IP: WH Press release/Kay Howell to head NCO

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

THE WHITE HOUSE


Executive Office of The President


Office of Science and Technology Policy


______________________________________________________________________________
For Immediate 
Release
      
November 14, 1997
       


KAY HOWELL TO LEAD NATIONAL COORDINATION OFFICE 
FOR COMPUTING, INFORMATION, AND COMMUNICATIONS


Dr. John H. Gibbons, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, 
announced today his intention to appoint Ms. Kay Howell as Director of the 
National Coordination Office for Computing, Information, and Communications.


Ms. Howell is currently the Director of the Department of Defense's High 
Performance Computing Modernization Program under the Director of  Defense 
Research and Engineering, a position she has held since 1995.  Previously,
she 
was the Director of the Center for Computational Science and Computer
Resources 
Architect at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C.   


Dr. Gibbons said, "As both a user and a manager of high performance computing 
resources, Kay Howell is exceptionally knowledgeable about our Federal 
interagency high performance computing and communications  programs.  She has 
established a superior reputation for dedicated leadership and skilled 
coordination in applying leading edge computer technology to serve our
broader 
national interests." 


The National Coordination Office, established under the White House Office of 
Science and Technology's National Science and Technology Council, is 
responsible for coordinating Federal interagency high performance computing
and 
communications research and development programs.  As part of this effort,
the 
National Coordination Office helps formulate a unique crosscutting budget 
designed to assure that the overall Federal high performance computing and 
communications research is properly focused on helping Federal agencies 
successfully accomplish their mission priorities.  


Ms. Howell holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science and a Masters 
in Business Administration.


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