Before revision: The "blue-ribbon" aspect comes from the presentation of the committee as the "best and brightest" for the task , and the appointment of such a committee, ad hoc, is meant to signal its perspective as outsiders of the usual process for study and decisions.
After revision: The "blue-ribbon" aspect comes from the presentation of the committee as the "best and brightest" for the task ; the appointment of such a committee, ad hoc, is meant to signal its perspective as outsiders of the usual process for study and decisions.