National Cyber Leap Year
We are a cyber nation. The U.S. information infrastructure - including telecommunications and computer networks and systems and the data that reside on them - is critical to virtually every aspect of modern life. This information infrastructure is increasingly vulnerable to exploitation, disruption and destruction by a growing array of adversaries.
The President's Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (CNCI) calls for leap-ahead research and technology to reduce vulnerabilities to attacks in cyberspace. Unlike many research agenda that aim for steady progress in the advancement of science, the leap-ahead effort seeks a few revolutionary ideas with the potential to reshape the landscape.
The NITRD Program Senior Steering Group (SSG) for cybersecurity R&D invites you to participate in the National Cyber Leap Year.
National Cyber Leap Year: Request for Input No.2 (RFI-2)
The goal of the National Cyber Leap Year is to identify the most promising game-changing ideas with the potential to reduce vulnerabilities to cyber exploitations. Over 160 responses from private, academic, and government organizations and individuals were submitted to the first RFI issued by the NITRD SSG (October 14, 2008), indicating a strong desire by the technical community to participate. RFI-2 is the second opportunity for input in constructing a national research and development agenda in support of the CNCI. RFI-2 expands the opportunities for participation by permitting submitters to designate parts of submissions as proprietary. Multidisciplinary contributions from organizations with cybersecurity interests are especially encouraged.
Download National Cyber Leap Year RFI-2
Responses must be submitted by February 20, 2009 to be considered.
Submit game-changing ideas Here or email to: leapyear@nitrd.gov
For further information, contact Tomas Vagoun at (703) 292-4873 or email to: leapyear@nitrd.gov
