It's only part of a larger programme (Score 1)

According to this article ( from BBC News ) it's only part of a larger programme involving the following:

1) The mentioned 3 year plan for computer security scientists.

2) The creation of an academic intisute to investigate ways of increasing computer security.

The main objective of this is to ensure that the US never gets caught unawares by computer problems, as so much of the world is dependent on them these days. Specifically, they want to prevent:

1) Computer Terrorist attacks compromising US national security

2) "Unforseen problems" like the Y2K problem.

Obviously, if successful, such a program would lead to significant improvements in global computer security.

I'm sure everyone knows exactly how likely it is that this program will produce very few results, if any. But that tends to happen when governments try to get involved in technology. And at the very least the $90 million should help a number of people through college, so it shouldn't be a total failure.