5.2: Participation by Government Employees

Encourage increased participation of government personnel in voluntary consensus standards development and conformity assessment activities, and increase the use by government entities of private sector standards and conformity assessment systems.

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Strategies: 5.2.1 Maintain / increase government membership in ANSI. 5.2.2 Work in partnership with ANSI-accredited standards developers (ASDs) to familiarize agencies at federal, state and local level of the willingness and ability of ASDs to provide or develop voluntary consensus standards that meet their needs. 5.2.3 Develop information aimed at federal government officials describing the benefits of using private sector product and personnel certification programs, accredited by ANSI. 5.2.4 On request, and where appropriate, assist company or organizational members in targeted efforts to promote state use of standards and participation in voluntary consensus standards activities. 5.2.5 Provide state and local government bodies with information about ANSI, the role of voluntary consensus standards, and the value of the American National Standards approval process.

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