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DNS Historical Documents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

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

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