Front Matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- 1 The State of the Laboratories -- 2 Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory -- 3 Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory -- 4 Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory -- 5 Physics Laboratory -- 6 Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory -- 7 Building and Fire Research Laboratory -- 8 Information Technology Laboratory -- 9 Measurement Services -- Appendix A Charge to the Board and Panels -- Appendix B Agendas for Meetings of the Board on Assessment of NIST Programs -- Appendix C Functions of NIST -- Appendix D NIST Organization -- Appendix E Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Appendix F Biographies of Board Members.