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Serving the Standards Community
After voluntary consensus standards are approved and published, many of them go on to have wide influence around the world. NIST Technology Services, led by Belinda L. Collins, Ph.D., is responsible for programs that help users everywhere make the most of the standards that fuel international commerce. "Technology Services helps NIST maintain a cross-cutting view of government needs in the...
Case Study: How Standards can make the U.S. more Secure
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) needed to develop and deploy rugged detector equipment that non-specialists and first responders could use easily to scan massive amounts of cargo for nuclear-radiological threats. DHS selected the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to lead the effort to "fast-track" standards that would meet this need.
Highlights of the Commerce Department Standards Attache Program
The International Trade Administration (ITA) is an agency of the US Department of Commerce (DOC) that works to strengthen the competitiveness of US industry, promote trade and investment, and ensure fair trade through the rigorous enforcement of our trade laws and agreements. In March 2003, former Secretary of Commerce Donald Evans launched the Standards Initiative, which created the ITA Office of...
Guides for Industry: Compliance Requirements
A new set of guides on product compliance requirements in specific industry sectors has been released by NIST's Standards Services, covering furniture, footwear, motor vehicle parts, and apparel and household textiles. The guides include information on Federal and State regulatory frameworks, voluntary standards frameworks, applicable voluntary standards, mandatory technical regulations, and...