NIST Update

Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology

June 11-12, 2013

Dr. Pat Gallagher

Undersecretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director 
• Acting Secretary of Commerce and Deputy 

Secretary Rebecca Blank will be Chancellor of 

University of Wisconsin at Madison

• Penny Pritzker has been nominated for 

Secretary of Commerce; had successful 

Hearing

• Cameron Kerry, DOC General Counsel, is 

Acting Secretary for Commerce 

• Pat Gallagher is Acting Deputy Secretary for 

Commerce in addition to duties as 

Undersecretary for Standards and Technology

Changes in Department of Commerce Leadership
Associate Director for 

Management Resources

Mary Saunders

Staff Offices

Boulder Site Management 

Civil Rights and Diversity

Research Support 

Services

Strategic Resources

Associate Director for 

Laboratory 

Programs/Principal Deputy

Willie E. May

Staff Offices

Standards Coordination

Reimbursable Agreements 

Coordination Office

Special Programs

Chief Manufacturing Officer

NIST Organization

Executive Officer for Administration

Management and Organization 

Administrative Support

Director 

Under Secretary of Commerce for 

Standards and Technology 

Patrick Gallagher

Chief of Staff

Program Coordination

Public and Business Affairs

Congressional and Legislative Affairs

International and Academic Affairs

Associate Director for 

Innovation and 

Industry Services

Phillip Singerman

Staff Offices

Technology 

Partnerships

Economic Analysis

Advanced 

Manufacturing

Material Measurement 

Laboratory

Laurie Locascio

Physical Measurement 

Laboratory

Joseph Dehmer

Engineering Laboratory

Shyam Sunder

Information Technology 

Laboratory

Chuck Romine

Center for Nanoscale 

Science and Technology

Robert Celotta

NIST Center for Neutron 

Research

Robert Dimeo

Baldrige Performance 

Excellence Program

Robert Fangmeyer, 

Acting

Hollings Manufacturing 

Extension Partnership

Phil Singerman, Acting

Office of Facilities and 

Property Management

Steve Salber

Office of Financial 

Resource Management

George Jenkins

Office of Workforce 

Management

Susanne Porch

Office of Information 

Systems Management

Del Brockett

Office of Safety, Health 

and Environment

Richard Kayser

Dr. Joe Dehmer, 

Director of Physical 

Measurement 

Laboratory

Mike Molnar,

Director of Advanced 

Manufacturing 

Program Office

Steve Salber, Chief 

Facilities Management 

Officer

Roger Kilmer, Chief 

Manufacturing Officer
NIST FY 14 Budget Request Compared to FY 12–13 Enacted

(Dollars in millions)

FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014

Enacted Enacted1 Request

STRS $567.0 $579.8 $693.8

Laboratory Programs 518.0 616.8

Corporate Services 18.5 18.8

Stds Coord. and Spec. Prgs. 30.5 58.2

ITS $128.4 $133.5 $174.5

Advanced Manu. Tech. Consort. 0.0 13.5 21.4

Hollings Manuf. Ext. Prg. 128.4 120.0 153.1

CRF $55.4 $56.0 $60.0

 Const. & Major Renovations 13.9 11.8

Saf. Cap., Maint., Maj. Repairs 41.5 48.2

Total, NIST Discretionary 750.8 769.3 928.3

Mandatory $0.0 $0.0 $1,000.0

 National Network for 

Manufacturing Innovation - - 1,000.0

Total NIST $750.8 $769.3 $1,928.3

1/ FY 2013 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2013 (P.L. 113-6). FY 2013 amounts reflect the 

1.877% rescission, 0.2% rescission, and the 5% sequester applied to 2013 annualized CR level.