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AN ASSESSMENT OF THE
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS
AND TECHNOLOGY
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
LABORATORY
FISCAL YEAR 2011
Panel on Information Technology
Laboratory Assessments Board
Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences
THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS
Washington, D.C.
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of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the
National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of
Medicine. The members of the panel responsible for the report were chosen for their special
competences and with regard for appropriate balance.
This study was supported by Contract No. SB134106Z0011, TO #10, between the National
Academy of Sciences and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of
the U.S. Department of Commerce. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or
recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not
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The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit, self-perpetuating society of distinguished
scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and
technology and to their use for the general welfare. Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the
Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal government on
scientific and technical matters. Dr. Ralph J. Cicerone is president of the National Academy of Sciences.
The National Academy of Engineering was established in 1964, under the charter of the National
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respectively, of the National Research Council.
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PANEL ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DAVID R. FERGUSON, Applied Mathematical Analysis, LLC, Chair
NAOMI S. ALTMAN, Pennsylvania State University
PHILLIP COLELLA, E.O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
L. PAMELA COOK-IOANNIDIS, University of Delaware
GEORGE V. CYBENKO, Dartmouth College
LUIS A. ESCOBAR, Louisiana State University
ERIC H. GROSSE, Google, Inc.
ANIL K. JAIN, Michigan State University
BIING-HWANG (FRED) JUANG, Georgia Institute of Technology
JAMES F. KUROSE, University of Massachusetts
PATRICK D. LINCOLN, SRI International Corporation
STEVEN B. LIPNER, Microsoft Corporation
ALEXA T. McCRAY, Harvard Medical School
GREGORY H. MILLER, University of California, Davis
DEBASIS MITRA, Bell Labs, Alcatel-Lucent
J. MARC OVERHAGE, Indiana University School of Medicine and Regenstrief Institute
W. TIMOTHY STRAYER, Raytheon BBN Technologies
STEPHEN B. VARDEMAN, Iowa State University
Staff
JAMES P. McGEE, Director
CY BUTNER, Senior Program Officer
LIZA HAMILTON, Administrative Coordinator
EVA LABRE, Program Associate
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Acknowledgment of Reviewers
This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their
diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by
the National Research Council’s Report Review Committee. The purpose of this
independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the
institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the
report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the
study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect
the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for
their review of this report:
Suzanne Bakken, Columbia University,
Steven M. Bellovin, Columbia University,
Carl de Boor, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Emeritus),
Stuart I. Feldman, Google, Inc.,
James M. Landwehr, Avaya Laboratories,
Richard W. Pew, Raytheon BBN Technologies,
Jeffrey D. Ullman, Stanford University, and
Stephen A. Vavasis, University of Waterloo.
Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments
and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations, nor
did they see the final draft of the report before its release. The review of this report was
overseen by Alton D. Slay, Warrenton, Virginia. Appointed by the National Research
Council, he was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this
report was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review
comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report
rests entirely with the authoring panel and the institution.
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Contents
SUMMARY 1
1 THE CHARGE TO THE PANEL AND THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS 5
2 GENERAL ASSESSMENT OF THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
LABORATORY 7
Laboratory Mission and Programs, 7
Observations and Recommendations, 10
Laboratory Responses to the 2009 Panel Report, 14
3 ASSESSMENT OF THE LABORATORY DIVISIONS 16
Applied and Computational Mathematics Division, 16
Advanced Network Technologies Division, 18
Computer Security Division, 21
Information Access Division, 24
Software and Systems Division, 27
Statistical Engineering Division, 30
4 SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS 34
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