U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Taking Measure

Just a Standard Blog

Dana Leaman

Dana Leaman currently serves as the chief of NIST’s National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP). She has been a member of the accreditation community since 2000. When she isn’t traveling the world representing NVLAP, she can usually be found running the streets of Frederick, Maryland, with the local running club.

Black pencil, white paper with boxes checked in red

Celebrating World Accreditation Day

Want to pique interest in a subject area? Throw a party — right? Enter 2008 and World Accreditation Day. It was Monday, June 9, to be exact. I would love to be