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Letter from Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director Congressional Budget office to Joseph Lieberman with attachment: Issues Associated with the Global Information Grid Bandwidth Expansion [i] (February 2005)

handle is hein.congrec/cbo9865 and id is 1 raw text is: CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director U.S. Congress Washington, DC 20515 February 28, 2005 Honorable Joseph I. Lieberman Ranking Member Subcommittee on Airland Committee on Armed Services United States Senate Washington, DC 20510-6050 Dear Senator: In response to your request, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has reviewed several issues that have arisen regarding choices that the Department of Defense (DoD) has made in implementing the Global Information Grid Bandwidth Expansion, or GIG-BE. CBO's review, which is provided in the attachment to this letter, focuses on the following issues: o Whether the GIG-BE will provide substantial additional capacity to transport classified traffic relative to DoD's existing communications networks; o Whether the GIG-BE will as secure as DoD's existing networks; and, o Whether the GIG-BE will provide the quality of service that users of DoD's existing networks have come to expect. CBO's review focuses on the GIG-BE, not the overall Global Information Grid (of which the GIG-BE is a key component). According to DoD's current plans, the overall Global Information Grid will encompass numerous programs involving sensors that collect infor- mation, computer systems that process information, and systems that transmit information to and among combat units on the move, as well as to and among fixed facilities (the latter being, at least initially, the primary purpose of the GIG-BE). If you would like further details, I would be pleased to provide them. CBO's staff point of contact is J. Michael Gilmore, who can be reached at (202) 226-2917. Sincerely, Douglas Holtz-Eakin Attachment www.cbo.gov

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