The Federal government invests $150 billion annually in Federal research and development. And the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) wants to make sure the Federal government–and taxpayers–are getting the best return on investment (ROI) possible. To take the temperature of the Fed’s ROI, NIST is using a request for information (RFI) to gather feedback from research stakeholders, including industry leaders and academics.
Earlier this year, NIST and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy were tasked with leading the Lab-to-Market Cross Agency Priority, which is a priority in the President’s Management Agenda. As part of those efforts, NIST on April 19 launched an initiative to improve Federal technology transfer.
