Federal Government Technology Transfer and Commercialization Programs: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Economic Growth and Credit Formation of the Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session, October 21, 1993, Volume 4

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Page 61 - Materials, a major international society for the development of voluntary standards for materials, products, systems, and services. His awards include both the Gold and Silver Medals of the Department of Commerce, the William A. Jump Award for Exceptional Achievement in Public Administration, the Federal Government Meritorious Executive Award, and the Roger W. Jones Award for Executive Leadership. Mr. Kammer received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Maryland in 1969.
Page 127 - ... not expected to take within a reasonable time, effective steps to achieve practical application of the subject invention in such field of use...
Page 61 - Kammer has chaired several important evaluation committees for the Department of Commerce, including reviews of satellite systems for weather monitoring and the US LANDSAT...
Page 129 - Except as otherwise provided in this contract, any dispute concerning a question of fact arising under this contract which is not disposed of by agreement shall be decided by the Contracting Officer, who shall reduce his decision to writing and mail or otherwise furnish a copy thereof to the Contractor.
Page 58 - Project (TRP) to stimulate the transition to a growing, integrated, national industrial capability which provides the most advanced, affordable, military systems and the most competitive commercial products.
Page 61 - ... ability to enhance the competitiveness of American industry while maintaining its traditional function as lead national laboratory for providing the measurements, calibrations, and quality assurance techniques which underpin United States commerce, technological progress, improved product reliability and manufacturing processes, and public safety...
Page 100 - DOE has taken steps to make its laboratories and facilities available as a technical resource for, and integral component of, the manufacturing outreach and extension system being developed by the Department of Commerce.
Page 61 - Officer and was responsible for overseeing the technical projects of this $2 billion agency which has a staff of over 14,000. NOAA has five major programs — the National Weather Service; the National Marine Fisheries Service; the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service; the National Ocean Service; and the Office of Oceanic...
Page 57 - Partnership seeks to mobilize existing sources of manufacturing technology, advanced manufacturing practices, and business assistance and link them to state and local assistance-providers and US manufacturers via nationwide networks. By FY 1997, NIST intends to have in place over 100 centers, along with active STEP grants and linkage activities.
Page 58 - TRP's mission is to stimulate the transition to a growing, integrated, national industrial capability which provides the most advanced and affordable military systems and the most competitive commercial products. TRP programs are...