Cyber Security Research and Development Act: report (to accompany H.R. 3394) (including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office)

Original publisher: [Washington, D.C. : U.S. G.P.O., 2002-. OCLC Number: (OCoLC)49189774 Subject: Computer crimes -- United States -- Prevention. Excerpt: ... 15 number of project grants in computer and network security should be awarded to build the technical workforce and to develop a na-tional network of technical training programs in computer and net-work security. GRADUATE TRAINEESHIPS IN COMPUTER AND NETWORK SECURITY RESEARCH Computer security research will not be able to move forward now or in the future unless universities increase the number of doctoral students trained in computer and network security or related areas. To accomplish that, graduate students need to receive tui-tion and stipend support, in addition to programs aimed at aug-menting their research training. The Committee believes that, in this case, the most effective way to provide this financial and programmatic support to graduate students is through traineeships. Traineeships, or grants to institu-tions of higher education for the purpose of providing support to graduate students, will enable institutions to develop focused pro-grams that will complement and enhance the financial support given to students. Like other NSF graduate fellowships, the fellowships available under this section will be available only to U.S. citizens, U.S. na-tionals, and legally admitted permanent resident aliens. However, the Committee recognizes that some foreign graduate students and post-doctoral students receive indirect support from NSF, as they are supported by funds from their research advisor's grants. Given the sensitive nature of computer and network security research, the Committee strongly encourages NSF to develop policies and procedures aimed to protect sensitive or classified information. GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAM SUPPORT The Committee values the Graduate Research Fellowship pro-gram at the National Science Foundation, which has helped recruit students to graduate programs in mat...