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{{Short description|NiTRD}}
{{Infobox government agency
| name = Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program
| type = 
| seal = NITRD.gif
| seal_width = 200px
| seal_caption = Logo
| logo = 
| formed = '''Established''': {{Start date|1991|1|3}}
| preceding1 = 
| dissolved = 
| superseding1 = 
| jurisdiction = United States
| headquarters = [[Washington, DC]], U.S.
| chief1_name = Craig Schlenoff <ref>{{cite web|title=NCO – Directors: Craig Schlenoff|url=https://www.nitrd.gov/nitrd-nco-staff-and-personnel/craig-schlenoff/|website=www.nitrd.gov|accessdate=18 December 2023}}</ref>
| chief1_position = ''Director of the NITRD NCO''
| website = {{URL|https://www.nitrd.gov/}}
}}
The '''Networking and Information Technology Research and Development''' (NITRD) program consists of a group of [[List of United States federal agencies|U.S. federal agencies]] to research and develop [[information technology]] (IT) capabilities to empower Federal missions; support U.S. science, engineering, and technology leadership; and bolster U.S. economic competitiveness. <ref>"A Strategy for American Innovation: Securing Our Economic Growth and Prosperity," President Barack Obama, February 4, 2011 (https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/InnovationStrategy.pdf)</ref>