. (September 25, 2001)
- PITAC has been renewed, On May 31, 2001, President Bush signed the executive order renewing the PITAC.
- President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee to examine Federal IT R&D Investments and Discuss Future Investment Priorities, (May 10, 2001)
- President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee Issues. Three Groundbreaking Reports on Healthcare, Learning and Digital Libraries, (February 9, 2001)
- President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee to Meet and Discuss Their Transformation Reports and Strategize on Future Federal IT R&D Investments, (February 7-8, 2001)
- President names Raj Reddy and Irving Wladawsky-Berger as Co-Chairs, (August 18, 1999)
- President Welcomes Plan to Strengthen U.S. Leadership in Information Technology , (August 10, 1998)
- President names additional member, (July 24, 1998)
- OSTP press release Presidential Commission Sees Nation Benefiting from Increased Information Technology Funding, (June 12, 1998)
- President names additional members, (October 31, 1997)
- President names second Co-Chairman, (February 21, 1997)
- President names Co-Chairman and members, (February 12, 1997)
2003 – June 2005:
- PITAC Members (2003-2005)
- Meetings (Agenda, Presentations)
- Reports:
- Report to the President on Computational Science: Ensuring America’s Competitiveness, (June 2005).
- Report to the President on Cyber Security: A Crisis of Prioritization, (February 2005).
- Report to the President on Revolutionizing Health Care Through Information Technology, (June 2004).
- Cited Materials:
- American Hospital Association letter, (June 4, 2004)
- BlueCross BlueShield Association letter, (May 26, 2004)
- Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society letter, (May 17, 2004)
- Input from Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, (April 13, 2004)
- Nursing Informatics Collaboration Task Force letter, (April 1, 2004)
- Subcommittees:
- Cyber Security: OSTP Charge
- Health and IT
- Computational Scienc: OSTP Charge
- News/Media Coverage:
- President Bush Broadens PCAST’s Duties Executive Order elevates role of external information technology advice in the White House; PCAST to serve as President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee (September 2005)