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Twenty-First Annual Report on Federal Agency Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and Conformity Assessment Activities
Published
May 7, 2026
Author(s)
Nathalie Rioux
Abstract
The FY 2017 summary, prepared by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), compiles the reports provided by 24 participating agencies listed in Appendix A. In these reports, agencies documented any new use of GUS in lieu of VCS during FY 2017 and provided a rationale for each new use. Agencies briefly described their activities undertaken to carry out provisions described in Circular A-119.
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NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) -
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NIST Pubs
Keywords
government unique standards, voluntary consensus standards, nttaa
Citation
Rioux, N. (2026), Twenty-First Annual Report on Federal Agency Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and Conformity Assessment Activities, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD (Accessed May 8, 2026)
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