From GCN:
Among the research programs that would see an increase in funding are a handful of cybersecurity and advanced-computing initiatives.
“This budget reflects some difficult decisions about priorities and reflects the president’s guidance to restrain spending,†said acting NIST Director James Turner.
Despite stated commitments to advancing industrial innovation and competitiveness, only a few research programs, such as those involving nanotechnology and hydrogen fuel, are targeted at the industrial sector. The majority of the programs focus on developing standards and advancing technology for national security and other government applications. Industrial Technology Services, which got $155 million in fiscal 2008, would be reduced by more than 97 percent as those services are shut down.
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[tags]NIST, Budget Cuts, NIST Budget Cuts[/tags]
