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Recent history in IT specifically
z1985-86:
NSF Supercomputer Centers established
z1986:
NSF CISE Directorate established
zHPC
(High Performance Computing) Act of 1991 (the “Al Gore
created the Internet” Act)
yMulti-agency
coordination
yPresidential
advisory committee
z1992:
NCO/HPCC (National Coordination Office for High Performance Computing
& Communication) established