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DNS Historical Documents

Congressional Testimony and Communications

  • Testimony of Andrew J. Pincus, General Counsel, Department of Commerce, on progress towards transitioning management of the Internet domain name system ("DNS") to the private sector. July 22, 1999
  • Department of Commerce response to letter from the Honorable Tom Bliley regarding DNS issues. July 8, 1999
  • Testimony of Becky Burr before the House Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Basic Research and Technology. October 7, 1998
  • Testimony of Becky Burr before the House Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade and Consumer Protection. June 10, 1998

Cooperative Research & Development Agreement Documents

Cooperative Research & Development Agreement (CRADA) with ICANN. June 20, 1999

Amendment 1 to the CRADA with ICANN. September 21, 2000

Amendment 2 to the CRADA with ICANN. September 28, 2001