High Performance Computing Modernization Program

High Performance Computing Modernization Program
AbbreviationHPCMP
Formation1992; 32 years ago (1992)
HeadquartersVicksburg, MS
Director
Kevin Newmeyer (Acting)
Parent organization
ERDC
Websitewww.hpc.mil
ASN

The United States Department of Defense High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP) was initiated in 1992 in response to Congressional direction to modernize the Department of Defense (DoD) laboratories’ high performance computing capabilities.[1] The HPCMP provides supercomputers, a national research network, high-end software tools, a secure environment, and computational science experts[2] that together enable the Defense laboratories and test centers to conduct research, development, test and technology evaluation activities.[3]

The program was administered by the Office of the Director, Defense Research and Engineering (now called the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering) through FY2011, at which point it was transferred to the office of the United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology, where it is managed by the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology.[4]

The program comprises three primary elements: DoD Supercomputing Resource Centers (DSRCs), which provide large scale supercomputers and operations staff; Defense Research and Engineering Network (DREN), a nationwide high speed, low latency, R&D network connecting the centers and major user communities; and a collection of efforts in software applications to develop, modernize, and maintain software to address DoD's science and engineering challenges. Dr. Kevin Newmeyer is currently the Acting Director of HPCMP.

  1. ^ National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993, Sec. 215 Supercomputer Modernization Program
  2. ^ The HPCMP provides World-class computational resources, a Nationwide research and engineering network, and vision, funding, and expertise to develop advanced physics-based computational analysis capabilities through the Department’s network of laboratories and warfare centers. "About HPCMP Public". High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP). The United States Department of Defense. 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  3. ^ "HPCMP website, Computational Technology Areas list". Archived from the original on 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  4. ^ "Spring 2011 HPCMP HPC Insights, p. 1" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2015-07-22.