Given (1) the importance of HPC (both scientific and strategic), (2) the size (man-power, gov. agencies, universities, and companies), scope (new hardware, ener

Given (1) the importance of HPC (both scientific and strategic), (2) the size (man-power, gov. agencies, universities, and companies), scope (new hardware, energy, software), and length of this project (approaching a decade), and (3) international competition with (at least) European and Chinese exascale efforts, the $258 million dollars seems quite paltry.