(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- In response to stakeholder feedback received, U.S. government (USG) departments and agencies worked to generate a draft Implementation Road Map. The road map sets forth actions and outcomes for the USG to increase investment in prestandards development activities for critical and emerging technologies (CETs), broaden CET standards participation, grow a CET standards-savvy workforce, and ensure inclusivity and integrity in developing CET standards. The Implementation Road Map is intended to guide USG actions. Actual implementation of the road map will require extensive coordination and engagement with a variety of stakeholders. NIST requests public review and comment to further support the development and application of the USG NSSCET Implementation Road Map. 

Actions and outcomes spelled out in the USG NSSCET Implementation Road Map define how the USG can bolster support for the private sector-led system in the United States and the U.S. Standards Strategy (USSS) published by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The road map supports, complements, and further communicates USG priorities for CET standards development.

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