This document provides an overview of a Congressional hearing that examined the FY2012 budget proposals for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The hearing had two panels - the first focused on NSF and included testimony from its director and the chairman of the National Science Board; the second focused on NIST and included testimony from its director. For NSF, the budget request for FY2012 was $7.7 billion, a 13% increase over FY2010, keeping it on track to double its budget. Major areas of increased funding included research across various scientific disciplines and new initiatives in nanotechnology and robotics. For NIST, the hearing provided an opportunity for its

An Overview of The Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Proposal at The National Science Foundation and The National Institute of Standards and Technology PDF

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