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An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Building and Fire Research Laboratory Fiscal Year 2008 (2008) / Chapter Skim
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Pages 40-40

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... The panel has serious concerns relative to the attracting, recruiting, training, and retaining of staff for future needs. The BRFL needs to develop a plan to address present and future staffing needs, mentoring and staff development, retention strategies, technical and project management training, and the provision of the human resources support necessary to implement the plan without unduly taxing the time of scientific personnel.
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  • disseminating results
  • program objectives
  • national economic
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  • embrace technical
  • achieving program

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  • bfrl test
  • recommendations relative
  • management tools
  • interface fire
  • test equipment


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