Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT)

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This private-sector</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="nist-field__item"> <article role="article" about="/news-events/news/2017/03/medimmune-and-rockwell-automation-executives-join-nist-advisory-committee" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20220207084340/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2017/03/medimmune-and-rockwell-automation-executives-join-nist-advisory-committee" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20220207084340im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2017/03/16/17do-vcat001_davidvasko_gailwassermanvcatcompostite.jpg?itok=IN9jhG6Q" width="100" height="62" alt="Head shots of Vasko and Wasserman" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a 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