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1 The Charge to the Panel and the Assessment Process
Pages 9-12

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... ? 4 The nine NIST laboratories are the Building and Fire Research Laboratory, the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, the Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory, the Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory, the Information Technology Laboratory, the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory, the Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory, the NIST Center for Neutron Research, and the Physics Laboratory.
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...  Dissemination: -- Is the laboratory regularly implementing sound and effective techniques and practices for delivering products and services? -- Are the results of the laboratory projects readily available to stakeholders?
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... innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve the quality of life. The NIST laboratories conduct research to anticipate future metrology and standards needs, to enable new scientific and technological advances, and to improve and refine existing measurement methods and services.
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... Instead, this report identifies key issues. Given the necessarily nonexhaustive nature of the review process, the omission of any particular MEL program or project should not be interpreted as a negative reflection on the omitted program or project.
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