This performance indicator measures the number of EDA grants made to communities and regions to help build community and regional capacity for entrepreneurship and innovation.

This indicator provides the number of successful case conclusions (usually barriers removed) in trade agreements compliance cases. The measure tends to fluctuate over time as the outcome (foreign governments agreeing to voluntarily honor trade agreement obligations) is dependent on actions by sovereign nations outside of direct United States Government control.

This indicator illustrates ITA’s reach into the U.S. business community. Historical data indicates that over 75 percent of companies assisted are small and medium–sized enterprises. This measure illustrates Global Markets’ annual effectiveness in providing export counseling and assistance to additional
U.S. companies.

This performance indicator measures the number of EDA grants to communities and regions to help build the capacity to support the manufacturing-related activities and needs of businesses.

In May 2019, the SI will be redefined with units based on fundamental constants of nature. NIST’s role in this transition from a classical to a quantum definition will be one of leadership. NIST will explore the foundational limits of the Quantum SI by integrating efforts in fundamental research, applied research and dissemination of the SI units. NIST’s goal is to develop Quantum SI standards and sensors for mainstream US industry, and disruptively change the classical dissemination modality

This indicator demonstrates that NIST consistently produces useful and relevant scientific and technical publications and is outcome-oriented. The "relative citation impact" indicator is the ratio of the average number of citations per publication (citation rata) for all NIST publications in a year to the average expected citation rate for similar publications in a large group of peer institutions in the world. Publications typically lag by a minimum of two years due to the time needed for research, writing, journal peer review, and publication processes. The average for U.S. institutions is about 1.3.

The Chemical Weapon Convention (CWC) establishes a verification regime (e.g., declaration requirements, on-site inspections, and trade restrictions) for weapons-related toxic chemicals and precursors that have peaceful applications. BIS CWC regulations require a U.S. industry exceeding certain chemical activity thresholds to submit declarations and reports. BIS processes, validates, and aggregates the declarations and reports, to develop the U.S. CWC Industrial Declaration, which is forwarded to the State Department, within time frames mandated under the CWC, and to submit it to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).

The number of existing full time and/or part time employment positions created and/or retained as reported by a MBE client served.

The number of existing full time and/or part time employment positions created and/or retained as reported by a MBE client served.