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APPENDIX D: LETTER DATED FEBRUARY 9, 1993, TO WILMER R. BOTTOMS FROM JOHN W. LYONS, DESCRIBING THREE NIST-WIDE ISSUES
Pages 259-262

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... Lyons Describing Three NIST-wide Issues
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... Bottoms Senior Vice President Patricof and Co. One Embarcadero Place 2100 Geng Road, Suite 220 Palo Alto, CA 94303 Dear Bill: UNITED STATED OEPARYMENT OF COMMERCE N-tdon-l In-titut-of Standard-and Technology Ge~eh_s~g.
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... needs? Research Balance: Within each laboratory, and in NIST as a whole, is the current balance among fundamental research, laboratory-based standards work, and generic technology research appropriate (using the definitions below)
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... Laboratory-based standards work excludes the actual certif ication or development of SRMs or SRD, calibration services, and any documentary or industry consensus standards deve lopment or support . Generic Technology Research is research directed toward a concept, component, or process, or the further investigation of scientific phenomena, that has the potential to be applied to a broad range of products or processes.
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