DOE National Challenges Budget Code: KC 07 02
In conjunction with other DOE programs and with EPA, NASA, and NOAA, develop data integration techniques for multi-spatial scales to integrate local site specific data into a regional context. Working with EPA, NASA, and NOAA, add remote monitoring of environmental conditions at DOE sites.

Work with DOE Energy Efficiency to build on existing Energy Demand and Supply Management pilot projects by implementing advanced telecommunications technologies to provide the capability for real time energy consumption control by both the consumer and the utility company.

Perform information infrastructure technology R&D within the framework of the National Science and Technology Council's NII and HPCC program in information: in information navigation and analysis tools; in hierarchical distributed information storage; in collaborative technologies; and in information surety.

In conjunction with the Federal Network Council, integrate security technologies and mechanisms in a distributed and multi-telecommunications services base architecture, and develop a Common Object Request Broker Architecture to enhance the distributed or collaborative work and telepresence environments.

Demonstrate these capabilities by working with other ER programs to make selected advanced ER facilities (e. g., the Advanced Light Source) available via the Internet and NII.
Budget ($ M)
FY 95 Act 0.50
FY 96 Pres  
FY 96 Est  
FY 97 Rqst  
Program Component Areas
  FY 96 FY 97
HECC    
LSN    
HCS    
HuCS    
ETHR    
Agency Ties
DARPA  
NSF  
DOE  
NASA Partner
NIH Partner
NSA  
NIST  
NOAA Partner
EPA Partner
ED  
AHCPR  
VA  
Milestone Changes  
FY 1995 Actual Milestones FY 1996 Estimated Milestones FY 1997 Agency Requested Milestones
Completed a joint industry-DOE study on Energy Demand and Supply Management.

Completed additional studies on the issues: "Do Electric Utilities have legal authority to build the National Information Infrastructure?" and "How Electric Utilities can contribute to Universal Telecommunications Service."