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5 General Observations and Concerns
Pages 31-32

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... The Boulder group has an internal goal of decreasing the calibration time. There were several complaints from this group suggesting that the routing of external funds or work through Gaithersburg may lead to increased cost and delays, with no added value resulting from adding Gaithersburg into the loop.
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... This area could benefit from additional resources. The Semiconductor Electronics Division depends heavily on money from the Office of Microelectronics Programs; reliance on such focused funding could limit the ability of the SED to start much-needed new research initiatives.
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