The House yesterday passed a resolution declaring modeling and simulation technology as being critical to the long-term economic health and security of the United States. Virginia Rep. Randy Forbes (R) introduced the measure, with bipartisan support, in part to recognize the extent to which computer-based modeling and simulation, or M&S, tools are used in a wide array of applications by the Defense Department, and to urge Congress to support math and science educational initiatives so that future generations can take...