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an editorial comment on my note on PCAST to serve as the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC)
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 10:15:14 -0400
My comment "I doubt it in practice djf] " was not in any way to cast doubt on the capabilities of the PCAST members, many of which are friends of mine. It is to doubt whether the IT area will have any increased visibility in the WH.
Dave Begin forwarded message: From: David Farber <dave () farber net> Date: October 2, 2005 2:50:04 PM EDTSubject: [IP] PCAST to serve as the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC)
The following message is sent on behalf of Simon Szykman, NCO Director. ----------------- All,The President has signed a new executive order (EO) on Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees and Amendments to and Revocation of Other Executive Orders.
Per section 8 of this EO: :http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/ 2005/09/20050930-5.html
"PCAST shall serve as the PITAC under subsections 101(b) and 103(b) of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-194), as amended (15 U.S.C. 5511(b) and 5513(b)).".
This Executive Order elevates [I doubt it in practice djf] the role of external information technology advice in the White House by designating PCAST, the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, to serve as the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee.
<<PCAST EO Release 9-30-2005.pdf>> Simon Szykman, Director National Coordination Office for Networking and Information Technology R&D ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as galler () umich edu To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ipArchives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting- people/
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