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Chairman Boehlert, Ranking Member Hall, and Members of the Committee, I want to thank you for this opportunity to testify on the National Institute of Standards...
Good afternoon. It has been a real pleasure for me to meet many of you and to renew acquaintances with others. Long before I began my official duties at NIST, I...
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Thank you, Admiral Johnston, for that kind introduction, and my thanks also to you and to Mike Redshaw of the Patuxent Partnership for inviting me to join you...
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Good afternoon Chairman Boehlert, Ranking Member Hall, and Members of the Committee. I want to thank you for this opportunity to testify on the investigation...
Thank you Ben ... and good morning, everyone. It is a delight to meet with you this morning and have this interchange with you. I hope this will be the first of...
Mr. Chairman, Senator McCain and members of the Committee: I wish to thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today regarding my nomination to be...
(As prepared for delivery) Thank you for the kind introduction. It's a pleasure to be here with you. I've been in my current position for only a few weeks now...
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the invitation to testify today. My name is Willie E. May. I am Chief of the Analytical Chemistry...
Mr. President, Labor Secretary Chao, Midge Baldrige, Letitia Baldrige, Members of Congress, our Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award winners, and...
(As prepared for delivery.) It's a pleasure to be here with you this afternoon - and with this distinguished audience, including Governor Gilmore, John Chambers...
Welcome everyone. I'm pleased and honored to be here this evening to share in the celebration honoring one of America's treasured resources. I visited NIST...
Good evening. Let me add my welcome to this wonderful celebration. My role tonight – aside from enjoying myself – primarily is to introduce some of our most...
It's a delight and a privilege to join with you this evening to celebrate the 100th birthday of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. And I have...
Mr. Secretary, Director Brown, eminent former directors, honored guests. Thank you, Karen, for that introduction, and thank you, Secretary Evans, for your...
I am pleased to send warm greetings to the National Institute of Standards and Technology as you launch your centennial year celebration. This special gathering...
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Welcome to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and to one of the first – and hopefully one of the best – conferences of the year. Right up front...
NIST started thinking about the need to replace the Data Encryption Standard, or DES, in the early 1990s. We publicly indicated that a replacement might be...
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Good morning and welcome to Washington D.C. and EBook 2000. I am Ray Kammer, director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, or NIST. We are...
Madam Chairwoman and members of the Subcommittee, I am pleased to testify before you today on a subject of great importance to the United States. For the first...
Madam Chairwoman and members of the Subcommittee, I am pleased to appear before you today do discuss the role of the National Institute of Standards and...