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 {{blockquote|Promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing [[metrology|measurement science]], [[Technical standard|standards]], and [[technology]] in ways that enhance economic security and improve our [[quality of life]].|sign=|source=NIST }}
-NIST had an operating [[budget]] for [[fiscal year]] 2007 (October 1, 2006{{snd}}September 30, 2007) of about $843.3 million. NIST's 2009 budget was $992 million, and it also received $610 million as part of the [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009|American Recovery and Reinvestment Act]].<ref>{{cite journal | title=NIST Budget, Planning and Economic Studies | journal=NIST | publisher=National Institute of Standards and Technology | date=October 5, 2010 | url=https://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/budget/index.cfm | access-date=October 6, 2010 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922195101/http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/budget/index.cfm | archive-date=September 22, 2010 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> NIST employs about 2,900 scientists, engineers, technicians, and support and administrative personnel. About 1,800 NIST associates (guest researchers and engineers from American companies and foreign countries) complement the staff. In addition, NIST partners with 1,400 manufacturing specialists and staff at nearly 350 affiliated centers around the country. NIST publishes the '''''[[#Handbook 44|Handbook 44]]''''' that provides the "Specifications, tolerances, and other technical requirements for weighing and measuring devices".
+NIST had an operating [[budget]] for fiscal year 2007 (October 1, 2006{{snd}}September 30, 2007) of about $843.3 million. NIST's 2009 budget was $992 million, and it also received $610 million as part of the [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009|American Recovery and Reinvestment Act]].<ref>{{cite journal | title=NIST Budget, Planning and Economic Studies | journal=NIST | publisher=National Institute of Standards and Technology | date=October 5, 2010 | url=https://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/budget/index.cfm | access-date=October 6, 2010 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922195101/http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/budget/index.cfm | archive-date=September 22, 2010 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> NIST employs about 2,900 scientists, engineers, technicians, and support and administrative personnel. About 1,800 NIST associates (guest researchers and engineers from American companies and foreign countries) complement the staff. In addition, NIST partners with 1,400 manufacturing specialists and staff at nearly 350 affiliated centers around the country. NIST publishes the '''''[[#Handbook 44|Handbook 44]]''''' that provides the "Specifications, tolerances, and other technical requirements for weighing and measuring devices".
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