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An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Measurement and Standards Laboratories, Fiscal Year 1998 (1998) / Chapter Skim
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A Functions of NIST
Pages 207-208

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... The Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act directed NIST to modernize and restructure to augment its unique ability to enhance the competitiveness of American industry while maintaining its traditional function as lead national laboratory for providing the measurements, calibrations, and quality assurance techniques that underpin United States commerce, technological progress, improved product reliability and manufacturing processes, and public safety; to assist private-sector initiatives to capitalize on advanced technology; to advance, through cooperative efforts among industries, universities, and government laboratories, promising research and development projects that the private sector can optimize for commercial and industrial applications; and to promote shared risks, accelerated development, and pooling of skills that will be necessary to strengthen America's manufacturing industries. NOTE: This appendix, which includes information on NlST's statutory charter and mission, was provided by NIST in the course of the fiscal year ~ 998 reviews and thus was not authored by the Board on Assessment of NIST Programs.
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... The National Quality Program enhances the competitiveness, quality, and productivity of U.S. Organizations for the benefit of all citizens, manages the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, and provides global leadership in promoting quality awareness.
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