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Robert Fangmeyer
Published: Tuesday, October 1, 2013 - 13:47 (NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- As most of you have likely heard, the federal government is shutting down due to a lapse in funding. While this will undoubtedly create hardship for many who work for and/or rely on services from the government, I am happy to inform you that the Baldrige Program will remain open.
We expect that the only obvious impact on our customers and other stakeholders will be the loss of our public Web site. If you are looking for information about the program or our services, please contact our customer service line at 301-975-2036. Gwen and/or Jackie will be happy to help you! Hopefully the shutdown process will go smoothly and end quickly, but I wanted to keep you, the Baldrige community, informed. Very respectfully, Robert Fangmeyer, Acting Director Baldrige Performance Excellence Program Editors note: As of 10-1-31, 2:00 p.m. Pacific, the following message appears on the Baldrige web site: NIST Closed, NIST and Affiliated Web Sites Not Available Due to a lapse in government funding, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is closed and most NIST and affiliated web sites are unavailable until further notice. We sincerely regret the inconvenience. The National Vulnerability Database and the NIST Internet Time Service web sites will continue to be available. A limited number of other web sites may also be available. Notice will be posted here (www.nist.gov) once operations resume. You may also get updates on NIST's operating status by calling (301) 975-8000. Conferences and other events scheduled during the shutdown are postponed or cancelled. Even after NIST reopens, some NIST events may need to be rescheduled. Once access to NIST Web sites resumes, please see the Conferences and Events (http://www.nist.gov/allevents.cfm) list for updated information on specific events. Quality Digest does not charge readers for its content. We believe that industry news is important for you to do your job, and Quality Digest supports businesses of all types. However, someone has to pay for this content. And that’s where advertising comes in. Most people consider ads a nuisance, but they do serve a useful function besides allowing media companies to stay afloat. They keep you aware of new products and services relevant to your industry. All ads in Quality Digest apply directly to products and services that most of our readers need. You won’t see automobile or health supplement ads. So please consider turning off your ad blocker for our site. Thanks, Robert Fangmeyer is the director of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).Government Down. Baldrige Up!
Federal funding problem shuts down Baldrige web site, but Baldrige is still alive
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