<s>
The	O
United	O
States	O
Department	O
of	O
Defense	O
High	B-General_Concept
Performance	I-General_Concept
Computing	I-General_Concept
Modernization	I-General_Concept
Program	I-General_Concept
(	O
HPCMP	B-General_Concept
)	O
was	O
initiated	O
in	O
1992	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
Congressional	O
direction	O
to	O
modernize	O
the	O
Department	O
of	O
Defense	O
(	O
DoD	O
)	O
laboratories’	O
high	B-Architecture
performance	I-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HPCMP	B-General_Concept
provides	O
supercomputers	B-Architecture
,	O
a	O
national	O
research	O
network	O
,	O
high-end	O
software	O
tools	O
,	O
a	O
secure	O
environment	O
,	O
and	O
computational	O
science	O
experts	O
that	O
together	O
enable	O
the	O
Defense	O
laboratories	O
and	O
test	O
centers	O
to	O
conduct	O
research	O
,	O
development	O
,	O
test	O
and	O
technology	O
evaluation	O
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
comprises	O
three	O
primary	O
elements	O
:	O
DoD	O
Supercomputing	B-Architecture
Resource	O
Centers	O
(	O
DSRCs	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
provide	O
large	O
scale	O
supercomputers	B-Architecture
and	O
operations	O
staff	O
;	O
Defense	B-General_Concept
Research	I-General_Concept
and	I-General_Concept
Engineering	I-General_Concept
Network	I-General_Concept
(	O
DREN	B-General_Concept
)	O
,	O
a	O
nationwide	O
high	O
speed	O
,	O
low	O
latency	O
,	O
R&D	O
network	O
connecting	O
the	O
centers	O
and	O
major	O
user	O
communities	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
efforts	O
in	O
software	O
applications	O
to	O
develop	O
,	O
modernize	O
,	O
and	O
maintain	O
software	O
to	O
address	O
DoD	O
's	O
science	O
and	O
engineering	O
challenges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HPCMP	B-General_Concept
funds	O
and	O
oversees	O
the	O
operation	O
of	O
five	O
supercomputing	B-Architecture
centers	O
,	O
called	O
DoD	O
Supercomputing	B-Architecture
Resource	O
Centers	O
,	O
or	O
DSRCs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
centers	O
are	O
operated	O
by	O
the	O
Engineer	O
Research	O
and	O
Development	O
Center	O
in	O
Vicksburg	O
,	O
MS	O
,	O
the	O
Army	O
Research	O
Laboratory	O
in	O
Aberdeen	O
,	O
MD	O
,	O
the	O
Naval	O
Meteorology	O
and	O
Oceanography	O
Command	O
in	O
Stennis	O
Space	O
Center	O
,	O
MS	O
,	O
the	O
Air	O
Force	O
Research	O
Laboratory	O
in	O
Dayton	O
,	O
OH	O
,	O
and	O
Maui	O
High	B-Architecture
Performance	I-Architecture
Computing	I-Architecture
Center	O
in	O
Maui	O
,	O
HI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Arctic	O
Region	O
Supercomputing	B-Architecture
Center	O
(	O
ARSC	O
)	O
in	O
Fairbanks	O
,	O
AK	O
was	O
a	O
sixth	O
DSRC	O
until	O
funding	O
for	O
it	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
center	O
hosts	O
large-scale	O
supercomputers	B-Architecture
,	O
high-speed	O
networks	O
,	O
multi-petabyte	O
archival	O
mass	O
storage	O
systems	O
,	O
and	O
computational	O
experts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
centers	O
are	O
managed	O
by	O
the	O
HPCMP	B-General_Concept
Assistant	O
Director	O
for	O
Centers	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
funds	O
program-wide	O
activities	O
in	O
user	O
support	O
(	O
the	O
HPC	O
Help	O
Desk	O
)	O
and	O
scientific	O
visualization	O
(	O
the	O
Data	O
Analysis	O
and	O
Assessment	O
Center	O
,	O
or	O
DAAC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Defense	B-General_Concept
Research	I-General_Concept
and	I-General_Concept
Engineering	I-General_Concept
Network	I-General_Concept
(	O
DREN	B-General_Concept
)	O
—	O
a	O
high-speed	O
national	O
computer	B-Architecture
network	I-Architecture
for	O
US	O
Department	O
of	O
Defense	O
(	O
DoD	O
)	O
computational	O
research	O
,	O
engineering	O
,	O
and	O
testing	O
—	O
is	O
a	O
significant	O
component	O
of	O
the	O
DoD	O
High	B-General_Concept
Performance	I-General_Concept
Computing	I-General_Concept
Modernization	I-General_Concept
Program	I-General_Concept
(	O
HPCMP	B-General_Concept
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DREN	B-General_Concept
is	O
DoD	O
’s	O
premier	O
wide	O
area	O
network	O
(	O
WAN	O
)	O
for	O
research	O
,	O
test	O
and	O
engineering	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DREN	B-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
