The science of the 21st century demands computational capability well beyond what is available today. Breakthrough science and engineering requires an architecture well suited for scientific applications, a computational environment that ensures effective utilization of that architecture for scientific discovery, a best-in-class communications network and data management infrastructure, and teams of leading experts applying this capability to critical research challenges.

The National Leadership Computing Facility (NLCF) engages a world-class team from national laboratories, research institutions, computing centers, universities, and vendors to take a dramatic step forward to field a new capability for high-end science.

The NLCF will provide the nation's most powerful open resource for capability computing, with a sustainable path that will maintain and extend national leadership for the Department of Energy's Office of Science (SC).