U.S. Department of Commerce
Patrick D. Gallagher, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology
Peter D. Gallagher has served as under secretary of commerce for standards and technology since January 2011 and as director of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) since November 2009. The following is excerpted from March 7, 2013, testimony during the joint Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing on “The Cybersecurity Partnership Between the Private Sector and Our Government: Protecting Our National and Economic Security.” NIST’s mission is to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology…
