Expanding Access to NIST Research Results | Open Government Directive | Commerce.gov

"When U.S. taxpayers support research efforts at federal agencies, they should have access to the results of that research. That’s the basic common sense approach that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has adopted throughout its 114-year history. And as the nation’s measurement science and technology experts, NIST scientists, engineers, and other researchers publish about 1,300 peer-reviewed technical articles and about 200 reports each year to share those results.   Companies, non-profits, universities, and other government agencies, in turn, routinely use NIST data, measurement methods, and standards to advance their own research efforts or improve their products and services ..."