Rioux, N.
(2024),
Twenty-Sixth Annual Report on Federal Agency Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and Conformity Assessment, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8495, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=956975
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Twenty-Sixth Annual Report on Federal Agency Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and Conformity Assessment
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In FY 2022, the 22 federal agencies that reported did not add or rescind any GUS in lieu of VCS, leaving a total of 80 previously reported GUS in lieu of VCS still in use. This analysis does not reflect the use of standards by the Department of Defense (DoD) or the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as they report their use of GUS on a categorical basis via a different reporting mechanism. Agencies demonstrate the effectiveness of the NTTAA and Circular A-119 by their continuous review of opportunities to rescind GUS in favor of using VCS, and their involvement with the private sector through the VCS process. These activities suggest that federal agencies are cognizant of the benefits of meeting their mission needs by actively seeking to use VCS developed by the private sector.Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 8495
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8495
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nttaa, agency use of standards, government unique standards, voluntary consensus standards
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Created February 27, 2024