Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. press release, August 10, 1996

MEWS FROM Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. Second Congressional District of Maryland 1 407 York Road, Suite 304 Lutherville, Maryland 21093 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 10, 1996 3 1 5 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 205 1 5 CONTACT: Richard Cross 202-225-3061 DO I) TO FUND COMPUTER UPGRADE PROJECT AT APG Today the U. S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced that it will spend $169 million to perform a planned computer system upgrade at the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Congressman Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. (R-2nd., MD) announced today. According to estimates, the planned computer upgrade could mean the creation of another 40 jobs at the ARL. The upgrade is part of the DoD’s High Performance Computing Major Shared Resource Center (MSRC) Program. ARL was one of four military laboratories chosen in 1 993 to provide high performance computing services to DoD scientists nationwide. However, budget cuts jeopardized funding for the technological upgrades needed to complete the project. “I am pleased that the Army has decided to go ahead with the planned upgrade at ARL,” Congressman Ehrlich stated. “ARL has been on the cutting edge of advance computing technology for the past half century. It is uniquely qualified to continue to provide classified and unclassified computer services to DoD, other government researchers, and academia.” Congressman Ehrlich successfully lobbied the U. S. Army to maintain funding for the project. A copy of the Congressman’s letter to Gilbert F. Decker, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research, Development, and Acquisition, regarding the MSRC project is attached.