high-speed	O
,	O
high-capacity	O
,	O
low-latency	O
,	O
low-jitter	O
nationwide	O
computer	B-Architecture
network	I-Architecture
in	O
support	O
of	O
the	O
DoD	O
's	O
High	B-Architecture
Performance	I-Architecture
Computing	I-Architecture
,	O
Science	O
and	O
Technology	O
,	O
Test	O
and	O
Evaluation	O
and	O
Acquisition	O
Engineering	O
communities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DREN	B-General_Concept
connects	O
scientists	O
and	O
engineers	O
with	O
the	O
HPCMP	B-General_Concept
's	O
geographically	O
dispersed	O
high	B-Architecture
performance	I-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
(	O
HPC	O
)	O
sites	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
five	O
DoD	O
Supercomputing	B-Architecture
Resource	O
Centers	O
(	O
DSRCs	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DREN	B-General_Concept
is	O
installed	O
at	O
more	O
than	O
210	O
DoD	O
sites	O
including	O
research	O
laboratories	O
,	O
test	O
centers	O
,	O
universities	O
,	O
and	O
industrial	O
locations	O
throughout	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
(	O
including	O
Hawaii	O
and	O
Alaska	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
generation	O
DREN	B-General_Concept
network	O
(	O
DREN	B-General_Concept
4	O
)	O
is	O
provided	O
under	O
a	O
commercial	O
services	O
contract	O
awarded	O
to	O
Verizon	B-Application
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DREN	B-General_Concept
has	O
been	O
awarded	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
to	O
Lumen	O
(	O
DREN	B-General_Concept
3	O
)	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
(	O
DREN	B-General_Concept
2	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
AT&T	O
(	O
DREN	B-General_Concept
1	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DREN	B-General_Concept
service	O
providers	O
typically	O
build	O
DREN	B-General_Concept
as	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
private	I-Application
network	I-Application
overlay	O
on	O
their	O
commercial	O
network	B-Architecture
infrastructure	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capabilities	O
provided	O
by	O
DREN	B-General_Concept
4	O
include	O
digital	O
data	O
transfer	O
speeds	O
ranging	O
from	O
1	O
Gbit/s	O
through	O
100	O
Gbit/s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DREN	B-General_Concept
4	O
is	O
an	O
IPv6	B-Protocol
network	O
,	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
legacy	O
IPv4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HPCMP	B-General_Concept
is	O
currently	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
building	O
out	O
DREN	B-General_Concept
4	O
which	O
will	O
ultimately	O
replace	O
DREN	B-General_Concept
3	O
when	O
fully	O
tested	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
networks	O
will	O
run	O
in	O
parallel	O
for	O
about	O
one	O
year	O
while	O
the	O
210	O
sites	O
are	O
transitioned	O
from	O
DREN	B-General_Concept
3	O
to	O
DREN	B-General_Concept
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
DREN	B-General_Concept
was	O
designated	O
the	O
Department	O
of	O
Defense	O
's	O
first	O
IPv6	B-Protocol
network	O
by	O
the	O
Assistant	O
Secretary	O
of	O
Defense	O
for	O
Networks	O
&	O
Information	O
Integration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
DREN	B-General_Concept
has	O
been	O
a	O
pioneer	O
within	O
the	O
DoD	O
and	O
US	O
Federal	O
Government	O
for	O
IPv6	B-Protocol
deployment	O
,	O
running	O
both	O
IPv4/IPv6	O
dual	O
stack	O
and	O
IPv6-only	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DREN	B-General_Concept
provides	O
an	O
extensive	O
IPv6	B-Protocol
Knowledge	O
Base	O
containing	O
best	O
practices	O
and	O
lessons	O
learned	O
,	O
available	O
at	O
no	O
charge	O
on	O
the	O
HPCMP	B-General_Concept
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
supercomputers	B-Architecture
and	O
the	O
national	O
wide	O
area	O
research	O
network	O
,	O
the	O
HPCMP	B-General_Concept
funds	O
software	O
applications	O
that	O
help	O
the	O
DoD	O
achieve	O
its	O
research	O
objectives	O
by	O
ensuring	O
that	O
important	O
DoD	O
applications	O
run	O
effectively	O
on	O
the	O
large-scale	O
supercomputers	B-Architecture
it	O
