Kirk Dohne, Deputy Director
(Washington, D.C) October 30, 2024 – The Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program National Coordination Office (NCO) announces Kirk Dohne as the deputy director, effective October 22, 2024.
Dohne joins the NITRD NCO from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), where he served as the associate director of the Engineering Laboratory and, previously, as the director of the office of programs in the Information Technology Laboratory.
While at NIST, Dohne oversaw the 90+ projects in the Engineering Laboratory. He led strategic planning, implementation, and review of projects in the areas of advanced manufacturing, automation, and autonomous systems; energy-efficient, high-performance buildings; and disaster-resilient buildings, infrastructure, and communities. He performed similar roles in the Information Technology Laboratory for projects covering cybersecurity, software and systems, advanced networking, applied mathematics, and statistical engineering.
Dohne received his Bachelor of Science in Physics and Economics from Dickinson College, Master of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin, and Juris Doctor from the George Washington University Law School.
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About the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program:
Through innovative collaboration, the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program amplifies the work of federally funded research and development in advanced information technologies in computing, networking and software. For more information, please visit www.nitrd.gov.
About the NITRD National Coordination Office (NCO):
The Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program National Coordination Office (NCO) provides day-to-day support to the NITRD Program, the NITRD Subcommittee, and its Interagency Working Groups( IWGs) by providing technical staff expertise, planning, coordination, point of contact, physical and virtual meeting venues, and administrative assistance for Program activities. The NCO continuously seeks to enhance its ability to be a catalyst for collaboration, exchange of information, and outreach to foster knowledge, methods, research and development, technology transfer, and innovation for U.S. global leadership in networking and information technology and their applications.