Group is urged for security of computers

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The National Research Council notes a failure of government and industry to protect computer security and recommends a privately owned foundation to oversee security activities. A report by the council concludes three things: a new not-for-profit foundation called the Information Security Foundation should be placed in charge of security standards; it should evaluate new computer systems; and it should track and catalogue computer break-ins. The report is in response to a request by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The council, which is part of the National Academy of Sciences, says the nation's computer industry needs safety, reliability, and especially, security. Separately, the General Accounting Office criticizes the Justice Department for lax security procedures. The Justice Department denies any significant security risks.

Admin. of general economic programs, Standards, Research, Safety and security measures, Reports, Computer services industry, Information technology services industry, United States. Department of Justice, United States economic conditions, National Research Council, Electronic data processing departments, Data processing departments, Security

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Sematech funds don't face cut, Bush aide says

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Bush's administration reports that the government is not planning to cut funding for the semiconductor manufacturing consortium called Sematech, which is is the Pentagon's project in industry-government cooperation. The administration's top science official, D. Allan Bromley, says that Sematech is involved in 'enabling technologies' and should qualify for government investment. A government-appointed panel will recommend giving Sematech more funding and creating a multibillion-dollar venture-capital fund to provide low-cost financing to US consumer-electronics companies. Sematech funding was in doubt when government funding for high-definition television technology was recommended to be dropped in Nov '89.

Management consulting services, Commercial physical research, Semiconductor industry, Computer industry, Laws, regulations and rules, Finance, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Business planning, Consortia, Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology Institute, International SEMATECH, Consortium, Bromley, D. Allan

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Clinton plans expanded role on technology: U.S. would shift funds from defense research, back specific projects

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President Clinton unveils an industrial policy that calls for shifting billions of dollars of military research money to civilian purposes and backing specific projects in next-generation automobiles, manufacturing and computer networks. One proposal in the 36-page initiative calls for federal grants to support ways in which libraries, schools and other non-profit organizations could make use of a high-speed computer network for educational purposes. Clinton wants to dump the word 'Defense' from the Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and boost spending on civilian research and development from the current rate of $27.9 billion per year to $36.6 billion in FY 1998.

Planning, High technology industry, Clinton, Bill, High technology, Science and technology policy, Industrial policy, Names, Strategic Planning, National Government

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