Twenty-Fourth Annual Report on Federal Agency Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and Conformity Assessment Activities

Published

December 1, 2021

Author(s)

Nathalie Rioux

Abstract

The FY 2020 summary, prepared by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), compiles the reports provided by 22 participating agencies listed in Appendix A. In these reports, agencies document any new use of GUS in lieu of VCS during FY 2020 and provide a rationale for each new use. Agencies also list any rescinded GUS in lieu of VCS during the past year. Agencies briefly describe their activities undertaken to carry out provisions described in Circular A-119. Individual agency reports may be found at https://www.nist.gov/standardsgov/nttaa-reports.

Citation

NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 8404

Report Number

8404

NIST Pub Series

NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

Pub Type

NIST Pubs

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https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8404

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Keywords

National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995, NTTAA, OMB Circular A-119, documentary standards, federal use of documentary standards

Citation

Rioux, N. (2021), Twenty-Fourth Annual Report on Federal Agency Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and Conformity Assessment Activities, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8404, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=933786 (Accessed October 14, 2025)