Annual Report (4th) on Federal Agency Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards: Implementation of Public Law 104-113 and OMB Circular A-119 for the Period of October 1, 1999, Through September 30, 2000

摘要

On September 11, 2000, NIST, as chair of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA), requested that each agency provide information on the status of its implementation activities: agency use of government-unique standards in lieu of voluntary consensus standards, the use of voluntary consensus standrards, the number of voluntary standards substituted for government-unique standards, and the number of individual agency participants in voluntary standards bodies as well as an evaluation of the effectiveness of the policies promulgated in the Circular. The report covers fiscal year (FY) 2000 from October 1, 1999 through September 20, 2000. It also describes NIST's coordination activities, with special emphasis on implementing the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act, as well as information in ICSP activities and individual agencies' reports on NTTAA implementation efforts, and suggestions for future courses of action.