Yesterday, the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology issued a report "Desiging a Digital Future: Federally Funded Research and Development in Neworking and Information Technology"; this is a very interesting look at the coordinated, collective federal government investment in advanced information and networking technology. The report can be found at:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/pcast-nitrd-report-2010.pdf

Clifford Lynch Director, CNI