SI is not mentioned explicitly in the documents under these URLs, but they do give NIST more certain authority to promote SI, short of Executive Order 12770.
Gene Mechtly ________________________________ From: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) [[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 1:57 PM To: mechtly, eugene a Subject: Standards Memo Released by the U.S. Executive Office of the President (EOP) Three offices in the Executive Office of the President, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs / Office of Management and Budget (OMB/OIRA), Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), have recently released a memo “Principles for Federal Engagement in Standards Activities to Address National Priorities<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTIwMTIwLjUxMjI0MjEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTIwMTIwLjUxMjI0MjEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNjg0ODY5MSZlbWFpbGlkPW1lY2h0bHlAaWxsaW5vaXMuZWR1JnVzZXJpZD1tZWNodGx5QGlsbGlub2lzLmVkdSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&100&&&http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/memoranda/2012/m-12-08.pdf>”. The memo is available at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/memoranda/2012/m-12-08.pdf<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTIwMTIwLjUxMjI0MjEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTIwMTIwLjUxMjI0MjEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNjg0ODY5MSZlbWFpbGlkPW1lY2h0bHlAaWxsaW5vaXMuZWR1JnVzZXJpZD1tZWNodGx5QGlsbGlub2lzLmVkdSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&101&&&http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/memoranda/2012/m-12-08.pdf>. This memo formalizes a number of policy recommendations that were included in the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Subcommittee on Standards<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTIwMTIwLjUxMjI0MjEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTIwMTIwLjUxMjI0MjEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNjg0ODY5MSZlbWFpbGlkPW1lY2h0bHlAaWxsaW5vaXMuZWR1JnVzZXJpZD1tZWNodGx5QGlsbGlub2lzLmVkdSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&102&&&http://standards.gov/nstcsubcommitteeonstandards.cfm> report about federal engagement in standards activities to address national priorities that was released in October 2011 (http://standards.gov/upload/Federal_Engagement_in_Standards_Activities_October12_final.pdf<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTIwMTIwLjUxMjI0MjEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTIwMTIwLjUxMjI0MjEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNjg0ODY5MSZlbWFpbGlkPW1lY2h0bHlAaWxsaW5vaXMuZWR1JnVzZXJpZD1tZWNodGx5QGlsbGlub2lzLmVkdSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&103&&&http://standards.gov/upload/Federal_Engagement_in_Standards_Activities_October12_final.pdf>). It reaffirms the U.S. approach to standardization, lays out federal government objectives for standards engagement, and outlines agency responsibilities in instances where agencies assume a convening role to find standards solutions for technologies/issues identified as national priorities. The memo also provides important guidance for agencies as they engage with the private sector on standards issues of interest to agencies. ________________________________ [NIST Logo]<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTIwMTIwLjUxMjI0MjEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTIwMTIwLjUxMjI0MjEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNjg0ODY5MSZlbWFpbGlkPW1lY2h0bHlAaWxsaW5vaXMuZWR1JnVzZXJpZD1tZWNodGx5QGlsbGlub2lzLmVkdSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&104&&&http://www.nist.gov/> Questions? 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