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Acronyms
ATP
Advanced Technology Program
CBRE
chemical, biological, radiological, and explosive
CIA
Central Intelligence Agency
CRADAs
cooperative research and development agreements
DARPA
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DNA
deoxyribonucleic acid
DOD
Department of Defense
DOE
Department of Energy
DOJ
Department of Justice
DOT
Department of Transportation
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
GMR
giant magnetoresistive
GPRA
Government Performance and Results Act
IWGN
Interagency Working Group on Nanotechnology
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NIH
National Institutes of Health
NIST
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NNAB
nanoscience and nanotechnology advisory board
NNCO
National Nanotechnology Coordination Office
NNI
National Nanotechnology Initiative
NNUN
national nanotechnology user network
NRC
National Research Council
NSET
Nanoscale Science, Engineering and Technology (subcommittee)
NSF
National Science Foundation
NSTC
National Science and Technology Council
OMB
Office of Management and Budget
OSTP
Office of Science and Technology Policy
PCAST
President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
PITAC
President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee
SBIR
small business innovation research
SET
single electron transistor State Department of State
STTR
small business technology transfer
Treasury
Department of the Treasury
USDA
Department of Agriculture