deploys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HPC	O
Software	O
Applications	O
Institutes	O
,	O
or	O
HSAIs	O
,	O
are	O
cross-disciplinary	O
projects	O
funded	O
by	O
the	O
HPCMP	B-General_Concept
but	O
executed	O
in	O
the	O
DoD	O
labs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
High	B-General_Concept
Performance	I-General_Concept
Computing	I-General_Concept
Modernization	I-General_Concept
Program	I-General_Concept
's	O
(	O
HPCMP	B-General_Concept
)	O
User	O
Productivity	O
Enhancement	O
and	O
Training	O
(	O
PET	O
)	O
program	O
gives	O
users	O
access	O
to	O
computational	O
experts	O
with	O
experience	O
spanning	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
HPC	O
technical	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PET	O
Team	O
is	O
available	O
to	O
help	O
HPC	O
users	O
become	O
more	O
productive	O
using	O
HPCMP	B-General_Concept
resources	O
with	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
expediting	O
milestones	O
and	O
reducing	O
overall	O
costs	O
related	O
to	O
technological	O
development	O
to	O
DoD	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PET	O
facilitates	O
and	O
promotes	O
the	O
transfer	O
of	O
scientific	O
and	O
technical	O
knowledge	O
between	O
HPCMP	B-General_Concept
users	O
and	O
the	O
broader	O
computational	O
communities	O
,	O
including	O
DoD	O
and	O
other	O
federal	O
agencies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CREATE	O
Program	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Tri-Service	O
Department	O
of	O
Defense	O
(	O
DoD	O
)	O
High	B-General_Concept
Performance	I-General_Concept
Computing	I-General_Concept
Modernization	I-General_Concept
Program	I-General_Concept
(	O
HPCMP	B-General_Concept
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HPCMP	B-General_Concept
is	O
executed	O
by	O
the	O
US	O
Army	O
Corps	O
of	O
Engineers	O
(	O
USACE	O
)	O
Engineer	O
Research	O
and	O
Development	O
Center	O
(	O
ERDC	O
)	O
Information	O
Technology	O
Laboratory	O
(	O
ITL	O
)	O
in	O
Vicksburg	O
,	O
Mississippi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Name	O
From	O
To	O
1	O
Anthony	O
Pressley50	O
Years	O
of	O
Army	O
Computing	O
:	O
from	O
ENIAC	O
to	O
MSRC	O
,	O
p	O
.116	O
1992	O
1995	O
2	O
Kay	O
Howell	O
"	O
DOD	O
'S	O
HPCMP	B-General_Concept
director	O
loves	O
the	O
cutting	O
edge	O
"	O
FCW	O
,	O
02	O
November	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1997	O
1998	O
4	O
Charles	O
Holland	O
1998	O
1999	O
5	O
Cray	O
Henry	O
2000	O
Sep	O
2011	O
6	O
John	O
West	O
"	O
DOD	O
’s	O
Supercomputing	B-Architecture
Program	O
Relocates	O
to	O
Miss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oct	O
2011	O
Dec	O
2014	O
7	O
David	O
Horner	O
"	O
HPCMP	B-General_Concept
chief	O
selected	O
"	O
,	O
ERDC	O
Press	O
Release	O
,	O
12	O
March	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
FY2012	O
,	O
the	O
HPCMP	B-General_Concept
's	O
base	O
funding	O
has	O
been	O
provided	O
on	O
two	O
lines	O
in	O
the	O
Army	O
budget	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
itself	O
a	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
Department	O
of	O
Defense	O
Budget	O
submitted	O
each	O
year	O
by	O
the	O
President	O
and	O
approved	O
by	O
Congress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PE	O
0603461A	O
provides	O
for	O
RDT&E	O
funds	O
that	O
operate	O
the	O
centers	O
and	O
DREN	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
funds	O
R&D	O
efforts	O
in	O
support	O
of	O
program	O
goals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Line	O
item	O
number	O
B66501	O
(	O
line	O
103	O
,	O
BA	O
02	O
,	O
BSA	O
92	O
)	O
provides	O
procurement	O
funds	O
for	O
the	O
annual	O
purchase	O
of	O
new	O
supercomputing	B-Architecture
hardware	O
(	O
both	O
supercomputers	B-Architecture
and	O
related	O
systems	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
FY2012	O
,	O
the	O
HPCMP	B-General_Concept
's	O
RDT&E	O
funding	O
was	O
provided	O
on	O
PE	O
0603755D8Z	O
,	O
while	O
procurement	O
was	O
funded	O
on	O
PE	O
0902198D8Z	O
(	O
P011	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+	O
Requested	O
and	O
approved	O
HPCMP	B-General_Concept
funding	O
amounts	O
,	O
RDT&E	O
(	O
in	O
millions	O
of	O
dollars	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
