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CISE - Office of the Assistant Director
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The Office of the Assistant Director is broadly responsible for the three CISE Divisions and their programs. This responsibility includes:
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Developing programs and providing justification for the CISE budget during each Fiscal Year's budget process |
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Formulating program directions for the research community in the areas of computer, computational, and informational sciences and engineering with the participation of such organizations as the; National Academy of Sciences, Computing Research Association, IEEE, ACM and other federal agencies, including the President's Office of Science and Technology Policy |
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Representing the CISE programs in broad agency management initiatives |
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Evaluating the needs for the acquisition of broad information technologies infrastructure including networking and computing systems to support CISE research and education programs |
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Reviewing the development of human resources to support national needs in computer and information technologies training, education and research, including improving participation of under-represented groups |
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Providing statistical, budgetary, and other analysis and planning. |
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